Abstract
Inhibitory Effects of Astragalus Polysaccharide on Myocardial Apoptosis Induced by Hypoxia or Reoxygenation in Rats
Clinical Medical College of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, No. 24 Heping Road, Harbin 150040, 1Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 2Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, No. 26 Heping Road, Harbin 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China
Correspondence Address:
J. Yang, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, No. 26 Heping Road, Harbin 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China, E-mail: yangjianfei119@163.com
To explore the inhibitory effects of Astragalus polysaccharide on myocardial apoptosis induced by hypoxia/ reoxygenation in rats based on the high mobility group box 1/toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor kappa B signaling pathway. The hypoxia/reoxygenation injury model of H9C2 myocardial cells was established and divided into control group, hypoxia/reoxygenation group, Astragalus polysaccharide group and high mobility group box 1 inhibitor group. Cell proliferation and apoptosis were detected by cell counting kit-8 assay and Annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate/propidium iodide double staining. The messenger RNA expressions of high mobility group box 1, toll-like receptor 4 and nuclear factor kappa B were detected by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and the contents of tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1β and interleukin-6 were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Compared with control group, cell proliferation was significantly weakened, apoptosis was significantly enhanced and the messenger RNA expressions of high mobility group box 1, toll-like receptor 4 and nuclear factor kappa B and the contents of tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1β and interleukin-6 significantly increased in hypoxia/reoxygenation group (p<0.05). Compared with hypoxia/reoxygenation group, Astragalus polysaccharide group and high mobility group box 1 inhibitor group had significantly enhanced cell proliferation, weakened apoptosis and decreased messenger RNA expressions of high mobility group box 1, toll-like receptor 4 and nuclear factor kappa B and contents of tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1β and interleukin-6 (p<0.05). Astragalus polysaccharide can repair the hypoxia/ reoxygenation injury of H9C2 myocardial cells, which may suppress apoptosis through inhibiting the high mobility group box 1/toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor kappa B signaling pathway.