OBJECTIVE To explore the protection mechanism of metformin and tanshinone IIA on myocardial injury.METHODS The cultured neonatal rat ventricular cells(NRVCs) were exposed to100 μmol·L^(-1) H2 O2 to simulate the ...OBJECTIVE To explore the protection mechanism of metformin and tanshinone IIA on myocardial injury.METHODS The cultured neonatal rat ventricular cells(NRVCs) were exposed to100 μmol·L^(-1) H2 O2 to simulate the in vitro model of ischemia-reperfusion injury.MTT,TUNEL and Viability/Cytotoxicity Assay were used to evaluate the effect of metformin on the viability of cardiomyocytes after treated with H2 O2.The target of miR-1 was verified by Dual luciferase reporter assay.ChIP analyses was adopted to reveal the relationship between C/EBP β and miR-1.Tanshinone IIA was administrated daily for 7 d before ligation of the left anterior descending artery(LAD) and lasted for 3 months after LAD.Whole-cell patch-clamp techniques were used to measure the inward rectifying K+ current(IK1) in rat isolated ventricular myocytes.GRP94,p-AMPKα,C/EBP β,CHOP,Caspase-3,Kir2.1,p38 MAPK,Cx43,MEF2 and SRF levels were analyzed by Western blot and miR-1 level was quantified by Realtime PCR.RESULTS The expression of miR-1 was significantly increased in NRVCs exposed to H2 O2 in vitro.miR-1 was shown to target the 3′-untranslated region(UTR) of GRP94,which results in the accumulation of un/misfolded proteins,leading to the endoplasmic reticulum(ER) stress.C/EBP β directly induces the upregulation of miR-1 by binding to its promoter.Furthermore,metformin,a direct allosteric AMPK activator,significantly reduces C/EBP β and miR-1 levels comparing with control group.Similarly,tanshinone IIA decreased the incidence of arrhythmias and relieved ischemia-induced injury.Moreover,tanshinone IIA depressed the elevated miR-1 level and inhibited the activation of p38 MAPK and heart special transcription factors SRF and MEF2 in ischemic cardiomyocytes.CONCLUSION Metformin protects cardiomyocytes against H2 O2 damage through AMPK/C/EBPβ/miR-1/GRP94 pathway.Tanshi.none IIA play a role in protection cardiomyocytes from ischemic injury based on inhibiting miR-1 expres.sion through p38 MAPK signal pathway.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(8167023881570399)
文摘OBJECTIVE To explore the protection mechanism of metformin and tanshinone IIA on myocardial injury.METHODS The cultured neonatal rat ventricular cells(NRVCs) were exposed to100 μmol·L^(-1) H2 O2 to simulate the in vitro model of ischemia-reperfusion injury.MTT,TUNEL and Viability/Cytotoxicity Assay were used to evaluate the effect of metformin on the viability of cardiomyocytes after treated with H2 O2.The target of miR-1 was verified by Dual luciferase reporter assay.ChIP analyses was adopted to reveal the relationship between C/EBP β and miR-1.Tanshinone IIA was administrated daily for 7 d before ligation of the left anterior descending artery(LAD) and lasted for 3 months after LAD.Whole-cell patch-clamp techniques were used to measure the inward rectifying K+ current(IK1) in rat isolated ventricular myocytes.GRP94,p-AMPKα,C/EBP β,CHOP,Caspase-3,Kir2.1,p38 MAPK,Cx43,MEF2 and SRF levels were analyzed by Western blot and miR-1 level was quantified by Realtime PCR.RESULTS The expression of miR-1 was significantly increased in NRVCs exposed to H2 O2 in vitro.miR-1 was shown to target the 3′-untranslated region(UTR) of GRP94,which results in the accumulation of un/misfolded proteins,leading to the endoplasmic reticulum(ER) stress.C/EBP β directly induces the upregulation of miR-1 by binding to its promoter.Furthermore,metformin,a direct allosteric AMPK activator,significantly reduces C/EBP β and miR-1 levels comparing with control group.Similarly,tanshinone IIA decreased the incidence of arrhythmias and relieved ischemia-induced injury.Moreover,tanshinone IIA depressed the elevated miR-1 level and inhibited the activation of p38 MAPK and heart special transcription factors SRF and MEF2 in ischemic cardiomyocytes.CONCLUSION Metformin protects cardiomyocytes against H2 O2 damage through AMPK/C/EBPβ/miR-1/GRP94 pathway.Tanshi.none IIA play a role in protection cardiomyocytes from ischemic injury based on inhibiting miR-1 expres.sion through p38 MAPK signal pathway.