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Zhang S, Jia Y, Ma G, Yang Y, Cao Z, Luo A, Zhang Z, Li S, Wen J, Liu H, Ma J. Bupleurum exerts antiarrhythmic effects by inhibiting L-type calcium channels in mouse ventricular myocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2024; 691:149322. [PMID: 38039833 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.149322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Bupleurum (Bup), is a traditional effective medicine to treat colds and fevers in clinics. Multiple studies have demonstrated that Bup exhibites various biological activities, including cardioprotective effects, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antipyretic, antimicrobial, and antiviral effects, etc. Currently, the effects of Bup on cardiac electrophysiology have not been reported yet. METHODS Electrocardiogram recordings were used to investigate the effects of Bup on aconitine-induced arrhythmias. Patch-clamp techniques were used to explore the effects of Bup on APs and ion currents. RESULTS Bup reduced the incidence of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and delayed the onset time of ventricular tachycardia (VT) in mice. Additionally, Bup (40 mg/mL) suppressed DADs induced by high-Ca2+ and shortened action potential duration at 50 % completion of repolarization (APD50) and action potential duration at 90 % completion of repolarization (APD90) to 60.89 % ± 8.40 % and 68.94 % ± 3.24 % of the control, respectively. Moreover, Bup inhibited L-type calcium currents (ICa.L) in a dose-dependent manner, with an IC50 value of 25.36 mg/mL. Furthermore, Bup affected the gated kinetics of L-type calcium channels by slowing down steady-state activation, accelerating the steady-state inactivation, and delaying the inactivation-recovery process. However, Bup had no effects on the Transient sodium current (INa.T), ATX II-increased late sodium current (INa.L), transient outward current (Ito), delayed rectifier potassium current (IK), or inward rectifier potassium current (IK1). CONCLUSION Bup is an antiarrhythmic agent that may exert its antiarrhythmic effects by inhibiting L-type calcium channels.
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- Shuanglin Zhang
- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China
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- Institute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China.
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China.
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China
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- Institute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China; Institute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China
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Xiao L, Chen XJ, Feng JK, Li WN, Yuan S, Hu Y. Natural products as the calcium channel blockers for the treatment of arrhythmia: Advance and prospect. Fitoterapia 2023; 169:105600. [PMID: 37419421 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2023.105600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
Abstract
Arrhythmia is one of the commonly heart diseases with observed abnormal heart-beat rhythm that caused by the obstacles of cardiac activity and conduction. The arrhythmic pathogenesis is complex and capricious and related with other cardiovascular diseases that may lead to heart failure and sudden death. In particular, calcium overload is recognized as the main reason causing arrhythmia through inducing apoptosis in cardiomyocytes. Moreover, calcium channel blockers have been widely used as the routine drugs for the treatment of arrhythmia, but the different arrhythmic complications and adverse effects limit their further applications and demand new drug discovery. Natural products have always been the rich minerals for the development of new drugs that could be employed as the versatile player for the discovery of safe and effective anti-arrhythmia drugs with new mechanisms. In this review, we summarized natural products with the activity against calcium signaling and the relevant mechanism of actions. We are expected to provide an inspiration for the pharmaceutical chemists to develop more potent calcium channel blockers for the treatment of arrhythmia.
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- Lu Xiao
- China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Guang'anmen Hospital, Beijing 100053, China
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- China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Guang'anmen Hospital, Beijing 100053, China
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- China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Guang'anmen Hospital, Beijing 100053, China
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- Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Henan Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450018, China.
