Post-infarct cardiac sympathetic hyperactivity regulates galanin expression

The neuropeptide galanin is elevated in the cardiac sympathetic innervation after myocardial infarction (MI). Galanin inhibits vagal transmission and may support the regeneration of sympathetic nerves, thereby contributing to the development of arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death after MI. The reason for increased galanin production in sympathetic neurons after myocardial infarction is not known. Cardiac sympathetic neurons are activated chronically after cardiac ischemia–reperfusion, and activation of sympathetic neurons in culture stimulates galanin expression. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that increased sympathetic nerve activity stimulates galanin expression in cardiac sympathetic neurons after myocardial infarction. To test this hypothesis we used TGR(ASrAOGEN) transgenic rats, which lack brain angiotensinogen and do not exhibit post-infarct sympathetic hyperactivity. Hearts and stellate ganglia were collected 1 week after ischemia–reperfusion. Galanin mRNA was quantified by real-time PCR and peptide content was assayed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Galanin mRNA increased approximately 3-fold after MI in cardiac sympathetic neurons of both genotypes compared to unoperated and sham controls. Left ventricular galanin content, however, increased after MI only in Sprague–Dawley rats and not in AOGEN rats. These data suggest that post-infarct cardiac sympathetic hyperactivity stimulates galanin peptide production but is not required for increased galanin mRNA expression.     

右侧颈交感干离断对大鼠心肌梗死后炎症反应的抑制作用及对HMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB通路的影响

目的:观察右侧颈交感干离断(TCST)对大鼠心肌梗死后炎症反应的抑制作用及高迁移率族蛋白B1(HMGB1)的表达和TLR4/NF-κB信号通路的影响。方法:结扎左冠状动脉前降支制备急性心肌梗死(acute myocardial infarction,AMI)模型,将造模成功的大鼠随机分为心肌梗死(MI)组和心肌梗死+右侧颈交感干离断(MI+TCST)组,MI+TCST组在左冠状动脉前降支结扎后立即离断右侧颈交感神经干。MI组和MI+TCST组分别按模型制备及干预后1、3、7、14和28 d分为5个亚组,另设假手术(sham)组,只穿线不结扎,每组8只。建模后4周,超声心动图检测大鼠心脏功能,然后处死大鼠,取心脏计算心脏肥厚指数,并取梗死周围心肌组织采用HE染色观察心肌病理形态改变。Real-time PCR法检测不同时点梗死边缘区HMGB1、肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)和白细胞介素6(IL-6)的m RNA表达。Western blot分析MI后不同时点梗死边缘区HMGB1和TLR4蛋白的表达变化,并进一步分析右侧TCST对HMGB1和TLR4/NF-κB信号通路蛋白表达的影响。结果:与MI组比较,MI+TCST组左心室射血分数(LVEF)和左心室短轴缩短分数(LVFS)显著升高(P0.05),左心室舒张末期内径(LVEDd)、左心室收缩末期内径(LVESd)和心脏肥厚指数显著降低(P0.05),梗死边缘区各时点HMGB1、TNF-α和IL-6的m RNA表达水平显著降低(P0.05)。Western blot检测结果显示,与sham组比较,HMGB1蛋白的表达在MI后3 d开始升高,并于7 d达到高峰,之后逐渐下降,28 d时仍明显高于假手术组(P0.05);TLR4蛋白的表达变化与HMGB1一致。进一步研究发现右侧TCST可显著降低心肌组织HMGB1和TLR4/NF-κB信号通路蛋白的表达(P0.05)。结论:右侧颈交感干离断可改善MI后心室重构,发挥保护心功能的作用,其机制可能与其抑制HMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB信号通路,减轻炎症反应有关。     

Ghrelin对急性心肌梗死后大鼠心脏神经重构的影响及炎性因子的作用

目的:探讨Ghrelin对心肌梗死(MI)后大鼠神经重构的影响及其作用机制。方法:55只SD大鼠分为假手术组(Sham组)、急性心肌梗死(AMI)模型对照组(Control组)和Ghrelin干预组(Ghrelin组)。结扎冠状动脉制作AMI模型40只,Ghrelin组和Control组各20只,Ghrelin组于手术当天给予Ghrelin皮下注射,剂量为100μg/kg,2次/天;Sham组和Control组等量生理盐水作相同部位注射。四周后处死动物。检测梗死及非梗死区左室神经生长因子相关蛋白-43(GAP-43)、酪氨酸羟化酶(TH)、炎症介质白介素-1β(IL-1β),肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)和内皮素-1(ET-1)的表达。结果:与Control组相比,Ghrelin组梗死区及非梗死区GAP-43及TH的阳性表达明显减少,同时IL-1β、TNF-α和ET-1mRNA表达也明显受抑。结论:Ghrelin干预能够抑制大鼠MI后神经增生;炎性因子可能参与其中。     

P75 neurotrophin receptor is a regulatory factor in sudden cardiac death with myocardial infarction

