Effect of leonurine on expression of miR-1 in rats with myocardial fibrosis induced by isoproterenol |
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Authors: | LU Li-na YUAN Lu LIANG Bo-zhi LUO Jian-hua YANG Hui LI Li YANG Dong-hua |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Medicine for Cadre, Guizhou Provincical People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China;
2. Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang TCM College, Guiyang 550002, China;
3. Department of Endocrinology, Guizhou Provincical People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China |
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Abstract: | AIM: To investigate effect of leonurine on the expression of microRNA-1 (miR-1) in rats with myocardial fibrosis induced by isoproterenol (ISO). METHODS: SD rats (n=10) were used as normal control group, and 80 rats were given ISO by intraperitoneal injection daily for 2 weeks to establish the model of myocardial fibrosis. The model rats were randomly divided into 5 groups:model group, low-dose (7.5 mg·kg-1·d-1) leonurine group, middle-dose (15 mg·kg-1·d-1) leonurine group, high-dose (30 mg·kg-1·d-1) leonurine group and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) inhibitor (0.3 mg·kg-1·d-1) group. After the treatment for 2 weeks, the ultrastructure of left ventricular myocardial tissues was observed under electron microscope. Masson staining was used to detect collagen fibrosis, and the expression of collagen I and collagen Ⅲ was determined by the method of immunohistochemistry. The contents of endothelin-1 (ET-1) and angiotensin Ⅱ (Ang Ⅱ) were measured by ELISA. The expression of miR-1 and ET-1 mRNA was detected by real-time PCR, and the protein expression of p38 MAPK, β-myosin heavy chain (MHC) and α-MHC was determined by Western blot. RESULTS: Compared with model group, the ultrastructure of left ventricular myocardial tissues in high-dose leonurine group was attenuated, and the expression of miR-1 and the protein expression of α-MHC in left ventricular myocardial tissues of high-dose leonurine group were increased (P<0.05). Collagen volume fraction, collagen I, collagen Ⅲ, the ratio of collagen Ⅰ/collagen Ⅲ, the contents of ET-1 and Ang Ⅱ, the mRNA expression of ET-1, and the protein expression of p38 MAPK and β-MHC in high-dose leonurine group were lower than those in model group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Leonurine attenuates myocardial fibrosis in the rats induced by ISO, and it is potentially associated with affecting the expression of miR-1, and inhibiting ET-1/p38 MAPK signaling pathway. |
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Keywords: | Leonurine Myocardial fibrosis MicroRNA-1 Endothelin-1 p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase |
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