Investigation into the protective effects of hypaconitine and glycyrrhetinic acid against chronic heart failure of the rats

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BACKGROUND: The present study aimed to determine the protective effects of hypaconitine (HA) and glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) against chronic heart failure (CHF) in the rats and to explore the underlying molecular mechanisms.

METHODS: The CHF rat model was established by transverse-aortic constriction (TAC) operation. Transthoracic echocardiography and hematoxylin eosin (HE) staining were used to evaluate the pathophysiological and histopathological changes of CHF model. The total cholesterol (TCHO) and triglyceride (TG) levels were determined by ELISA assay. The protein expression of fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2), vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in the rat ventricular tissues was determined by immunohistochemistry. The serum metabolites were determined by LC-MS/MS assay.

RESULTS: After applied the HA + GA, the cardiac tissue and structure were obviously improved, and the HA + GA treatment also significantly reduced the plasma levels of TCHO and TG in the CHF rats. The expression of FGF2 and VEGFA protein was up-regulated and the expression of eNOS protein was down-regulated in the ventricular tissues of CHF rats, which was significantly restored after HA + GA treatment. HA + GA treatment down-regulated serum isonicotinic acid, phosphatidylcholine, cardiolipin, estrogen glucuronide, and glycocholic acid, up-regulated serum sphingosine and deoxycholic acid in the CHF rats.

CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, HA + GA showed protective effects on CHF in the rats, and the HA + GA may exert protective effects by reducing lipid levels, up-regulating the expression of FGF2 and VEGFA proteins, attenuating eNOS protein expression, and modulating metabolic pathways. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying HA + GA-mediated effects still require further examination.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

BMC complementary medicine and therapies - 22(2022), 1 vom: 16. Juni, Seite 160

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Liqin [VerfasserIn]
Deng, Haiming [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Tengyu [VerfasserIn]
Qiao, Yun [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Jianbing [VerfasserIn]
Xiong, Mingfeng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

103107-01-3
5207313N6E
Aconitine
Chronic heart failure
Fibroblast Growth Factor 2
Glycyrrhetinic Acid
Glycyrrhetinic acid
Hypaconitine
Immunohistochemistry
Journal Article
Metabolites
P540XA09DR
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
X8YN71D5WC

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 20.06.2022

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12906-022-03632-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM342317490