[Effects and mechanism of bFGF on rat myoblast oxidative injury induced by hydrogen peroxide]
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Ting-Ting Mao1, Hong-Bo Fang1, Xiao-Hui Wang2
1Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Eastern Hospital, Ningbo 315000.
Objective:
To explore the protective role of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) on attenuating hydrogen peroxide-induced injury in cultured rat myoblasts.
Methods:
Cultured rat myoblasts at growth phase were randomly divided into four groups (n=6):control group (control), bFGF group (bFGF), model group(H2O2) and the treatment group (bFGF + H2O2). Model group was treated with 100 μmol/L hydrogen peroxide for 4h. B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) positive particles were detected by immunohistochemistry; Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and expression for Bcl-2 associated X protein (Bax), Bcl-2 and Cytochrome C (Cyt. C) fluorescence were observed under the invented microscope; Cyt. C and Poly ADP-ribose polymerase(PARP)protein were assessed by Western blot.
Results:
Compared with control group, the myoblats in the model group showed low expression of Bcl-2 positive particles, accompanied by high expression of ROS level and Cyt. C fuorescence (P < 0.05); Compared with model group, bFGF enhanced Bcl-2 activity of the myoblasts, and significantly downregulated Cyt. C and PARP expression (P < 0.05).
Conclusions:
bFGF could attenuate oxidative injury of rat myoblasts induced by hydrogen peroxide, which mechanism might be related to enhanced Bcl-2 and reduced ROS, Cyt. C levels.
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