YU Dong-mei, et al. The effect of ramipril on the cardiac fibrosis in the left ventricle of spontaneously hypertensive rats through intervening the expression of TRPC3. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University 36(1):19-22(2011)
YU Dong-mei, et al. The effect of ramipril on the cardiac fibrosis in the left ventricle of spontaneously hypertensive rats through intervening the expression of TRPC3. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University 36(1):19-22(2011) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2011.01.008.
The effect of ramipril on the cardiac fibrosis in the left ventricle of spontaneously hypertensive rats through intervening the expression of TRPC3
Objective:To investigate the effect of ramipril on the expression of TRPC3 in the overload induced cardiac fibrosis in the left ventricle of spontaneously hypertensive rats(SHR).Methods:12-week-old SHRs were divided into two groups:the placebo group(SHRs) and the Ramipril group(Ram-SHR)
the same aged Wistar Kyoto rats(WKYs) were used as control group(WKY).Four weeks after drug intervention
the left ventricle mass index(LVMI)
the cardiac collagen volume fraction(CVF) and the expression of TRPC3 mRNA and protein were detected.Results:The expression of TRPC3 mRNA and protein were detected in each group.Compared with the WKYs
the LVMI
CVF) and the expression of TRPC3 mRNA and protein were significantly increased in SHRs.These data mentioned above were decreased obviously in Ramipril group.Conclusion:Expression of TRPC3 mRNA and protein TRPC3 were found in both SHRs and WKYs.TRPC3 could have play an important role in the development of cardiac fibrosis.Rmipril could inhibit the cardiac fibrosis through down-regulating the expression of TRPC3 mRNA and protein.