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PHYTOMEDICINE
Volume 57, Issue -, Pages 1-8Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2018.09.179
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Fisetin; Angiotensin-II; Apoptosis; Cell survival
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- Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare-Clinical Trial Center [MOHW106-TDU-B-212-113004]
- China Medical University [CMU103-ASIA-18]
- Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan [CMU103-ASIA-18]
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Background: Fisetin, a polyphenolic compound, has drawn notable attention owing to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and neuroprotective effects. However, the cardiac effects of fisetin are not clear yet. Hypothesis: The aim of the present study is to examine the cardioprotective effect of fisetin against Ang-II induced apoptosis in H9c2 cells and in spontaneous hypertensive rats (SHR). Methods/study design: The in vitro protective effect of fisetin was evaluated after the cells were treated with fisetin (50 mu M/ml/24 h) for 2 h prior or after Ang-II administration to induce apoptosis. For in vivo experiments, SHRs were orally administered with fisetin (10 mg/kg) twice a week for 6 weeks. Cellular apoptosis was analyzed by TUNEL staining assay and the modulation in the expression levels of proteins involved in apoptosis and cell survival were determined by western blotting. Results: Our results demonstrate the potent cardioprotective efficacy of fisetin against Ang-II induced apoptosis in H9c2 cells and in SHR models. Fisetin administration reduced the apoptotic nuclei considerably And reduced the expression of apoptotic proteins such as TNF-alpha, Fas L, FADD, Cleaved caspase-3 and Cleaved PARP and increased the cell survival and anti-apoptotic proteins like Bcl-2, Bcl-x(L), p-IGF1R, p-PI3K and p-AKT in both in vitro and in vivo models. Conclusion: In conclusion, the results of the present study reveal that fisetin activates the IGF-IR-dependent p-PI3K/p-Akt survival signaling pathway and suppresses the caspase dependent apoptosis.
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