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ArticleMedical science monitor basic research2019

The Effects of Progranulin in a Rat Model of Acute Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion are Mediated by Activation of the P13K/Akt Signaling Pathway.

Asma Mohammed Alyahya, Abeer Al-Masri, Ahmad Hersi, Eman El Eter, Sufia Husain, Rahmatunnesa Lateef, Ola H Mawlana

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Article in Medical science monitor basic research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Asma Mohammed AlyahyaDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abeer Al-MasriDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad HersiCardiovascular Research Group, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Eman El EterCardiovascular Research Group, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sufia HusainDepartment of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Rahmatunnesa LateefDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ola H MawlanaDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Saud University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Progranulin is an adipokine, encoded by the progranulin (GRN) gene. Progranulin is expressed in atherosclerosis, but its effects in cardiac ischemia and reperfusion injury are unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of progranulin in a rat model of acute myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) injury in vivo. MATERIAL AND METHODS The model of acute MI/R injury was established in male Wistar rats by ligation of the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery for 30 minutes and reperfusion for 60 minutes. Before modeling, one group was treated with progranulin (0.03 µg/kg), and one group was treated with the P13K/Akt inhibitor, LY294002 (3 mg/kg). Left ventricular function (LV) was monitored, including the LV systolic pressure (LVSP), LV end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP), and changes in LV pressure. At the end of the study, blood and myocardial tissue were examined. Cardiac biochemical markers, histopathology, gene expression, and apoptosis were analyzed. RESULTS Progranulin improved cardiac function following acute MI/R injury and significantly improved recovery of cardiac contractility and LVSP. Progranulin significantly reduced myocyte apoptosis, inflammation, and tissue edema, and was highly expressed in cardiac tissue following MI/R injury. The cardioprotective effect of progranulin was reduced by blocking the P13K/Akt signaling pathway. CONCLUSIONS In the rat model of acute MI/R injury, progranulin had a protective effect on cardiac function and morphology, associated with activation of the P13K/Akt signaling pathway. The mechanisms of the anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory, and inotropic effects of progranulin in the setting of acute MI/R injury require further in vivo studies.

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AdipokinesAnimalsApoptosisAtherosclerosisChromonesDisease Models, AnimalMaleMorpholinesMyocardial IschemiaMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryMyocardiumMyocytes, CardiacPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProgranulinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRats2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-oneAdipokinesChromonesMorpholinesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProgranulinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

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PMID31695019
PMCPMC6859783
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