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Shenxian-Shengmai Oral Liquid Evoke Autophagy of Fibroblast to Attenuate Sinoatrial Node Fibrosis in Sick Sinus Syndrome Mice via the AKT/mTOR Pathway

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DOI: 10.1155/2022/5219277

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation [81874403]
  2. Foundation of Liaoning Xingliaoyingcai Plan [XLYC1802099]

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This study demonstrated that SXSM can promote cell autophagy by activating the AKT/mTOR pathway, reducing ECM deposition induced by AngII, and improving the decreased heart rate in SSS mice.
Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) is closely associated with cardiac syncope and sudden death, wherein sinoatrial node (SAN) fibrosis is one of the main pathological changes that occur. Shenxian-Shengmai oral liquid (SXSM) has been clinically proven to significantly improve the heart rate of SSS patients. In this study, we aimed to explore the mechanism of SXSM in reducing the SAN fibrosis by combining in vitro and in vivo experiments. Accordingly, the SSS model was constructed by slowly pumping angiotensin II (AngII) with a micro-osmotic pump. The degree of fibrosis was evaluated by Masson's trichrome staining and immunofluorescence staining of the fibrosis marker protein. In addition, NIH-3T3 mouse fibroblasts were used to simulate SAN fibroblasts to further explore the mechanism, with AngII used as the cellular fibrosis inducer. Monodansylcadaverine (MDC) staining and transmission electron microscopy were employed to assay the autophagy content, whereas immunofluorescence staining and Western blotting were employed to elucidate the related protein expression. Finally, fibroblasts were given the AKT phosphorylation agonist SC79 to reversely verify the effects of SXSM. The results showed that SXSM could significantly increase the heart rate of SSS mice by reducing the deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) in SAN induced by AngII. According to in vivo experiments, when compared with the model group, SSS mice treated with SXSM developed less fibrosis in the SAN area. In vitro experiments revealed that AngII could restrain autophagy by activating the phosphorylation of the AKT/mTOR pathway, thereby increasing the deposition of ECM. Moreover, SXSM pretreatment prevented this upregulation. After the intervention of SC79, the protective effect of SXSM was weakened. In conclusion, SXSM activated autophagy through the AKT/mTOR pathway, which in turn reduced the deposition of the ECM in SAN induced by AngII, attenuated the fibrosis of SAN, and improved the decreased heart rate in the SSS mice.

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