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- China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Guang'anmen Hospital, Beijing 100053, China; Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
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Li SH, Ma GL, Zhang SL, Yang YY, Liu HF, Luo A, Wen J, Cao ZZ, Jia YZ. Naringin exerts antiarrhythmic effects by inhibiting channel currents in mouse cardiomyocytes. J Electrocardiol 2023; 80:69-80. [PMID: 37262953 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2023.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Naringin, a flavonoid extracted from citrus plants, has a variety of biological effects. Studies have shown that increasing the consumption of flavonoid-rich foods can reduce the incidence of cardiac arrhythmia. Naringin has been reported to have beneficial cardiovascular effects and thus can be used to prevent cardiovascular diseases, but the electrophysiological mechanism through which it prevents arrhythmias has not been elucidated. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of naringin on the transmembrane ion channel currents in mouse ventricular myocytes and the antiarrhythmic effect of this compound on Langendorff-perfused mouse hearts. METHODS Action potentials (APs) and ionic currents were recorded in isolated ventricular myocytes using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. Anemone toxin II (ATX II) and CaCl2 were used to induce early afterdepolarizations (EADs) and delayed afterdepolarizations (DADs), respectively. Electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings were conducted in Langendorff-perfused mouse hearts with a BL-420F biological signal acquisition and analysis system. RESULTS At the cellular level, naringin shortened the action potential duration (APD) of ventricular myocytes and decreased the maximum depolarization velocity (Vmax) of APs.Naringin inhibited the L-type calcium current (ICa.L) and ATX II enhanced the late sodium current (INa.L) in a concentration-dependent manner with IC50 values of 508.5 μmol/L (n = 9) and 311.6 μmol/L (n = 10), respectively. In addition, naringin also inhibited the peak sodium current (INa·P) and delayed the rectifier potassium current (IK) and the transient outward potassium current (Ito). Moreover, naringin reduced ATX II-induced APD prolongation and EADs and had a significant inhibitory effect on CaCl2-induced DADs as well. At the organ level, naringin reduced the incidence of ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) induced by ATX II and shortened the duration of both in isolated hearts. CONCLUSION Naringin can inhibit the occurrence of EADs and DADs at the cellular level; furthermore, it can inhibit INa.L, ICa.L, INa·P, IK, and Ito in ventricular myocytes. Naringin also inhibits arrhythmias induced by ATX II in hearts. By investigating naringin with this electrophysiological method for the first time, we determined that this flavonoid may be a multichannel blocker with antiarrhythmic effects.
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- Shi-Han Li
- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Institute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Institute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China.
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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Pharmacological mechanism of natural drugs and their active ingredients in the treatment of arrhythmia via calcium channel regulation. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 160:114413. [PMID: 36805187 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Arrhythmia is characterized by abnormal heartbeat rhythms and frequencies caused by heart pacing and conduction dysfunction. Arrhythmia is the leading cause of death in patients with cardiovascular disease, with high morbidity and mortality rates, posing a serious risk to human health. Natural drugs and their active ingredients, such as matrine(MAT), tetrandrine(TET), dehydroevodiamine, tanshinone IIA, and ginsenosides, have been widely used for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, ventricular ectopic beats, sick sinus syndrome, and other arrhythmia-like diseases owing to their unique advantages. This review summarizes the mechanism of action of natural drugs and their active ingredients in the treatment of arrhythmia via the regulation of Ca2+, such as alkaloids, quinones, saponins, terpenoids, flavonoids, polyphenols, and lignan compounds, to provide ideas for the innovative development of natural drugs with potential antiarrhythmic efficacy.
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Rao J, Peng T, Li N, Wang Y, Yan C, Wang K, Qiu F. Nephrotoxicity induced by natural compounds from herbal medicines - a challenge for clinical application. Crit Rev Toxicol 2022; 52:757-778. [PMID: 36815678 DOI: 10.1080/10408444.2023.2168178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Herbal medicines (HMs) have long been considered safe and effective without serious toxic and side effects. With the continuous use of HMs, more and more attention has been paid to adverse reactions and toxic events, especially the nephrotoxicity caused by natural compounds in HMs. The composition of HMs is complex and various, especially the mechanism of toxic components has been a difficult and hot topic. This review comprehensively summarizes the kidney toxicity characterization and mechanism of nephrotoxic natural compounds (organic acids, alkaloids, glycosides, terpenoids, phenylpropanoids, flavonoids, anthraquinones, cytotoxic proteins, and minerals) from different sources. Recommendations for the prevention and treatment of HMs-induced kidney injury were provided. In vitro and in vivo models for evaluating nephrotoxicity and the latest biomarkers are also included in this investigation. More broadly, this review may provide theoretical basis for safety evaluation and further comprehensive development and utilization of HMs in the future.
