期刊
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
卷 135, 期 1, 页码 179-185出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.03.009
关键词
Baicalein; Sepsis; Myocardial dysfunction; Apoptosis; Inflammation; Oxidative stress
资金
- National Science Council [NSC 98-2815-C-016-010-B]
- Ministry of National Defense [DOD97-08-03]
- Armed Forces Tao-Yuan General Hospital, Taiwan [AFTYGH-9804]
Aim of the study: To evaluate the protective effect of baicalein on myocardial dysfunction caused by endotoxaemia in rats and to explore the possible mechanisms. Materials and methods: Baicalein (10 mg/kg, intravenous) was administered to conscious Wistar rats 30 min after lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 10 mg/kg, intravenous) challenge. Six hours after LPS administration, the contractile function of the isolated heart was examined using the Langendorff technique. Cardiac protein expression related to inflammatory responses, superoxide anion production and caspase-3 activity were measured. Results: Post-treatment with baicalein significantly attenuated the LPS-induced hypotension with accompanying tachycardia. The contractile function of isolated heart was significantly preserved 6 h after LPS administration, following treatment with baicalein. Furthermore, baicalein induced the expression of heme oxygenase-1 protein and reduced superoxide anion formation in the myocardium of U'S-treated rats. Cardiac levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, phospho-I kappa B alpha and phospho-p65 protein and caspase-3 activity significantly increased 6 h after LPS challenge but baicalein significantly attenuated these LPS-induced changes. Conclusions: Baicalein improves myocardial contractility in LPS-induced sepsis, which may be related to reductions in oxidative stress, myocardial inflammatory responses and apoptosis. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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