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Zheng X, Gao Q, Liang S, Zhu G, Wang D, Feng Y. Cardioprotective Properties of Ginkgo Biloba Extract 80 via the Activation of AKT/GSK3β/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:771208. [PMID: 34805278 PMCID: PMC8595256 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.771208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Elderly people are more likely to experience myocardial infarction (MI) than young people, with worse post-MI mortality and prognosis. Ginkgo biloba extract 50 (GBE50) is an oral GBE product that matches the German product, EGb761, which has been used to treat acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The extraction purity of GBE50 was improved to form a new formulation, Ginkgo biloba extract 80 (GBE80). This study investigates the effect of GBE80 on aged acute myocardial infarction rats. GBE80 injection is a novel formulation that was prepared by mixing Ginkgo flavonoids and lactones in a 4:1 weight ratio, with a Ginkgo content of more than 80%. Cell Counting Kit-8 was used to determine the biological safety and protective effect of GBE80 on cardiomyocytes against oxidative damage. An aged AMI rat model was developed and used to determine the myocardial infarction weight ratio using triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) was applied to detect cell apoptosis in myocardial tissue. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry were used to measure the protein levels of members of the AKT/GSK3β/β-catenin pathway in vitro and in vivo, respectively. We found that GBE80 in vitro suppressed H2O2-induced cytotoxicity by promoting AKT/GSK3β/β-catenin signaling, while it did not show cytotoxicity to normal cardiomyocytes in the 0–500 μg/ml dose range. After 7 days of administration to aged AMI rats, GBE80 markedly reduced the weight ratio of the infarction and inhibited cell apoptosis in myocardial tissue. Furthermore, the AKT/GSK3β/β-catenin signaling pathway was activated by GBE80. These results suggest that GBE80 injection effectively inhibited AMI-induced myocardial damage and in vitro H2O2-induced cardiomyocyte cytotoxicity by activating the AKT/GSK3β/β-catenin signaling pathway.
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- XiangWei Zheng
- Engineering Research Center of Modern Preparation Technology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Education, Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- SPH Xing Ling Sci. and Tech, Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Modern Preparation Technology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Education, Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- SPH Xing Ling Sci. and Tech, Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- SPH Xing Ling Sci. and Tech, Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Modern Preparation Technology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Education, Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Ibanez B, Aletras AH, Arai AE, Arheden H, Bax J, Berry C, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Croisille P, Dall'Armellina E, Dharmakumar R, Eitel I, Fernández-Jiménez R, Friedrich MG, García-Dorado D, Hausenloy DJ, Kim RJ, Kozerke S, Kramer CM, Salerno M, Sánchez-González J, Sanz J, Fuster V. Cardiac MRI Endpoints in Myocardial Infarction Experimental and Clinical Trials: JACC Scientific Expert Panel. J Am Coll Cardiol 2019; 74:238-256. [PMID: 31296297 PMCID: PMC7363031 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 221] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
After a reperfused myocardial infarction (MI), dynamic tissue changes occur (edema, inflammation, microvascular obstruction, hemorrhage, cardiomyocyte necrosis, and ultimately replacement by fibrosis). The extension and magnitude of these changes contribute to long-term prognosis after MI. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is the gold-standard technique for noninvasive myocardial tissue characterization. CMR is also the preferred methodology for the identification of potential benefits associated with new cardioprotective strategies both in experimental and clinical trials. However, there is a wide heterogeneity in CMR methodologies used in experimental and clinical trials, including time of post-MI scan, acquisition protocols, and, more importantly, selection of endpoints. There is a need for standardization of these methodologies to improve the translation into a real clinical benefit. The main objective of this scientific expert panel consensus document is to provide recommendations for CMR endpoint selection in experimental and clinical trials based on pathophysiology and its association with hard outcomes.
