Influence of sodium ferulate on miR-133a and left ventricle remodeling in rats with myocardial infarction

2020 ◽  
pp. 096032712095000
Author(s):  
Ganyang Li ◽  
Xiaohong Huang

To explore the influence of sodium ferulate (SF) on miR-133a and left ventricle remodeling (LVR) in rats with myocardial infarction (MI). The left coronary artery was ligated to create 36 ischemia-reperfusion (IR) rat models that were randomly divided into mock surgical group (MSG) (not ligated), model group (MG), and sodium ferulate group (SFG). After the successful modeling, SFG was intravenously injected with SF at the dose of 10 mg/kg, and the other two groups were injected with the same volume of normal saline. After 28 days, cardiac hemodynamic indices of all groups were measured; the myocardial infarction size (MIS), left ventricular mass index (LVMI), and collagen volume fraction (CVF) were calculated, the content of serum malondialdehyde (MDA) and activities of catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione catalase (GSH-px) were detected by ELISA, and miR-133a expression in myocardial tissues of the left ventricle (LV) was detected by RT-qPCR. SF improved the cardiac hemodynamic indices of rat model and reduced the MIS, LVMI and CVF. SF decreased the serum MDA level and increased the serum CAT, SOD and GSH-px levels in rat model. SF increased the expression of miR-133a in myocardial tissue of rat model. Therefore, SF could effectively reduce the myocardial injury of IR rats and improve the LVR. Its mechanism may be related to the antioxygenation and upregulation of miR-133a.

1985 ◽  
Vol 248 (6) ◽  
pp. H883-H889 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Anversa ◽  
A. V. Loud ◽  
V. Levicky ◽  
G. Guideri

Three days after myocardial infarction involving 57% of the left ventricle in rats, the viable tissue of the left ventricle expanded 29%, whereas myocardial hypertrophy in the right ventricle was 19%. To determine whether tissue oxygenation in the hypertrophied ventricles was supported by a proportional growth of the capillary network, morphometric analysis was used to measure capillary luminal volume and surface densities and the diffusion distance for O2. The volume fraction of capillary lumen and the luminal surface of capillaries, related to O2 availability and diffusion, were altered by -21 and -19%, respectively, in the left ventricle and by -23 and -20%, respectively, in the right ventricle. The path length for O2 transport was found to be increased by 12 and 15% in the left and right ventricle, respectively. In contrast, myocyte mass expanded in proportion to tissue growth in the left ventricle and exceeded tissue growth by 5% in the right ventricle. Myocyte mitochondria and myofibrils both grew in proportion to the cells, so that their volume ratio was not changed in either ventricle. The relatively inadequate adaptation of the capillary vasculature suggests that hypertrophy after severe myocardial infarction may initially leave the heart more vulnerable to additional ischemic episodes.


2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Kleczyński ◽  
Jacek Legutko ◽  
Tomasz Rakowski ◽  
Artur Dziewierz ◽  
Zbigniew Siudak ◽  
...  

PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to evaluate the utility of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro BNP, pg/ml) assessment to predict infarct size and left ventricle function after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) at long-term follow-up.METHODS: In 45 patients with first STEMI less than 3 hours from symptom onset treated with mechanical reperfusion NT-pro BNP was assessed early (at admission) and at 6 months. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) parameters (delayed enhancement infarct size (IS, %), left ventricular end-diastolic (LVEDVI, ml/m2) and end-systolic (LVESVI, ml/m2) volume indexes) were assessed at 6 months.RESULTS: No significant correlation was found between baseline NT-pro BNP assessment and IS and left ventricle function after 6 months. There was a significant correlation between 6-month NT-pro BNP and IS (r= 0.65,p< 0.001) and left ventricle remodeling at 6 months (LVEDVI,r= 0.53,p= 0.001; LVESVI,r= 0.51,p= 0.002).CONCLUSIONS: Assessment of NT-pro BNP level 6 months after STEMI remains a good indicator of infarct size and left ventricle function at long-term follow-up.


Cardiology ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Didier Bresson ◽  
François Roubille ◽  
Cyril Prieur ◽  
Loic Biere ◽  
Fabrice Ivanes ◽  
...  

