Thrombopoietin ameliorates doxorubicin-induced toxicities in H9c2 myocardiocytes by inhibiting oxidative stress through the SIRT1/p38 MAPK signaling pathway

Objective:To explore whether thrombopoietin can exert a protective effect against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by modulating the sirtuin 1(SIRT1)signaling pathway.Methods:H9c2 cell viability was determined by CCK-8 and cardiomyocyte apoptosis was detected by TUNEL assay.The protein expressions of SIRT1 and p38 MAPK were measured by Western blot.RT-qPCR was also used to determine SIRT1 mRNA expression.In addition,intracellular reactive oxygen species levels and antioxidant enzyme activities were evaluated.Results:Thrombopoietin treatment reversed doxorubicin-induced decline in H9c2 cell viability.It also increased SIRT1 and decreased p-p38 MAPK protein expressions.In addition,thrombopoietin significantly attenuated doxorubicin-induced apoptosis and oxidative stress,and enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities.However,silencing SIRT1 abrogated the protective effects of thrombopoietin,as evidenced by reduced cell viability and increased oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species levels.Conclusions:Thrombopoietin alleviates doxorubicin-induced cardiomyocyte injury by reducing oxidative stress and apoptosis via the SIRT1/p38 MAPK pathway.However,its protective effects need to be further verified in animal tests.

Effective removal of brilliant green from aqueous solution with magnetic Fe_3O_4@SDBS@LDHs composites

The magnetic composite-materials(Fe3O4@SDBS@LDHs)were prepared by sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate(SDBS)modified layered double hydroxides(SDBS@LDHs)with Fe3O4via co-precipitation method.The results of XRD,FT-IR and SEM/EDS indicated that the dispersibility of LDHs was improved,and the modification of SDBS took place on the surface of LDHs.The adsorption capacity of Fe3O4@SDBS@LDHs to brilliant green(BG)reaches329.1mg/g after the adsorption equilibrium.The thermodynamic parameters indicated that the adsorption process was endothermic and spontaneous,and the rate of a reaction increased with the raise of the reaction temperature.The Langmuir model was applicable for describing the sorption isotherms,indicating that the adsorption process is a monolayer adsorption.The results of kinetics study showed that adsorption fitted the pseudo-second order model well.The adsorbents still have good adsorption performance after four adsorption cycles.Moreover,the magnetic composite could be easily separated from aqueous solution.This indicated that Fe3O4@SDBS@LDHs can be considered as potential adsorbents in environmental applications for the removal of BG from aqueous solutions.