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ArticleOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2015

Protective Effects of Kaempferol against Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Isolated Rat Heart via Antioxidant Activity and Inhibition of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β.

Mingjie Zhou, Huanhuan Ren, Jichun Han, Wenjuan Wang, Qiusheng Zheng, Dong Wang

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Article in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mingjie ZhouShandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan 250014, China ; Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261031, China.
Huanhuan RenBinzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China.
Jichun HanBinzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China.
Wenjuan WangBinzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China.
Qiusheng ZhengBinzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China ; Pharmacy School, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832002, China.
Dong WangShandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan 250014, China.
Binzhou Medical University · CNShandong Provincial QianFoShan Hospital · CNShihezi University · CNWeifang Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the protective effect of kaempferol against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats.

methodLeft ventricular developed pressure (LVDP) and its maximum up/down rate (±dp/dt max) were recorded as myocardial function. Infarct size was detected with 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. Cardiomyocyte apoptosis was determined using terminal deoxynucleotidyl nick-end labeling (TUNEL). The levels of creatine kinase (CK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione/glutathione disulfide (GSH/GSSG) ratio, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) were determined using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Moreover, total glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β), phospho-GSK-3β (P-GSK-3β), precaspase-3, cleaved caspase-3, and cytoplasm cytochrome C were assayed using Western blot analysis.

resultsPretreatment with kaempferol significantly improved the recovery of LVDP and ±dp/dt max, as well as increased the levels of SOD and P-GSK-3β and GSH/GSSG ratio. However, the pretreatment reduced myocardial infarct size and TUNEL-positive cell rate, as well as decreased the levels of cleaved caspase-3, cytoplasm cytochrome C, CK, LDH, MDA, and TNF-α.

conclusionThese results suggested that kaempferol provides cardioprotection via antioxidant activity and inhibition of GSK-3β activity in rats with I/R.

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AnimalsApoptosisCaspase 3Cytochromes cGlutathioneGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHeartIn Vitro TechniquesKaempferolsMaleMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryMyocardiumMyocytes, CardiacOxidative StressPhosphorylation4-benzyl-2-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazolidine-3,5-dioneCaspase 3Cytochromes cGlutathioneGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaGsk3b protein, ratkaempferolKaempferolsProtective AgentsSuperoxide DismutaseThiadiazoles

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