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PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY
卷 60, 期 1, 页码 38-45出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2021.2007269
关键词
Myocardial infarction; hypoxia-reoxygenation injury; iron; apoptosis; oxidative stress
This study investigated the effect and mechanism of Bri on MIR damage. The results showed that Bri significantly reduced infarct area, myocardial apoptosis, creatine phosphokinase, and lactate dehydrogenase levels, concomitant with alleviation of ferroptosis. Bri protected against ferroptosis-mediated MIR damage by upregulating GPX4 through activation of the AMPK/GSK3 beta/Nrf2 signaling.
Context Ferroptosis was described as an important contributor to the myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion (MIR) injury, and britanin (Bri) was reported to exert antitumor and anti-inflammatory activities. Objective Our study explores the effect and mechanism of Bri on MIR damage. Materials and methods The rat model of MIR was established by ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were divided into three groups: sham group (n = 6), MIR group (n = 6) and MIR + Bri group (n = 6; 50 mg/kg). Rats were intragastrically pre-treated with Bri or normal saline once daily for 3 days. To further verify the role and mechanism of Bri, H9C2 cells were subjected to hypoxia plus reoxygenation (H/R) to induce the in vitro model of MIR. Results Compared with MIR rats, Bri significantly decreased infarct area (22.50% vs. 38.67%), myocardial apoptosis (23.00% vs. 41.5%), creatine phosphokinase (0.57 U/mL vs. 0.76 U/mL), and lactate dehydrogenase levels (3.18 U/mL vs. 5.17 U/mL), concomitant with alleviation of ferroptosis. Mechanistically, Bri treatment induced the activation of the adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase (AMPK)/glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3 beta)/nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) pathway in vivo. In addition, the AMPK/GSK3 beta/Nrf2 pathway participated in the regulation of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) expression, and silencing of Nrf2 attenuated the effect of Bri on H/R-induced cell injury. Discussion and conclusions Bri protected against ferroptosis-mediated MIR damage by upregulating GPX4 through activation of the AMPK/GSK3 beta/Nrf2 signalling, suggesting that Bri might become a novel therapeutic agent for MIR.
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