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Improved Rodent Model of Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury
Published on: March 7, 2022
[Resveratrol attenuates hypoxia-reperfusion injury induced rat myocardium microvascular endothelial cell dysfunction
Huirong Zuo1, Dongchu Liao, Long Lin2
1Gulangyu Sanatorium in Nanjing Military Region, Xiamen 361002, China.
Objective:
To detect the role of surviving (SVV) in the protective effect of resveratrol against hypoxia/reperfusion injury (H/RI) of cardiac microvascular endothelial cells (CMECs).
Methods:
CMECs isolated from the hearts of adult rats were exposed to hypoxia (94% N₂, 5% CO₂, 1% O₂) for 2 h followed by 4 h reoxygenation (95% O₂, 5% CO₂). The cell proliferation of CMECs was measured by MTT assay and Transwell method was used to detect migration ability of CMEC, PI-AnnexinV double staining and flow cytometry technique were employed to observe the apoptotic rate of CMECs. The SVV protein expression was detected with Western blot method.
Results:
Compared to control group, the proliferation (0.19 ± 0.03 vs. 0.42 ± 0.07, P < 0.01) and migration ((28 ± 2)/5HPF vs. (50 ± 3)/5 HPF, P < 0.01) abilities were impaired and the apoptosis index ((19.7 ± 0.8)% vs. (5.4 ± 0.3)%, (P < 0.05) of CMEC was increased after H/RI. The proliferation (0.36 ± 0.07 vs. 0.19 ± 0.03, P < 0.05) and migration ((55 ± 3)/5HPF vs. (28 ± 2)/5HPF, P < 0.05) abilities of CMEC were significantly improved while the apoptosis index ((9.6 ± 0.7)% vs. (19.7 ± 0.8)%, P < 0.05) was significantly decreased in H/RI+resveratrol group compared to H/RI group.SVV protein expression was also upregulated in H/RI+resveratrol group compared to H/RI group (P < 0.05). To further ascertain the role of SVV in the protective effects of resveratrol, PI3K specific inhibitor LY294002 was added to H/RI+resveratrol group, the proliferation (0.25 ± 0.05 vs. 0.36 ± 0.07, P < 0.05) and migration ((34 ± 3)/5HPF vs. (55 ± 3)/5HPF, P < 0.05) abilities were significantly decreased, the apoptosis index ((16.2 ± 0.6)% vs. (9.6 ± 0.7)%, P < 0.05) was increased and the protein expression of SVV was downregulated (P < 0.05) in LY294002+H/RI+resveratrol group compared to H/RI+resveratrol group.
Conclusion:
Resveratrol could significantly reduce H/RI induced apoptosis and attenuate H/RI induced cardiac microvascular endothelial cells dysfunction through up-regulating PI3K/Akt/SVV pathways.
