Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (27): 4049-4054.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.27.014

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Influence of Sheng-Huang mixture on cardiocyte apoptosis and bax and bcl-2 mRNA expression in a rat model of ischemia-reperfusion injury

Chen Long, Tian Huan-na, Gao Yu-feng   

  1. Chengde Medical College, Chengde 067000, Hebei Province, China
  • Revised:2016-04-16 Online:2016-06-30 Published:2016-06-30
  • About author:Chen Long, Master, Lecturer, Chengde Medical College, Chengde 067000, Hebei Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Sheng-Huang mixture including Chinese medicine Shengmai Decoction and total flavonoids of stems and leaves of radix has been shown to resist inflammation, regulate immune function, and protect ischemic myocardial tissues. However, its effect on the apoptosis of cardiac muscle cells after ischemia/reperfusion injury remains unclear.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of Sheng-Huang mixture on cardiocyte apoptosis and bax and bcl-2 mRNA expression in rats with ischemia-reperfusion injury. 
METHODS: Thirty-six Sprague-Dawley rats were divided randomly into six groups: low-dose, moderate-dose and high-dose Sheng-Huang mixture, positive control, blank and model groups (n=6). After 7 days of administration, models of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury were established. TUNEL was used to detect myocardial apoptosis. RT-PCR was utilized to measure bax and bcl-2 mRNA expression in the ischemic and reperfusion region. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) The bcl-2 mRNA expression was significantly higher in the Sheng-Huang mixture group than in the model group (P < 0.05), but bax mRNA expression was significantly lower (P < 0.05). Thus, bcl-2/bax ratio increased. In addition, apoptosis index was more significantly decreased in the Sheng-Huang mixture group (P < 0.05). (2) Results demonstrated that Sheng-Huang mixture can protect rat myocardium against ischemia/reperfusion injury, and effectively increase the bcl-2/bax ratio and inhibit the apoptosis of cardiomyocytes, and the underlying mechanism is mediated by up-regulating bcl-2 mRNA expression and down-regulating bax mRNA expression.

 

 

Key words: Myocardial Ischemia, Apoptosis, Tissue Engineering

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