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- Jinqiu Rao
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, P. R. China
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Soltani D, Azizi B, Rahimi R, Talasaz AH, Rezaeizadeh H, Vasheghani-Farahani A. Mechanism-based targeting of cardiac arrhythmias by phytochemicals and medicinal herbs: A comprehensive review of preclinical and clinical evidence. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:990063. [PMID: 36247473 PMCID: PMC9559844 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.990063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Cardiac arrhythmias, characterized by an irregular heartbeat, are associated with high mortality and morbidity. Because of the narrow therapeutic window of antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs), the management of arrhythmia is still challenging. Therefore, searching for new safe, and effective therapeutic options is unavoidable. In this study, the antiarrhythmic effects of medicinal plants and their active constituents were systematically reviewed to introduce some possible candidates for mechanism-based targeting of cardiac arrhythmias. PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane library were searched from inception to June 2021 to find the plant extracts, phytochemicals, and multi-component herbal preparations with antiarrhythmic activities. From 7337 identified results, 57 original studies consisting of 49 preclinical and eight clinical studies were finally included. Three plant extracts, eight multi-component herbal preparations, and 26 phytochemicals were found to have antiarrhythmic effects mostly mediated by affecting K+ channels, followed by modulating Ca2+ channels, upstream target pathways, Nav channels, gap junction channels, and autonomic receptors. The most investigated medicinal plants were Rhodiola crenulata and Vitis vinifera. Resveratrol, Oxymatrine, and Curcumin were the most studied phytochemicals found to have multiple mechanisms of antiarrhythmic action. This review emphasized the importance of research on the cardioprotective effect of medicinal plants and their bioactive compounds to guide the future development of new AADs. The most prevalent limitation of the studies was their unqualified methodology. Thus, future well-designed experimental and clinical studies are necessary to provide more reliable evidence.
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- Danesh Soltani
- Cardiac Primary Prevention Research Center (CPPRC), Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Tehran Heart Center, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cardiac Primary Prevention Research Center (CPPRC), Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Tehran Heart Center, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Evidence-Based Evaluation of Cost-Effectiveness and Clinical Outcomes, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- *Correspondence: Roja Rahimi,
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- Tehran Heart Center, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
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- Department of Persian Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cardiac Primary Prevention Research Center (CPPRC), Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Tehran Heart Center, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Ali Vasheghani-Farahani,
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Yang Y, Wu JJ, Xia J, Wan Y, Xu JF, Zhang L, Liu D, Chen L, Tang F, Ao H, Peng C. Can aloin develop to medicines or healthcare products? Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 153:113421. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Xiao J, Chen S, Chen Y, Su J. The potential health benefits of aloin from genus Aloe. Phytother Res 2022; 36:873-890. [PMID: 35040198 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
The Aloe species is known for its medicinal and cosmetic properties. Aloin is an active ingredient found in the leaves of medicinal plants of the genus Aloe. Aloin has attracted considerable interest for its antiinflammatory, anticancer, antibacterial, and antioxidant activities. However, since its clinical application is restricted by its unclear mechanism of action, a deeper understanding of its pharmacological activity is required. This review provides an overview of current pharmacological and toxicological studies published in English from February 2000 to August 2021. Herein, we summarized the sources and potential health benefits of aloin from a clinical application perspective to guide for further studies on the sources of aloin, aimed at efficiently increasing aloin production. Importantly, the function and mechanism of action of aloin remain unclarified. In future research, it is necessary to develop new approaches for studying the pharmacological molecular mechanisms underlying the activity of this compound against various diseases.
