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Cardioprotective Effects of Tetrahydropalmatine on Acute Myocardial Infarction in Rats

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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE
卷 50, 期 7, 页码 1887-1904

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WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X2250080X

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Acute Myocardial Infarction; Corydalis yanhusuo; Tetrahydropalmatine; Oxidative Stress; Cell Apoptosis

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  1. China Pharmaceutical University
  2. Shandong Hongjitang Pharmaceutical Group

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Tetrahydropalmatine (THP) may protect the myocardium by antioxidant and anti-apoptotic effects, improving cardiac function and reducing myocardial cell damage.
Tetrahydropalmatine (THP) is an active component of Corydalis yanhusuo W. T. Wang. The current study investigates the possible cardioprotective effects of tetrahydropalmatine in acute myocardial ischemia (AMI) rats. The anterior descending coronary artery of SD rats was ligated to establish an AMI model. After two weeks of gavage of THP, cardiac function was determined by echocardiography. The organ index and the infarct size were assessed after the experiment, and the histopathological myocardial tissue changes were observed. In addition, the apoptosis index of myocardial cells was detected by the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay. The levels of SOD, MDA, CAT, GSH-Px, BNP, and cTn-I were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. To determine relevant proteins, the Western blot and molecular docking were applied. Compared with the model group, THP could enhance rat cardiac ejection function to improve cardiac function, drastically lessen the infarct size, reduce myocardial cell damage and inflammatory cell infiltration. THP might also prevent ischemic myocardial damage by inhibiting myocardial cell apoptosis and efficiently reducing oxidative stress. Specifically, THP could decrease MDA, BNP, c-TnI activities, as well as the expression of Bax and Caspase-3 protein, while increasing SOD, GSH-Px, CAT activities, and Bcl-2 level. Furthermore, THP could significantly promote the phosphorylation of PI3K and Akt proteins. The involved pathways and proteins have also been verified through molecular docking. According to these findings, THP may preserve the myocardium due to its anti-oxidant and anti-apoptotic properties.

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