WANG Jian, et al. Effects of Fosinopril and Valsartan on cardiomyocyte apoptosis in experimental myocardial Ischemia - reperfusion rats model. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (6):820-823(2005)
WANG Jian, et al. Effects of Fosinopril and Valsartan on cardiomyocyte apoptosis in experimental myocardial Ischemia - reperfusion rats model. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (6):820-823(2005) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2005.06.011.
Effects of Fosinopril and Valsartan on cardiomyocyte apoptosis in experimental myocardial Ischemia - reperfusion rats model
Objective; To test the effect of fosinopril and valsartan on cardiomyocte apoptosis and expression of Bcl - 2 and Bax in myocardium of ischemia - reperfusion (I - R) rat model. Methods; SD rats were randomly divided into four groups as follows: Sham - operation group. Ischemia - reperfusion group . Fosinopril group and Valsartan group. The TdT - mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) method was used to detect apoptotic myocytes in different groups. Bcl - 2 and Bax expression in myocardium were analyzed by immunohistochemical technique. Results ; The number of apoptotic cardiomytocytes in Ischemia 30min - reperfusion 48 hours group were significantly more (247. 2±25.9)
than those in Ischemia 30min - reperfusion 4 hours group (P < 0.01). The number of apoptotic myocytes in Fosinopril group and Valsartan group was less than that of Ischemia - reperfusion group (P < 0. 05). The expression of Bax in myocardium was significantly decreased in Fosinopril group and Valsartan group. Conclusion; Ischemia - reperfusion injury could induce myocardial apoptosis
in association with increased expression of Bcl -2 and Bax. Valsartan could decrease cardiomyocyte apoptosis in the rat hearts after Ischemia - reperfusion
and this decrease was possibly mediated by downregulation of Bax gene expression.