Potentilla reptans L. postconditioning protects reperfusion injury via the RISK/SAFE pathways in an isolated rat heart

Serum Glucocorticoid-Regulated Kinase-1 in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury: Blessing or Curse

The family of serum-glucocorticoid-regulated kinase (SGK) consists of three paralogs, SGK-1, SGK-2, and SGK-3, with SGK-1 being the better studied. Indeed, recognition of the role of SGK-1 in regulation of cell survival and proliferation has led to introduction of a number of small-molecule inhibitors for some types of cancer. In addition, SGK-1 regulates major physiologic effects, such as renal solute transport, and contributes to the pathogenesis of non-neoplastic conditions involving major organs including the heart and the kidney. These observations raise the prospect for therapeutic modulation of SGK-1 to reduce the burden of such diseases as myocardial infarction and acute kidney injury. Following a brief description of the structure and function of SGK family of proteins, the present review is primarily focused on our current understanding of the role of SGK-1 in pathologies related to ischemia-reperfusion injury involving several organs (e.g., heart, kidney). The essential role of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore in cell death coupled with the pro-survival function of SGK-1 raise the prospect that its therapeutic modulation could beneficially impact conditions associated with ischemia-reperfusion injury. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Since the discovery of serum glucocorticoid-regulated kinase (SGK)-1, extensive research has unraveled its role in cancer biology and, thus, its therapeutic targeting. Increasingly, it is also becoming clear that SGK-1 is a major determinant of the outcome of ischemia-reperfusion injury to various organs. Thus, evaluation of existing information should help identify gaps in our current knowledge and also determine whether and how its therapeutic modulation could impact the outcome of ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Potentilla reptans L. preconditioning regulates H19 and MIAT long noncoding RNAs in H9C2 myoblasts Ischemia/Reperfusion model

The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the ethyl acetate fraction of P. reptans root (PEF) preconditioning on expressions of lncRNAs H19 and MIAT in H9C2 myoblasts I/R injury.H9C2 cells were treated with different concentrations ranging from (10-400 µg/ml) of PEF for 24 h, followed by simulation of I/R condition. For I/R experiments, H9C2 cells were subjected with the oxygen and glucose deprivation for 2 h.H9C2 cell viability was significantly enhanced by PEF preconditioning under I/R condition in a concentration-dependent manner up to 200 µg/ml as a EC₅₀. The PEF significantly diminished the expression of lncRNA MIAT and rate of apoptosis against the I/R group. In addition, PEF pretreated before stimulation I/R condition increased H19 expression compared to the normal PEF group with no statistically significant differences between groups. Hence, the results suggest that PEF can protect cardiomyocytes during hypoxia-induced myocardial cell injury by targeting specific involved genes.