Objective： To explore the effect and mechanism of matrine （Mt.） on myocardial interstitial fibrosis induced by pressure overload. Methods： Pressure overloaded myocardial hypertrophy was produced by banding of aort...Objective： To explore the effect and mechanism of matrine （Mt.） on myocardial interstitial fibrosis induced by pressure overload. Methods： Pressure overloaded myocardial hypertrophy was produced by banding of aorta abdominalis in 67 male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing （200±15） g. The rats were assigned into one of the following groups： sham-operation control, operation control, operation group treated with matrine （15 mg/（kg·d）） and treated with carvedilol （Car.） （3.6 mg/（kg·d）） group. The rats were given drugs one day after operation. Five weeks after treatment, the left ventricular weight （LVW） was measured and the volume of myocardial cells was detected with Hematoxylin-Eosin （H-E） stain and Masson stain was used to assess the level of fibrosis of the myocardial matrix. Myocardial metalloproteinase activity was quantified with zymography, and survival rate was calculated. Results： Survival rate significantly decreased （P〈0.05）, LVW/BW （body weight）, MMP-2 （matrix metalloproteinase-2） activity （P〈0.05）, size of cardiomyocytes and interstitial fibrosis obviously increased in the operation group compared with sham control group. Mr. and Car. treatment can significantly increase survival rate （P〈0.05）, decrease LVW/BW （P〈0.05） and MMP-2 activity （P〈0.05）, decrease size of cardiomyocytes and interstitial fibrosis compared with operation group. But there was difference compared with sham group. Conclusion： Matrine was shown to be able to prevent cardiac remodelling of bypertrophy cardium induced by pressure overload including myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis which may be associated with the decrease in MMP-2 activity of heart.展开更多
Mitochondria play an important role in pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy.The present study aimed to investigate the role of mitochondrial transient receptor potential vanilloid 3(TRPV3)in myocardial hypert...Mitochondria play an important role in pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy.The present study aimed to investigate the role of mitochondrial transient receptor potential vanilloid 3(TRPV3)in myocardial hypertrophy.A 0.7 mm diameter U-shaped silver clip was used to clamp the abdominal aorta of Sprague Dawley(SD)rats and establish an animal model of abdominal aortic constriction(AAC).Rat H9C2 myocardial cells were treated with angiotensin II(Ang II)to establish a hypertrophic myocardial cell model,and TRPV3 expression was knocked down using TRPV3 small interfering RNA(siRNA).JC-1 probe was used to detect mitochondrial membrane potential(MMP).DHE probe was used to detect ROS generation.Enzyme activities of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I and III and ATP production were detected by assay kits.Immunofluorescence staining was used to detect TRPV3 expression in H9C2 cells.Western blot was used to detect the protein expression levels ofβ-myosin heavy chain(β-MHC),mitochondrial TRPV3 and mitochondrial NOX4.The results showed that,in the rat AAC model heart tissue and H9C2 cells treated with Ang II,the protein expression levels ofβ-MHC,mitochondrial TRPV3 and mitochondrial NOX4 were up-regulated,MMP was decreased,ROS generation was increased,mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I and III enzyme activities were decreased,and ATP production was reduced.After knocking down mitochondrial TRPV3 in H9C2 cells,the protein expression levels ofβ-MHC and mitochondrial NOX4 were down-regulated,MMP was increased,ROS generation was decreased,mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I and III enzyme activities were increased,and ATP production was increased.These results suggest that mitochondrial TRPV3 in cardiomyocytes exacerbates mitochondrial dysfunction by up-regulating NOX4,thereby participating in the process of pressure overload-induced myocardial hypertrophy.展开更多
文摘Objective： To explore the effect and mechanism of matrine （Mt.） on myocardial interstitial fibrosis induced by pressure overload. Methods： Pressure overloaded myocardial hypertrophy was produced by banding of aorta abdominalis in 67 male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing （200±15） g. The rats were assigned into one of the following groups： sham-operation control, operation control, operation group treated with matrine （15 mg/（kg·d）） and treated with carvedilol （Car.） （3.6 mg/（kg·d）） group. The rats were given drugs one day after operation. Five weeks after treatment, the left ventricular weight （LVW） was measured and the volume of myocardial cells was detected with Hematoxylin-Eosin （H-E） stain and Masson stain was used to assess the level of fibrosis of the myocardial matrix. Myocardial metalloproteinase activity was quantified with zymography, and survival rate was calculated. Results： Survival rate significantly decreased （P〈0.05）, LVW/BW （body weight）, MMP-2 （matrix metalloproteinase-2） activity （P〈0.05）, size of cardiomyocytes and interstitial fibrosis obviously increased in the operation group compared with sham control group. Mr. and Car. treatment can significantly increase survival rate （P〈0.05）, decrease LVW/BW （P〈0.05） and MMP-2 activity （P〈0.05）, decrease size of cardiomyocytes and interstitial fibrosis compared with operation group. But there was difference compared with sham group. Conclusion： Matrine was shown to be able to prevent cardiac remodelling of bypertrophy cardium induced by pressure overload including myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis which may be associated with the decrease in MMP-2 activity of heart.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30872716)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province,China (No. 2015CFB288)Open Foundation of Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and immunotherapy (No. 2023KZL06)。
文摘Mitochondria play an important role in pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy.The present study aimed to investigate the role of mitochondrial transient receptor potential vanilloid 3(TRPV3)in myocardial hypertrophy.A 0.7 mm diameter U-shaped silver clip was used to clamp the abdominal aorta of Sprague Dawley(SD)rats and establish an animal model of abdominal aortic constriction(AAC).Rat H9C2 myocardial cells were treated with angiotensin II(Ang II)to establish a hypertrophic myocardial cell model,and TRPV3 expression was knocked down using TRPV3 small interfering RNA(siRNA).JC-1 probe was used to detect mitochondrial membrane potential(MMP).DHE probe was used to detect ROS generation.Enzyme activities of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I and III and ATP production were detected by assay kits.Immunofluorescence staining was used to detect TRPV3 expression in H9C2 cells.Western blot was used to detect the protein expression levels ofβ-myosin heavy chain(β-MHC),mitochondrial TRPV3 and mitochondrial NOX4.The results showed that,in the rat AAC model heart tissue and H9C2 cells treated with Ang II,the protein expression levels ofβ-MHC,mitochondrial TRPV3 and mitochondrial NOX4 were up-regulated,MMP was decreased,ROS generation was increased,mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I and III enzyme activities were decreased,and ATP production was reduced.After knocking down mitochondrial TRPV3 in H9C2 cells,the protein expression levels ofβ-MHC and mitochondrial NOX4 were down-regulated,MMP was increased,ROS generation was decreased,mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I and III enzyme activities were increased,and ATP production was increased.These results suggest that mitochondrial TRPV3 in cardiomyocytes exacerbates mitochondrial dysfunction by up-regulating NOX4,thereby participating in the process of pressure overload-induced myocardial hypertrophy.