Inflammatory processes have been identified as key mediators of ischemia-reperfusion injury in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). They add damage to the myocardium and are associated with clinical adverse events (heart failure and cardiovascular death) and poor myocardial recovery. Colchicine is a well-known alkaloid with potent anti-inflammatory properties. In a proof-of-concept phase II trial, colchicine has been associated with a significant 50% reduction of infarct size (assessed by creatine kinase levels) in comparison to placebo in acute STEMI patients referred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). The Colchicine in STEMI Patients Study (COVERT-MI) is an ongoing confirmative prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial testing whether a short course oral treatment with colchicine versus placebo decreases myocardial injury in patients presenting with STEMI referred for PPCI. Adult patients, with a first STEMI episode and an initial TIMI flow ≤1, referred for PPCI, will be randomized (<i>n</i> = 194) in a 1:1 ratio to receive an oral bolus of colchicine of 2 mg followed by 0.5 mg b.i.d. treatment during 5 days or matching placebo. The primary endpoint will be the reduction in infarct size as assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance at 5 ± 2 days between both groups. The main secondary endpoints will be tested between groups in hierarchical order with left ventricular ejection fraction at 5 days, microvascular obstruction presence at 5 days, and absolute adverse left ventricular remodeling between 5 days and 3 months. This academic study is being financed by a grant from the French Ministry of Health (PHRCN-16-0357). Results from this study will contribute to a better understanding of the complex pathophysiology underlying myocardial injury after STEMI. The present study describes the rationale, design, and methods of the trial.


Author(s):  
Agata Nowak-Lis ◽  
Tomasz Gabryś ◽  
Zbigniew Nowak ◽  
Paweł Jastrzębski ◽  
Urszula Szmatlan-Gabryś ◽  
...  

The presence of a well-developed collateral circulation in the area of the artery responsible for the infarction improves the prognosis of patients and leads to a smaller area of infarction. One of the factors influencing the formation of collateral circulation is hypoxia, which induces angiogenesis and arteriogenesis, which in turn cause the formation of new vessels. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of endurance training conducted under normobaric hypoxia in patients after myocardial infarction at the level of exercise tolerance and hemodynamic parameters of the left ventricle. Thirty-five patients aged 43–74 (60.48 ± 4.36) years who underwent angioplasty with stent implantation were examined. The program included 21 training units lasting about 90 min. A statistically significant improvement in exercise tolerance assessed with the cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) was observed: test duration (p < 0.001), distance covered (p < 0.001), HRmax (p = 0.039), maximal systolic blood pressure (SBPmax) (p = 0.044), peak minute ventilation (VE) (p = 0.004) and breathing frequency (BF) (p = 0.044). Favorable changes in left ventricular hemodynamic parameters were found for left ventricular end-diastolic dimension LVEDD (p = 0.002), left ventricular end-systolic dimension LVESD (p = 0.015), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (p = 0.021), lateral e’ (p < 0.001), septal e’ (p = 0.001), and E/A (p = 0.047). Endurance training conducted in hypoxic conditions has a positive effect on exercise tolerance and the hemodynamic indicators of the left ventricle.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (13) ◽  
pp. 2968
Author(s):  
Alessandro Bellis ◽  
Giuseppe Di Gioia ◽  
Ciro Mauro ◽  
Costantino Mancusi ◽  
Emanuele Barbato ◽  
...  

The significant reduction in ‘ischemic time’ through capillary diffusion of primary percutaneous intervention (pPCI) has rendered myocardial-ischemia reperfusion injury (MIRI) prevention a major issue in order to improve the prognosis of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. In fact, while the ischemic damage increases with the severity and the duration of blood flow reduction, reperfusion injury reaches its maximum with a moderate amount of ischemic injury. MIRI leads to the development of post-STEMI left ventricular remodeling (post-STEMI LVR), thereby increasing the risk of arrhythmias and heart failure. Single pharmacological and mechanical interventions have shown some benefits, but have not satisfactorily reduced mortality. Therefore, a multitarget therapeutic strategy is needed, but no univocal indications have come from the clinical trials performed so far. On the basis of the results of the consistent clinical studies analyzed in this review, we try to design a randomized clinical trial aimed at evaluating the effects of a reasoned multitarget therapeutic strategy on the prevention of post-STEMI LVR. In fact, we believe that the correct timing of pharmacological and mechanical intervention application, according to their specific ability to interfere with survival pathways, may significantly reduce the incidence of post-STEMI LVR and thus improve patient prognosis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 543-549
Author(s):  
Fanglin Luo ◽  
Shunxiang Luo ◽  
Yanqing Wu

Using a rat model, we have explored the underlying mechanism of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-mediated myocardial infarction and assessed the protective potential of zingerone. The results show that zingerone exhibits not only the myocardial protective effect, but also antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects by suppression of markers of oxidation and proinflammatory cytokine release. Zingerone promotes protective effects against I/R-induced myocardial infarction by regulating Nrf2/HO-1 and NF-κB signaling pathways. These findings provide novel insights into the effects of zingerone on the cardioprotective mechanism of myocardial injury after I/R and may open new avenues for myocardial infarction treatment.


