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Feng JL, Hou D, Zhao C, Bao BH, Huang SY, Deng S, Meng FC, Zhao Q, Wang B, Li HS, Wang JS. A rat study model of depression-driven chronic prostatitis by modulating the PI3K/Akt/mTOR network. Andrologia 2022; 54:e14488. [PMID: 35727683 DOI: 10.1111/and.14488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Depression and chronic prostatitis (CP) are two common diseases that affect the human population worldwide. Clinically, it has been demonstrated that andrological patients often simultaneously suffer from depression and CP. Prior investigations have established that depression acts as an independent risk factor for CP. Herein, we explored the correlation between depression and CP using bioinformatics tools and through animal experiments. The potential targets and signalling pathways involved in depression and CP were predicted using bioinformatics tool, while depression in the rat model was established through chronic restraint stress. The expression of the related proteins and mRNA was assessed by Western blotting and real-time fluorescence quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Relative to those in the control rats, the protein contents of PI3K, p-Akt, and p-mTOR were lower in the model rats (p < 0.05). Similarly, the transcript levels of PI3K, Akt, and mTOR was also relatively lower in the model rats (p < 0.05). And PI3K/Akt agonists reduced inflammation in rat prostate tissue, accompanied by significant increases in the transcript and protein expression levels of PI3K, Akt, and mTOR. Thus, we proposed that depression model rats may induce CP as a result of mediation by the negative regulation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signalling network.
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- Jun-Long Feng
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.,Department of Andrology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Third Affiliated Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.,Department of Andrology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Third Affiliated Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.,Department of Andrology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.,Department of Andrology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.,Department of Andrology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Andrology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Andrology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Andrology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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Wang FX, Zhu N, Zhou F, Lin DX. Natural Aporphine Alkaloids with Potential to Impact Metabolic Syndrome. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26206117. [PMID: 34684698 PMCID: PMC8540223 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26206117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
The incidence and prevalence of metabolic syndrome has steadily increased worldwide. As a major risk factor for various diseases, metabolic syndrome has come into focus in recent years. Some natural aporphine alkaloids are very promising agents in the prevention and treatment of metabolic syndrome and its components because of their wide variety of biological activities. These natural aporphine alkaloids have protective effects on the different risk factors characterizing metabolic syndrome. In this review, we highlight the activities of bioactive aporphine alkaloids: thaliporphine, boldine, nuciferine, pronuciferine, roemerine, dicentrine, magnoflorine, anonaine, apomorphine, glaucine, predicentrine, isolaureline, xylopine, methylbulbocapnine, and crebanine. We particularly focused on their impact on metabolic syndrome and its components, including insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus, endothelial dysfunction, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, hyperlipidemia and obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, hyperuricemia and kidney damage, erectile dysfunction, central nervous system-related disorder, and intestinal microbiota dysbiosis. We also discussed the potential mechanisms of actions by aporphine alkaloids in metabolic syndrome.
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- Fei-Xuan Wang
- Nanjing Institute of Product Quality Inspection, Nanjing 210019, China; (N.Z.); (F.Z.); (D.-X.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-13505140525
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- Nanjing Institute of Product Quality Inspection, Nanjing 210019, China; (N.Z.); (F.Z.); (D.-X.L.)
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- Nanjing Institute of Product Quality Inspection, Nanjing 210019, China; (N.Z.); (F.Z.); (D.-X.L.)
- School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Product Quality Inspection, Nanjing 210019, China; (N.Z.); (F.Z.); (D.-X.L.)
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Liu Z, Wang W, Luo J, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Gan Z, Shen X, Zhang Y, Meng X. Anti-Apoptotic Role of Sanhuang Xiexin Decoction and Anisodamine in Endotoxemia. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:531325. [PMID: 33967742 PMCID: PMC8099151 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.531325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Endotoxemia is characterized by initial uncontrollable inflammation, terminal immune paralysis, significant cell apoptosis and tissue injury, which can aggravate or induce multiple diseases and become one of the complications of many diseases. Therefore, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic therapy is a valuable strategy for the treatment of endotoxemia-induced tissue injury. Traditional Chinese medicine exhibits great advantages in the treatment of endotoxemia. In this review, we have analyzed and summarized the active ingredients and their metabolites of Sanhuang Xiexin Decoction, a famous formula in endotoxemia therapy. We then have summarized the mechanisms of Sanhuang Xiexin Decoction against endotoxemia and its mediated tissue injury. Furthermore, silico strategy was used to evaluate the anti-apoptotic mechanism of anisodamine, a well-known natural product that widely used to improve survival in patients with septic shock. Finally, we also have summarized other anti-apoptotic natural products as well as their therapeutic effects on endotoxemia and its mediated tissue injury.
