ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2019
Effect of moxibustion preconditioning on autophagy-related proteins in rats with myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury.
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Abstract
backgroundAutophagy has increasingly been recognized as playing an essential role in the pathogenesis of myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury (MIRI). Moxibustion, a form of heat therapy commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), has been shown to exhibit cardioprotective effects. However, whether the cardioprotective effect of moxibustion is related to the regulation of autophagy remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the possible mechanism underlying the cardioprotective effect of moxibustion preconditioning at PC6 on MIRI by measuring the expressions of proteins involved in the regulation of autophagy.
methodsMale Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided to receive moxibustion preconditioning or autophagy inhibitor 3-Methyladenine (3-MA) intervention. Then the MIRI model was established by ligating the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery for 30 minutes followed by reperfusion for 4 hours. After 4 hours of reperfusion, the myocardial infarction area was assessed using Evans blue and TTC staining, and cTnT and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels in the serum were determined by ELISA. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining was performed for morphological evaluation of ventricular tissues. Expressions of autophagy components Beclin 1, Bcl-2, and Akt were assessed using quantitative real-time PCR, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and western blot.
resultsMoxibustion preconditioning significantly reduced the necrotic area and the levels of cTnT and LDH were similar to the 3-MA intervention, also attenuated morphological alterations were induced by MIRI. Simultaneously, the mRNA and protein expressions of Beclin 1 and Akt were up-regulated, while those of Bcl-2 were down-regulated by MIRI. Moxibustion preconditioning and 3-MA intervention reversed MIRI-induced changes in Beclin 1, Akt, and Bcl-2 expressions.
conclusionsMoxibustion preconditioning at PC6 can attenuate myocardial injury for MIRI in a similar way to 3-MA intervention. This cardioprotective effect of moxibustion preconditioning may be mediated by modulating autophagy via regulation of Beclin 1, Bcl-2 and Akt.
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