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with coronary artery diseases and myocardial infarction (MI). Sympathetic stimulation and sympathetic neural remodeling are important in the generation of SCD in diseased heart. The balance of nerve growth factor (NGF) and semaphoring 3A determines the sympathetic innervation patterning. Recently studies showed that P75 neurotrophin receptor (P75 NTR) is the main receptor for NGF mediates sympathetic hyperinnervation in the heart, and also interacts with semaphoring 3A. Sympathetic axons lacking P75 NTR are more sensitive to semaphoring 3A in vitro than control neurons, resulting in decreased sympathetic innervation in the left ventricular subendocardium. P75 NTR(-/-) mice had increased sympathetic heterogeneity and more spontaneous ventricular arrhythmias. Based on current studies, we present a hypothesis that P75 NTR plays an important regulatory role in sudden cardiac after myocardial infarction and hope to find new therapeutic target for SCD.     

急性心肌梗死后早期血浆心肌纤维化相关指标的变化

目的:观察急性心肌梗死早期内源性松弛素(H2RLX)和Ⅰ型前胶原C端末端肽（PICP）、 转化生长因子（TGF-β1）的的表达。方法:入选41名急性心肌梗死患者和冠脉血管正常的对照组10名。心肌梗死后 3 d、7 d分别抽静脉血,用ELISA方法检测H2RLX和PICP、 TGF-β1,对照组在入选后抽静脉血检测H2RLX和PICP、 TGF-β1。结果:(1)心肌梗死后3 d H2RLX与对照组比较,没有显著差异。梗死后3 d和7 d的H2RLX水平没有明显变化。(2) 梗死后3 d PICP 水平显著高于对照组, PICP在梗死后7 d的水平显著低于梗死后3 d的水平。(3) 梗死后3 d TGF-β1与梗死后7 d TGF-β1保持在较高水平,两个时点的TGF-β1水平均明显高于对照组。(4) 梗死后7 d松弛素水平和心肌梗死组的空腹血糖呈正相关。结论:在心肌梗死早期血浆中没有内源性松弛素表达的增加,但心肌胶原形成及前纤维化因子表达增加。     

SOD1 overexpression in paraventricular nucleus improves post-infarct myocardial remodeling and ventricular function

Excessive sympathetic activation contributes to the progression of chronic heart failure. Reactive oxygen species in paraventricular nucleus (PVN) play an important role in the enhanced sympathetic outflow. This study was designed to determine whether superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) overexpression in the PVN attenuated the sympathetic activation and cardiac dysfunction in rats after an episode of myocardial infarction (MI). Adenoviral vectors containing human SOD1 (Ad-SOD) or null adenoviral vectors (Ad-null) were immediately microinjected into the PVN of rats with coronary artery ligation or sham operation. At the eighth week, the SOD1 protein level and activity in the PVN increased while the superoxide anions in the PVN decreased in Ad-SOD rats. The SOD1 overexpression in the PVN prevented the increases in left ventricular end-diastolic pressure and volume, and the decreases in ejection fraction and peak velocities of contraction in MI rats. In addition, there was an attenuation of renal sympathetic nerve activity, cardiac sympathetic afferent reflex and plasma norepinephrine level in MI rats. Furthermore, the SOD1 overexpression in the PVN reduced cardiomyocyte size, collagen deposition and the TUNEL-positive cardiomyocytes in MI rats. These results indicate that the SOD1 overexpression in the PVN attenuates the excessive sympathetic activation, myocardial remodeling, cardiomyocyte apoptosis and ventricular dysfunction in MI rats.     

慢性心力衰竭大鼠内皮素系统表达的变化

目的:研究慢性心衰大鼠在心衰早期(冠脉结扎10d)和心衰晚期(冠脉结扎70d)的左心室内皮素受体A(ET_AR)和内皮素受体B(ET_BR)及内皮素前体(PreproET₁)的mRNA表达水平,了解心衰时心肌内皮素系统的变化及其与病程的关系。方法:用逆转录-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)检测冠脉结扎心衰模型大鼠的左心室ET_A和ET_B受体及PreproET₁的mRNA表达,以放射免疫技术检测血浆中内皮素(ET₁)和心钠素(ANP)的浓度。结果:冠脉结扎10d后,血浆ET₁、ANP的水平和左心室ET_AR、ET_BR、PreproET₁的mRNA表达水平均明显高于假手术组;冠脉结扎70d后,血浆ET₁和ANP的水平显著高于冠脉结扎10d组和假手术组,ET_A受体mRNA表达水平和假手术组相比无显著性差异,而ET_B受体及PreproET₁mRNA表达水平仍明显高于假手术组,但显著低于冠脉结扎10d组。结论:在慢性心衰的不同阶段,左心室内皮素系统的改变参与机体心脏功能的调节,循环ET₁水平的上升在早期主要是由于PreproET₁的mRNA表达上调所致,在后期则主要与下调的内皮素受体水平有关。     