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- Zixuan Liu
- Ethnic Medicine Academic Heritage Innovation Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- School of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Ethnic Medicine Academic Heritage Innovation Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- School of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Ethnic Medicine Academic Heritage Innovation Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- School of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Ethnic Medicine Academic Heritage Innovation Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- School of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- School of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Ethnic Medicine Academic Heritage Innovation Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- School of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- TCM Regulating Metabolic Diseases Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Ethnic Medicine Academic Heritage Innovation Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- School of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Innovative Institutes of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Weber B, Lackner I, Gebhard F, Miclau T, Kalbitz M. Trauma, a Matter of the Heart-Molecular Mechanism of Post-Traumatic Cardiac Dysfunction. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:E737. [PMID: 33450984 PMCID: PMC7828409 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Trauma remains a leading global cause of mortality, particularly in the young population. In the United States, approximately 30,000 patients with blunt cardiac trauma were recorded annually. Cardiac damage is a predictor for poor outcome after multiple trauma, with a poor prognosis and prolonged in-hospitalization. Systemic elevation of cardiac troponins was correlated with survival, injury severity score, and catecholamine consumption of patients after multiple trauma. The clinical features of the so-called "commotio cordis" are dysrhythmias, including ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac arrest as well as wall motion disorders. In trauma patients with inappropriate hypotension and inadequate response to fluid resuscitation, cardiac injury should be considered. Therefore, a combination of echocardiography (ECG) measurements, echocardiography, and systemic appearance of cardiomyocyte damage markers such as troponin appears to be an appropriate diagnostic approach to detect cardiac dysfunction after trauma. However, the mechanisms of post-traumatic cardiac dysfunction are still actively being investigated. This review aims to discuss cardiac damage following trauma, focusing on mechanisms of post-traumatic cardiac dysfunction associated with inflammation and complement activation. Herein, a causal relationship of cardiac dysfunction to traumatic brain injury, blunt chest trauma, multiple trauma, burn injury, psychosocial stress, fracture, and hemorrhagic shock are illustrated and therapeutic options are discussed.
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- Birte Weber
- Department of Traumatology, Hand-, Plastic-, and Reconstructive Surgery, Center of Surgery, University of Ulm, 86081 Ulm, Germany; (B.W.); (I.L.); (F.G.)
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- Department of Traumatology, Hand-, Plastic-, and Reconstructive Surgery, Center of Surgery, University of Ulm, 86081 Ulm, Germany; (B.W.); (I.L.); (F.G.)
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- Department of Traumatology, Hand-, Plastic-, and Reconstructive Surgery, Center of Surgery, University of Ulm, 86081 Ulm, Germany; (B.W.); (I.L.); (F.G.)
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- Orthopaedic Trauma Institute, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, 2550 23rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA;
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- Department of Traumatology, Hand-, Plastic-, and Reconstructive Surgery, Center of Surgery, University of Ulm, 86081 Ulm, Germany; (B.W.); (I.L.); (F.G.)
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Lee SY, Hsin LW, Su MJ, ChangChien CC, Ku HC. A novel isoquinoline derivative exhibits anti-inflammatory properties and improves the outcomes of endotoxemia. Pharmacol Rep 2019; 71:1281-1288. [PMID: 31683199 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2019.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Sepsis initiates an inflammatory response that causes widespread injury, and candidates for related myocardial depressant factors include cytokines and nitric oxide (NO). Nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) stimulated by toll-like receptor 4 activation in sepsis mediates the transcription of multiple proinflammatory genes. These inflammatory mediators can cause myocardial dysfunction, which may deteriorate sepsis outcomes. To address this risk, we investigated the potential beneficial effects of a novel isoquinolines derivative, CYY054c, in LPS-induced inflammatory response leading to endotoxemia. METHODS The effects of CYY054c on cytokine and inflammatory-related protein production were evaluated in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophages. To determine whether CYY054c alleviates inflammatory storm-induced myocardial dysfunction in vivo, LPS was injected in rats, and cardiac function was measured by a pressure-volume loop. RESULTS CYY054c inhibited LPS-induced NF-κB expression in macrophages and reduced the release of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and interleukin-6 (IL-6), as well as the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). In the animal studies, CYY054c alleviated LPS-upregulated plasma TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and NO concentrations, as well as cardiac monocyte chemotactic protein-1, iNOS, and COX-2 expression in rats, contributing to the improvement of cardiac function during endotoxemia. CONCLUSIONS The reduction of NF-κB-mediated inflammatory mediators and the maintenance of hemodynamic performance by CYY054c improved the outcomes during endotoxemia. CYY054c may be a potential therapeutic agent for sepsis.