2011 ◽  
Vol 109 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Shao ◽  
Peiyong Zhai ◽  
Junichi Sadoshima

Lats2 is a tumor suppressor and a serine/threonine kinase, acting downstream of mammalian sterile 20 like kinase1 (Mst1), which stimulates apoptosis and inhibits hypertrophy in cardiomyocytes (CM). We investigated the role of Lats2 in mediating myocardial injury after ischemia/reperfusion (IR). Phosphorylation of YAP, an in vivo substrate of Lats2, was increased after 45 minutes ischemia followed by 24 hours reperfusion in control mouse hearts compared with sham, but not in dominant negative (DN) Lats2 transgenic mouse (Tg) hearts, suggesting that Lats2 is activated by IR. The size of myocardial infarction (MI)/area at risk was significantly smaller in Tg mice than in NTg mice (19% and 49%, p<0.01). And there were fewer TUNEL positive cells in Tg than in NTg mice (0.04% and 0.11%, p<0.05). Following 30 min of global ischemia and 60 min of reperfusion in Langendorff perfused heart preparations, left ventricular (LV) systolic pressure (100 vs 71mmHg, p<0.05) and LV developed pressure (79 vs 47 mmHg, p<0.05) were significantly greater in Tg than in NTg mice, indicating that suppression of Lats2 induces better functional recovery after IR. Oxidative stress, as evaluated by 8-OHdG staining, was attenuated in Tg mice. In cultured CMs, DN-Lats2 significantly decreased H 2 O 2 -induced cell death. Overexpression of Lats2 significantly downregulated (51% and 75%, p<0.05), whereas that of DN-Last2 upregulated (100 and 70%, p<0.05), MnSOD and catalase, suggesting that Lats2 negatively regulates expression of antioxidants. Reporter gene assays showed that overexpression of Lats2 significantly inhibits (−70%), whereas knocking down Lats2 by sh-Lats2 increases (+60%), FoxO3-mediated transcriptional activity. Overexpression of Lats2 in CMs inhibited FoxO3 expression, whereas that of DN-Lats2 significantly inhibited FoxO3 downregulation after IR in vivo, suggesting that Lats2 negatively regulates FoxO3 protein expression, which may lead to the downregulation of MnSOD and catalase. Taken together, these results suggest that endogenous Lats2 plays an important role in mediating myocardial injury in response to IR, In part through downregulation of FoxO3 and consequent downregulation of antioxidants and increased oxidative stress in the heart.


Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zejuan Sheng ◽  
Xiaoyan Qiang ◽  
Guoyu Li ◽  
Huimin Wang ◽  
Wenxin Dong ◽  
...  

Introduction: Phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9) controls natriuretic-peptide-stimulated cyclic guanosine monophosphate in cardiac myocytes and is stongly upregulated in human heart failure, suggesting its potential as a promising therapeutic target in heart failure. Here we investigated the potential effects of TT-00920, a clinical stage novel and highly selective PDE9 inhibitor, on heart failure in a rat model of myocardial infarction. Methods: Myocardial infarction was induced by left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) ligation in male Sprague Dawley rats. After 4-week treatment of vehicle, LCZ696, TT-00920, or TT-00920/Valsartan by oral gavage, efficacy was assessed by echocardiography and cardiac histopathology. Results: TT-00920 had remarkably improved cardiac function, protected against cardiac remodeling and fibrosis in a dose-dependent manner. TT-00920/Valsartan combination showed superior beneficial efficacy when compared to TT-00920 or LCZ696 single agent.Figure 1. TT-00920 improved cardiac function and ventricular remodeling.Figure 2. TT-00920 attenuated cardiac fibrosis in peri-infarct zone. Conclusions: TT-00920 reversed LAD-induced left ventricular dysfunction and remodeling, supporting its potential as a novel therapeutic agent for heart failure. The superior efficacy of TT-00920/Valsartan combination suggests that TT-00920 and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors may have additive therapeutic effects in heart failure.TT-00920 is currently being evaluated in Phase 1 clinical study for safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in healthy volunteers (NCT04364789).


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