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- Jianbin Xiao
- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.,The Public Service Platform for Industrialization Development Technology of Marine Biological Medicine and Products of the State Oceanic Administration, Fujian Key Laboratory of Special Marine Bioresource Sustainable Utilization, Southern Institute of Oceanography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.,The Public Service Platform for Industrialization Development Technology of Marine Biological Medicine and Products of the State Oceanic Administration, Fujian Key Laboratory of Special Marine Bioresource Sustainable Utilization, Southern Institute of Oceanography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.,The Public Service Platform for Industrialization Development Technology of Marine Biological Medicine and Products of the State Oceanic Administration, Fujian Key Laboratory of Special Marine Bioresource Sustainable Utilization, Southern Institute of Oceanography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.,Fujian Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology, Biomedical Research Center of South China, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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Wu H, Chen HD, Liu JQ, Li QY, Wang XS. A concise synthesis of 10-benzoyl-3,4-dihydroanthracen-1(2 H)-one derivatives catalyzed by TfOH under metal-free conditions. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2021.1912355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Hao Wu
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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Zhang XD, Thai PN, Lieu DK, Chiamvimonvat N. Model Systems for Addressing Mechanism of Arrhythmogenesis in Cardiac Repair. Curr Cardiol Rep 2021; 23:72. [PMID: 34050853 PMCID: PMC8164614 DOI: 10.1007/s11886-021-01498-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Cardiac cell-based therapy represents a promising approach for cardiac repair. However, one of the main challenges is cardiac arrhythmias associated with stem cell transplantation. The current review summarizes the recent progress in model systems for addressing mechanisms of arrhythmogenesis in cardiac repair. RECENT FINDINGS Animal models have been extensively developed for mechanistic studies of cardiac arrhythmogenesis. Advances in human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), patient-specific disease models, tissue engineering, and gene editing have greatly enhanced our ability to probe the mechanistic bases of cardiac arrhythmias. Additionally, recent development in multiscale computational studies and machine learning provides yet another powerful tool to quantitatively decipher the mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias. Advancing efforts towards the integrations of experimental and computational studies are critical to gain insights into novel mitigation strategies for cardiac arrhythmias in cell-based therapy.
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- Xiao-Dong Zhang
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616 USA
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System, Mather, CA 95655 USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616 USA
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System, Mather, CA 95655 USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616 USA
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System, Mather, CA 95655 USA
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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Song L, Zhang ZF, Hu LK, Zhang PH, Cao ZZ, Liu ZP, Zhang PP, Ma JH. Curcumin, a Multi-Ion Channel Blocker That Preferentially Blocks Late Na + Current and Prevents I/R-Induced Arrhythmias. Front Physiol 2020; 11:978. [PMID: 32973546 PMCID: PMC7472421 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Increasing evidence shows that Curcumin (Cur) has a protective effect against cardiovascular diseases. However, the role of Cur in the electrophysiology of cardiomyocytes is currently not entirely understood. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the effects of Cur on the action potential and transmembrane ion currents in rabbit ventricular myocytes to explore its antiarrhythmic property. The whole-cell patch clamp was used to record the action potential and ion currents, while the multichannel acquisition and analysis system was used to synchronously record the electrocardiogram and monophasic action potential. The results showed that 30 μmol/L Cur shortened the 50 and 90% repolarization of action potential by 17 and 7%, respectively. In addition, Cur concentration dependently inhibited the Late-sodium current (I Na.L), Transient-sodium current (I Na.T), L-type calcium current (I Ca.L), and Rapidly delayed rectifying potassium current (I Kr), with IC50 values of 7.53, 398.88, 16.66, and 9.96 μmol/L, respectively. Importantly, the inhibitory effect of Cur on I Na.L was 52.97-fold higher than that of I Na.T. Moreover, Cur decreased ATX II-prolonged APD, suppressed the ATX II-induced early afterdepolarization (EAD) and Ca2+-induced delayed afterdepolarization (DAD) in ventricular myocytes, and reduced the occurrence and average duration of ventricular tachycardias and ventricular fibrillations induced by ischemia-reperfusion injury. In conclusion, Cur inhibited I Na.L, I Na.T, I Ca.L, and I Kr; shortened APD; significantly suppressed EAD and DAD-like arrhythmogenic activities at the cellular level; and exhibited antiarrhythmic effect at the organ level. It is first revealed that Cur is a multi-ion channel blocker that preferentially blocks I Na.L and may have potential antiarrhythmic property.