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- Shih-Yi Lee
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taitung MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan; Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing, and Management, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, Molecular Probes Development Core, Molecular Imaging Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Innovative Therapeutics Discovery, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
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Tümer KÇ, Özdemİr H, Eröksüz H. Evaluation of cardiac troponin I in serum and myocardium of rabbits with experimentally induced polymicrobial sepsis. Exp Anim 2019; 69:54-61. [PMID: 31462610 PMCID: PMC7004812 DOI: 10.1538/expanim.19-0046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition, and it is frequently complicated by
myocardial damage. Data on myocardial damage in rabbit caecal ligation and puncture (CLP)
models are limited, although numerous animal models have been used to study
sepsis-associated myocardial damage. This study aimed to investigate the effect of CLP on
cardiac muscle by measuring serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI) concentrations and by
detecting both histopathological changes and cTnI immunoreactivity in cardiomyocytes in
rabbits. After CLP was performed in rabbits, blood samples were taken from the jugular
vein at 0, 4, 8, and 12 h for haematological and biochemical analyses. At the end of the
experiment, all of the rabbits were euthanised to examine the histopathological changes
and the cTnI immunoreactivity in cardiac muscle tissue. No changes in serum cTnI
concentration were observed in the experimental group (EG) or control group (CG) at 0 and
4 h. In EG, the mean serum cTnI concentrations were 0.230 ± 0.209 and 1.177 ± 0.971 ng/ml
at 8 and 12 h, respectively. In CG, the mean serum cTnI concentrations were 0.032 ± 0.014
and 0.031 ± 0.021 ng/ml at 8 and 12 h, respectively. Moreover, cytoplasmic cTnI
immunoreactivity decreased in EG compared with that in CG (P<0.01).
The results demonstrated that CLP induced a systemic inflammatory response and caused
myocardial damage in rabbits.
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- Kenan Çağrı Tümer
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, 23200, Elazığ, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, 23200, Elazığ, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, 23200, Elazığ, Turkey
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Yuanlin P, Dehai Y. Mechanism underlying treatment of diabetic kidney disease using Traditional Chinese Medicine based on theory of Yin and Yang balance. J TRADIT CHIN MED 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(18)30921-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ku HC, Lee SY, Lee SS, Su MJ. Thaliporphine, an alkaloid from Neolitsea konishii , exerts antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic responses in guinea pig during cardiovascular collapse in inflammatory disease. J Funct Foods 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2016.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Ku HC, Lee SY, Chen CH, Wang YH, Lin CT, Lee SS, Li TH, Su MJ. TM-1-1DP exerts protective effect against myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury via AKT-eNOS pathway. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2015; 388:539-48. [PMID: 25672911 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-015-1098-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Coronary heart disease remains a leading cause of death in the world. The demand on targeting therapy to reduce myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is still urgent. The pathogenesis of I/R-induced myocardial injury is complicated. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and inflammatory response activation participate in the development of I/R injury. Cell death occurs and finally leads to myocardial infarction. A newly phenolic aporphine alkaloid derivative, TM-1-1DP, was synthesized in our team. We aimed to investigate the effect of novel compound on myocardial I/R injury. Rats were subjected to 1-h coronary artery occlusion and followed by 2-h reperfusion. Adult rat cardimoycyte was isolated for the cell study, and H2O2 was added into culture medium to induce ROS stress. As compared to the sham group, TM-1-1DP-treated rats had better cardiac performance in association with less infarct size and cardiac injury markers after myocardial I/R. The protective effect is associated with the inhibition of inflammatory response, cell death-related pathway (caspase-3 and TNF-α), and the activation of AKT-eNOS pathway. The finding was further coincided with the cell study. TM-1-1DP treatment significantly alleviated ROS production and improved cell viability in cardiomyocyte after H2O2 exposure. The action of TM-1-1DP is via a nitric oxide (NO)-dependent manner, since NOS inhibitor, L-NAME, abolished the protective effect. We provide a new insight into this therapeutic potential for phenolic aporphine alkaloid in myocardial I/R.
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- Hui-Chun Ku
- Institute of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Jiang S, Zhu W, Li C, Zhang X, Lu T, Ding Z, Cao K, Liu L. α-Lipoic acid attenuates LPS-induced cardiac dysfunction through a PI3K/Akt-dependent mechanism. Int Immunopharmacol 2013; 16:100-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2013.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2013] [Revised: 03/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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