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ArticleInternational journal of biological sciences2019

Rosmarinic acid alleviates cardiomyocyte apoptosis via cardiac fibroblast in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity.

Xin Zhang, Jin-Xiu Zhu, Zhen-Guo Ma, Hai-Ming Wu, Si-Chi Xu, Peng Song, Chun-Yan Kong, Yu-Pei Yuan, Wei Deng, Qi-Zhu Tang

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Article in International journal of biological sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers.

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67 citing papers in PubMed, 130 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xin ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, RP China.
Jin-Xiu ZhuDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, RP China.
Zhen-Guo MaDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, RP China.
Hai-Ming WuDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, RP China.
Si-Chi XuDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, RP China.
Peng SongDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, RP China.
Chun-Yan KongDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, RP China.
Yu-Pei YuanDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, RP China.
Wei DengDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, RP China.
Qi-Zhu TangDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, RP China.
Wuhan University · CNRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiomyocyte apoptosis is a key event in the process of doxorubicin (DOX)-induced cardiotoxicity. Our previous study found that rosmarinic acid (RA) could attenuate pressure overload-induced cardiac dysfunction via cardiac fibroblasts (CFs), however its effect in DOX-induced cardiotoxicity remains unknown. In the present study, mice were subjected to a single intraperitoneal injection of DOX (15mg/kg) to generate DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. Histological examination, echocardiography, and molecular markers were used to evaluate the effects of RA. Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes (CMs) and CFs were used to verify the protective effect of RA in vitro. Conditioned medium derived from RA-treated CFs were prepared to illustrate the effect of RA on paracrine interplay between CFs and CMs. We found that RA significantly alleviated DOX-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis and cardiac dysfunction in vivo, which, however, had almost negligible beneficial effect on DOX directly induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis in vitro. Mechanistically, CFs-derived Fas L was responsible for DOX-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis, and RA treatment could decrease Fas L expression in CFs and its release to the conditioned medium by suppressing nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) activation and metalloproteinase 7 (MMP7) expression, and exerted the anti-apoptotic effect on CMs via CFs. Ionomycin, and activator of NFAT, abrogated RA-mediated protective effect on cardiomyocyte apoptosis and cardiac dysfunction. In summary, RA alleviated cardiomyocyte apoptosis by inhibiting the expression and release of Fas L in CFs via a paracrine manner, moreover, NFAT as well as MMP7 inhibition were responsible for the suppression of Fas L. RA could be a powerful new therapeutic agent to mitigate cardiomyocyte apoptosis, thereby improving DOX-induced cardiotoxicity.

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AnimalsApoptosisBlotting, WesternCardiotoxicityCells, CulturedCinnamatesDepsidesDoxorubicinEchocardiographyFibroblastsFlow CytometryHemodynamicsIn Situ Nick-End LabelingMatrix Metalloproteinase 7Myocytes, CardiacRatsCinnamatesDepsidesDoxorubicinMatrix Metalloproteinase 7Rosmarinic AcidApoptosisCardiac fibroblastFas ligandMetalloproteinase.Nuclear factor of activated T cellsRosmarinic acid

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PMID30745842
PMCPMC6367577
OpenAlexW2911182175

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