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- Lv Song
- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Tianyou Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Ye YS, Du SZ, Jiang NN, Xu HX, Yang J, Fu WW, Nian Y, Xu G. Novel Meroterpenoids from Hypericum patulum: Highly Potent Late Na v1.5 Sodium Current Inhibitors. Org Lett 2020; 22:6339-6343. [PMID: 32806193 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c02170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Hypulatones A and B (1 and 2), two racemic meroterpenoids possessing an unprecedented spiro[benzofuran-2,1'-cycloundecan]-4'-ene-4,6(5H)-dione core, were characterized from Hypericum patulum. Compound 2 was found to significantly inhibit the late current of Nav1.5 (late INa, IC50 = 0.2 μM). Importantly, 2 exhibited remarkable separation (>100-fold) of late INa relative to peak INa and notable selectivity over Cav3.1, Kv1.5, and hERG. 1 showed comparable inhibition on late INa compared to that of 2 with poorer selectivity.
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- Yan-Song Ye
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms and Ion Channel Research and Drug Development Center, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Engineering Research Centre of Shanghai Colleges for TCM New Drug Discovery, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms and Ion Channel Research and Drug Development Center, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, People's Republic of China.,Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Engineering Research Centre of Shanghai Colleges for TCM New Drug Discovery, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms and Ion Channel Research and Drug Development Center, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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Beik A, Joukar S, Najafipour H. A review on plants and herbal components with antiarrhythmic activities and their interaction with current cardiac drugs. J Tradit Complement Med 2020; 10:275-287. [PMID: 32670823 PMCID: PMC7340875 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2020.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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This paper aimed to compile information on plants or their compounds which have experimentally shown antiarrhythmic effect and to scrutinize the efficacy and potency of them and their potential interaction with conventional cardiac drugs. Literature searches were accomplished by using numerous electronic databases, and the available knowledge on different parts of herbs and their ingredients with antiarrhythmic effects up to 2019 were identified and collected. The results indicate that 36 herbs or their derivatives can be effective in the treatment of arrhythmias, especially in animal and cellular models. They affect various ionic channels in different action potential phases. The alterations in ionic currents lead to changing in the amplitude and duration of the action potential, effective refractory period, maximum velocity, resting membrane potential, channel trafficking, or intracellular calcium concentration. The agents that prolong action potential duration and effective refractory period such as dauricine and sophocarpine seem to be more beneficial if more comprehensive studies confirm their efficacy and safety. It is noteworthy that the consumption of some herbal agents for cardiovascular (e.g. Hawthorn and Ginseng) or other (e.g. Ginseng and Licorice) therapeutic purposes may boost the pro-arrhythmogenic effect of current cardiovascular drugs such as cardiac glycosides. This study accentuates known plants or their derivatives with anti-arrhythmic effects, potential interaction with other cardiac drugs, and the possible mechanisms involved. It can assist clinicians and scientists in research and therapeutic approaches to the management of cardiac arrhythmias.
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- Ahmad Beik
- Physiology Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Afzalipour Faculty of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Afzalipour Faculty of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.,Physiology Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Afzalipour Faculty of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.,Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Afzalipour Faculty of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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Liu Z, Jia Y, Song L, Tian Y, Zhang P, Zhang P, Cao Z, Ma J. Antiarrhythmic effect of crotonoside by regulating sodium and calcium channels in rabbit ventricular myocytes. Life Sci 2020; 244:117333. [PMID: 31962132 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2019] [Revised: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIMS Detect the antiarrhythmic effect of crotonoside (Cro). MAIN METHODS We used whole-cell patch-clamp techniques to detect the effects of Cro on action potentials (APs) and transmembrane ion currents in isolated rabbit left ventricular myocytes. We also verified the effect of Cro on ventricular arrhythmias caused by aconitine in vivo. KEY FINDINGS Cro reduced the maximum depolarization velocity (Vmax) of APs and shortened the action potential duration (APD) in a concentration-dependent manner, but it had no significant effect on the resting membrane potential (RMP) or action potential amplitude (APA). It also inhibited the peak sodium current (INa) and L-type calcium current (ICaL) in a concentration-dependent manner with half-maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC50) of 192 μmol/L and 159 μmol/L, respectively. However, Cro had no significant effects on the inward rectifier potassium current (IK1) or rapidly activating delayed rectifier potassium current (IKr). Sea anemone toxin II (ATX II) increased the late sodium current (INaL), but Cro abolished this effect. Moreover, Cro significantly abolished ATX II-induced early afterdepolarizations (EADs) and high extracellular Ca2+ concentration (3.6 mmol/L)-induced delayed afterdepolarizations (DADs). We also verified that Cro effectively delayed the onset time and reduced the incidence of ventricular arrhythmias caused by aconitine in vivo. SIGNIFICANCE These results revealed that Cro effectively inhibits INa, INaL, and ICaL in ventricular myocytes. Cro has antiarrhythmic potential and thus deserves further study.
