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A Model of Cardiac Remodeling Through Constriction of the Abdominal Aorta in Rats
Published on: December 2, 2016
[The study of Xuanshen on ventricular remodeling and cardiac endothelin-1 expression in rats treated with
1Department of Pharmacology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Objective:
To investigate the influence of Xuanshen on cardiac endothelin-1 expression, ventricular remodeling and its mechanism in rats treated with pressure-overload.
Methods:
The ventricular remodeling model was induced by abdominal aortic stenosis in rats. Meanwhile, sham-operated rats were established as the control group. 8 weeks after drug interference, heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), left ventricular weight and heart weight index (LVWI and HWI), the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), cardiac endothelin-1 concentration and its gene expression were determined.
Results:
Compared with those of sham-operated rats, the HR, SBP, DBP, LVWI and HWI of the model rats were increased significantly. The activity of SOD decreased, the concentration of cardiac endothelin-1 and its gene expression increased. In groups treated with Xuanshen, the HR, SBP, DBP, LVWI and HWI declined and the activity of SOD was improved. Moreover, the concentration of cardiac endothelin-1 and its gene expression decreased.
Conclusion:
Pressure-overload may induce oxidative stress and over-expression of cardiac endothelin-1. Xuanshen can inhibit ventricular remodeling. The mechanism may be related to the inhibition of oxidative stress and down regulation of endothelin-1 expression.
