Pterostilbene attenuates myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury via the phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase-protein kinase B signaling pathway

The current study aimed to evaluate the cardioprotective effects of pterostilbene (PTB) on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats and identify its possible underlying mechanisms of action. A rat I/R model was established by ligating the left anterior descending coronary artery for 30 min and releasing the ligature to induce reperfusion for 120 min. Serum creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels were measured using CK-MB and LDH assay kits and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in the myocardium was evaluated using an MPO assay kit. Tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 levels were assayed using ELISA kits. Cardiomyocyte apoptosis was measured using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling staining. Levels of protein kinase B (Akt) and phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt) were measured using western blotting. The results demonstrated that treatment with PTB significantly reduced cardiomyocyte apoptosis, significantly increased Bcl-2 and p-Akt levels and decreased Bax expression in the hearts of rats subjected to I/R injury. However, the protective effects induced by PTB were attenuated by LY294002, which inhibits Akt activation. The results of the current study suggest that PTB treatment may reduce the I/R injury-induced apoptosis of cardiomyocytes, which is mediated by the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

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Experimental and therapeutic medicine - 14(2017), 6 vom: 14. Dez., Seite 5509-5514

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hu, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Na [VerfasserIn]
Jia, Hui [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B signaling
Pterostilbene

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Date Revised 01.10.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3892/etm.2017.5246

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM279484984