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- Zhipei Liu
- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China; Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China; Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China; Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China.
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Yang H, Zhong W, Hamidi MR, Zhou G, Liu C. Functional improvement and maturation of human cardiomyocytes derived from human pluripotent stem cells by barbaloin preconditioning. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2019; 51:1041-1048. [PMID: 31518384 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmz090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The development of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hPSC-CMs) is a significant advancement in our ability to obtain cardiomyocytes in vitro for regenerative therapies and drug discovery. However, hPSC-CMs obtained via existing protocols usually exhibit a markedly immature phenotype, compared with adult cardiomyocytes, thereby limiting their application. Here we report that barbaloin preconditioning dramatically improves the morphology, structure-related cardiac gene expression, calcium handling, and electrophysiological properties of hPSC-CMs, which means that barbaloin may have the potential to induce the maturation of hPSC-CMs, providing a novel strategy to generate more adult-like cardiomyocytes and promoting the application of hPSC-CMs in regenerative medicine, drug development, and disease modeling.
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- Hui Yang
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Clinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity & Infant Health Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Pukou Central Hospital, Nanjing 211800, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Cui Y, Wang Y, Liu G. Protective effect of Barbaloin in a rat model of myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury through the regulation of the CNPY2‑PERK pathway. Int J Mol Med 2019; 43:2015-2023. [PMID: 30864682 PMCID: PMC6443342 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Barbaloin (Bar) has a myocardial protective effect, but its mechanism of action is uncertain. The endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS)-mediated apoptosis pathway serves an important role in the pathogenesis of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI). Inhibiting ERS may significantly improve the progression of MIRI and serve a role in its prevention. Therefore, based on current knowledge of ERS-mediated cardiomyocyte apoptosis and the cardioprotective effect of Bar, the purpose of the present study was to further evaluate the myocardial protective effect and potential mechanisms of Bar pretreatment in MIRI. The present study established a MIR rat model and randomly divided these rats into four groups. Prior to myocardial ischemia, Bar (20 mg/kg) was administered to rats once daily for 1 week. Myocardial blood serum lactate dehydrogenase and creatine kinase were subsequently measured. A terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUTP nick end labeling assay was used to evaluate the myocardial protective effect of Bar pretreatment on MIRI. To assess whether the ERS signaling pathway was involved in the myocardial protection mechanism of Bar pretreatment, the expression levels of ERS-associated proteins, protein canopy homolog 2 (CNPY2), glucose regulatory protein 78, transcriptional activator 4, C/EBP-homologous protein (CHOP), PKR endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK), caspase-12 and caspase-3 were detected by western blot analysis, immunohistochemistry or reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The results confirmed that Bar pretreatment significantly reduced the damage and the level of apoptosis caused by MIR. Bar pretreatment significantly inhibited the expression of ERS-associated proteins in cardiomyocytes. In addition, the immunohistochemistry results demonstrated that Bar pretreatment significantly inhibited the CNPY2-positive cell apoptosis ratio of cardiomyocytes. Therefore, the results of the current study suggested that CNPY2 is present in cardiomyocytes and participates in the development of MIRI by initiating the PERK-CHOP signaling pathway. Bar pretreatment may attenuate MIRI by inhibiting the CNPY2-PERK apoptotic pathway.
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- Yue Cui
- Department of Medicine, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicine, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicine, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin 300350, P.R. China
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