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- Borja Ibanez
- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain; Cardiology Department, IIS Fundación Jiménez Díaz Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
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- Laboratory of Computing, Medical Informatics and Biomedical-Imaging Technologies, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece; Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, and Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, United Kingdom
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- Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol NIHR Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Bristol and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- University Lyon, UJM-Saint-Etienne, INSA, CNRS UMR 5520, INSERM U1206, CREATIS, F-42023, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Department of Biomedical Imaging Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- University Heart Center Lübeck, Medical Clinic II (Cardiology/Angiology/Intensive Care Medicine) and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain; Cardiology Department, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Departments of Medicine & Diagnostic Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Medicine, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Research Institute, Universtat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore; The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London, and The National Institute of Health Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, Research & Development, London, United Kingdom; Tecnologico de Monterrey, Centro de Biotecnologia-FEMSA, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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- Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center, Division of Cardiology, and Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Cardiology Department, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain; Cardiology Department, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
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Feng Y, Hemmeryckx B, Frederix L, Lox M, Wu J, Heggermont W, Lu HR, Gallacher D, Oyen R, Lijnen HR, Ni Y. Monitoring reperfused myocardial infarction with delayed left ventricular systolic dysfunction in rabbits by longitudinal imaging. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2018; 8:754-769. [PMID: 30306056 DOI: 10.21037/qims.2018.09.05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Background An experimental imaging platform for longitudinal monitoring and evaluation of cardiac morphology-function changes has been long desired. We sought to establish such a platform by using a rabbit model of reperfused myocardial infarction (MI) that develops chronic left ventricle systolic dysfunction (LVSD) within 7 weeks. Methods Fifty-five New Zeeland white (NZW) rabbits received sham-operated or 60-min left circumflex coronary artery (LCx) ligation followed by reperfusion. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI), transthoracic echocardiography (echo), and blood samples were collected at baseline, in acute (48 hours or 1 week) and chronic (7 weeks) stage subsequent to MI for in vivo assessment of infarct size, cardiac morphology, LV function, and myocardial enzymes. Seven weeks post MI, animals were sacrificed and heart tissues were processed for histopathological staining. Results The success rate of surgical operation was 87.27%. The animal mortality rates were 12.7% and 3.6% both in acute and chronic stage separately. Serum levels of the myocardial enzyme cardiac Troponin T (cTnT) were significantly increased in MI rabbits as compared with sham animals after 4 hours of operation (P<0.05). According to cardiac morphology and function changes, 4 groups could be distinguished: sham rabbits (n=12), and MI rabbits with no (MI_NO_LVSD; n=10), moderate (MI_M_LVSD; n=9) and severe (MI_S_LVSD; n=15) LVSD. No significant differences in cardiac function or wall thickening between sham and MI_NO_LVSD rabbits were observed at both stages using both cMRI and echo methods. cMRI data showed that MI_M_LVSD rabbits exhibited a reduction of ejection fraction (EF) and an increase in end-systolic volume (ESV) at the acute phase, while at the chronic stage these parameters did not change further. Moreover, in MI_S_LVSD animals, these observations were more striking at the acute stage followed by a further decline in EF and increase in ESV at the chronic stage. Lateral wall thickening determined by cMRI was significantly decreased in MI_M_LVSD versus MI_NO_LVSD animals at both stages (P<0.05). As for MI_S_LVSD versus MI_M_LVSD rabbits, the thickening of anterior, inferior and lateral walls was significantly more decreased at both stages (P<0.05). Echo confirmed the findings of cMRI. Furthermore, these in vivo outcomes including those from vivid cine cMRI could be supported by exactly matched ex vivo histomorphological evidences. Conclusions Our findings indicate that chronic LVSD developed over time after surgery-induced MI in rabbits can be longitudinally evaluated using non-invasive imaging techniques and confirmed by the entire-heart-slice histomorphology. This experimental LVSD platform in rabbits may interest researchers in the field of experimental cardiology and help strengthen drug development and translational research for the management of cardiovascular diseases.
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- Yuanbo Feng
- Radiology, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Ultrasound Diagnostic department, the second affiliated hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116000, China
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Sciences, Safety Pharmacology Research, Janssen Research & Development, Janssen Pharmaceutical NV, Beerse, Belgium
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- Translational Sciences, Safety Pharmacology Research, Janssen Research & Development, Janssen Pharmaceutical NV, Beerse, Belgium
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- Radiology, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Radiology, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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