scholarly journals Protective effect of butin against ischemia/reperfusion-induced myocardial injury in diabetic mice: involvement of the AMPK/GSK-3β/Nrf2 signaling pathway

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jialin Duan ◽  
Yue Guan ◽  
Fei Mu ◽  
Chao Guo ◽  
Enhu Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protective Effect ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Myocardial Injury ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Diabetic Mice ◽  
Nrf2 Signaling Pathway ◽  
Gsk 3Β

scholarly journals Diabetic Inhibition of Preconditioning- and Postconditioning-Mediated Myocardial Protection against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xia Yin ◽  
Yang Zheng ◽  
Xujie Zhai ◽  
Xin Zhao ◽  
Lu Cai
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
Myocardial Protection ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion Injury ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Protective Mechanisms ◽  
Gsk 3Β ◽  
Pathogenic Effects

Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) or postconditioning (Ipost) is proved to efficiently prevent ischemia/reperfusion injuries. Mortality of diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction was found to be 2–6 folds higher than that of non-diabetic patients with same myocardial infarction, which may be in part due to diabetic inhibition of IPC- and Ipost-mediated protective mechanisms. Both IPC- and Ipost-mediated myocardial protection is predominantly mediated by stimulating PI3K/Akt and associated GSK-3β pathway while diabetes-mediated pathogenic effects are found to be mediated by inhibiting PI3K/Akt and associated GSK-3β pathway. Therefore, this review briefly introduced the general features of IPC- and Ipost-mediated myocardial protection and the general pathogenic effects of diabetes on the myocardium. We have collected experimental evidence that indicates the diabetic inhibition of IPC- and Ipost-mediated myocardial protection. Increasing evidence implies that diabetic inhibition of IPC- and Ipost-mediated myocardial protection may be mediated by inhibiting PI3K/Akt and associated GSK-3β pathway. Therefore any strategy to activate PI3K/Akt and associated GSK-3β pathway to release the diabetic inhibition of both IPC and Ipost-mediated myocardial protection may provide the protective effect against ischemia/reperfusion injuries.

scholarly journals Hydrogen Sulfide Protects Cardiomyocytes against Apoptosis in Ischemia/Reperfusion through MiR-1-Regulated Histone Deacetylase 4 Pathway

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Kang ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Wang Xi ◽  
Yinghong Yi ◽  
Yundan Ciren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Histone Deacetylase ◽  
Caspase 3 ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Neonatal Rats ◽  
Histone Deacetylase 4

Background/Aims: Hydrogen sulfide (H<Sub>2</Sub>S) is a powerful inhibitor of cardiomyocytes apoptosis following ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Our previous study showed that microRNA-1 (miR-1) was upregulated by 2.21 fold in the IR group compared with that in the H<Sub>2</Sub>S preconditioned group. MiR-206 affected the process of cardiomyocytes hypertrophy by regulating histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4). HDAC4 is also known to play an anti-apoptotic role in tumor cells, but its role in the myocardium has not been reported. The aim of this study was to test whether H<Sub>2</Sub>S could inhibit apoptosis of cardiomyocytes through HDAC4 regulation by miR-1 in IR. Methods: Cardiomyocytes of neonatal rats were subjected to hypoxia/reoxygenation (HR) injury with or without H<Sub>2</Sub>S pretreatment to simulate IR injury Cardiomyocytes were transfected with miR-1 mimic or HDAC4 siRNA to evaluate whether the miR-1-HDAC4 signaling pathway was involved in the protective effect of H<Sub>2</Sub>S. Results: HR increased cell apoptosis and caspase-3 cleavage, upregulated miR-1, and downregulated HDAC4. H<Sub>2</Sub>S preconditioning attenuated the apoptosis of cardiomyocytes, caspase-3 cleavage and LDH release, and enhanced cell viability In addition, H<Sub>2</Sub>S downregulated miR-1, and preserved HDAC4 expression. HDAC4 protein was down-regulated by miR-1 mimic. Transfection of cardiomyocytes with miR-1 mimic partially reduced the protective effect of H<Sub>2</Sub>S. Meanwhile, transfection of cardiomyocytes with siRNA to HDAC4 partially abrogated the protective effect of H<Sub>2</Sub>S. Conclusions: The miR-1-HDAC4 signaling pathway is involved in the protective effect of H<Sub>2</Sub>S against the apoptosis of cardiomyocytes during the IR injury process.

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