Generation and phenotypic characterization of a galanin overexpressing mouse

In most parts of the peripheral nervous system galanin is expressed at very low levels. To further understand the functional role of galanin, a mouse overexpressing galanin under the platelet-derived growth factor-B was generated, and high levels of galanin expression were observed in several peripheral tissues and spinal cord. Thus, a large proportion of neurons in autonomic and sensory ganglia were galanin-positive, as were most spinal motor neurons. Strong galanin-like immunoreactivity was also seen in nerve terminals in the corresponding target tissues, including skin, blood vessels, sweat and salivary glands, motor end-plates and the gray matter of the spinal cord. In transgenic superior cervical ganglia around half of all neuron profiles expressed galanin mRNA but axotomy did not cause a further increase, even if mRNA levels were increased in individual neurons. In transgenic dorsal root ganglia galanin mRNA was detected in around two thirds of all neuron profiles, including large ones, and after axotomy the percentage of galanin neuron profiles was similar in overexpressing and wild type mice. Axotomy reduced the total number of DRG neurons less in overexpressing than in wild type mice, indicating a modest rescue effect. Aging by itself increased galanin expression in the superior cervical ganglion in wild type and transgenic mice, and in the latter also in preganglionic cholinergic neurons projecting to the superior cervical ganglion. Galanin overexpressing mice showed an attenuated plasma extravasation, an increased pain response in the formalin test, and changes in muscle physiology, but did not differ from wild type mice in sudomotor function. These findings suggest that overexpressed galanin in some tissues of these mice can be released and via a receptor-mediated action influence pathophysiological processes.     

经bcl-2基因修饰的骨髓间充质干细胞移植对缺血性心功能不全兔心功能及血管新生的影响

目的:探讨经bcl-2基因修饰的骨髓间充质干细胞(BMSCs)移植对急性心肌梗死家兔心肌细胞凋亡、血管再生及心功能的影响。方法:体外分离、培养、纯化兔BMSCs,分别转染腺病毒及重组腺病毒-Bcl-2。结扎兔冠状动脉前降支制作心肌梗死(MI)模型,2周后于心梗边缘区分别注射等量的腺病毒-Bcl-2-BMSCs(MI+Bcl-2-BMSCs组)、腺病毒-BMSCs(MI+BMSCs组)及DMEM液(MI组)。细胞移植4周后经超声测定心功能;荧光显微镜观察BMSCs的存活及分布;TUNEL法检测心肌细胞凋亡;real-time PCR检测VEGF mRNA表达;免疫组化染色法检测CD31表达,计算新生毛细血管密度。以上数据分别与心功能进行相关性分析。结果:与MI组相比,MI+Bcl-2-BMSCs组和MI+BMSCs组的心功能改善、细胞凋亡率降低、VEGF mRNA表达增多、毛细血管密度增加,其中MI+Bcl-2-BMSCs组的变化更为显著(P0.05)。相关性分析显示左室射血分数与心肌细胞凋亡率呈负相关;与VEGF mRNA的表达量及毛细血管密度呈正相关(P0.01)。结论:经bcl-2基因修饰的BMSCs移植可显著减少缺血性心功能不全兔心肌细胞凋亡、促进血管再生、改善心功能。     

Long-term administration of tempol attenuates postinfarct ventricular dysfunction and sympathetic activity in rats

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the long-term administration of tempol attenuates postinfarct ventricular dysfunction and sympathetic activity in rats. Myocardial infarction (MI) was induced by left descending coronary artery ligation. Tempol was orally administered in drinking water (2 mmol/L), which was initiated 4 h after infarction and continued for 6 weeks. Tempol prevented not only the increases in left ventricular end-diastolic pressure and volume but also the decreases in ejection fraction and peak velocities of contraction in MI rats. The treatment normalized the increased renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) and plasma norepinephrine level, as well as the enhanced cardiac sympathetic afferent reflex (CSAR; an excitatory cardiovascular reflex partially contributing to the sympathetic activation in chronic heart failure) and the RSNA responses to microinjection of angiotensin II into paraventricular nucleus in MI rats. Furthermore, tempol prevented the increased AT₁ receptor protein expression and superoxide anion level in both paraventricular nucleus and rostral ventrolateral medulla in MI rats. In conclusion, long-term administration of tempol attenuates ventricular dysfunction and normalizes sympathetic neural control in MI rats. The normalization of the CSAR, levels of superoxide anions and AT₁ receptor expression, and the response to angiotensin II in the paraventricular nucleus and rostral ventrolateral medulla may partially contribute to the beneficial effects of tempol on central sympathetic control.     

长期容量超负荷心力衰竭大鼠心脏交感神经去甲肾上腺素转运蛋白表达的变化

目的：检测长期容量超负荷（VOL）条件下大鼠心肌β₁-肾上腺素能受体（β₁-AR）及其上游调控因素心脏交感神经去甲肾上腺素转运蛋白（NET）mRNA表达的变化。方法：用RT-PCR及Northern杂交检测心脏交感神经NET表达组织特异性、VOL后不同时间大鼠心脏交感神经NET及β₁-AR mRNA表达水平变化。结果：①心脏交感神经节专一性表达心脏交感神经NET基因。②VOL后3 d大鼠左心室收缩压（LVSP）下降最显著（24%）（P<0.05）此后逐渐增高,至手术后60 d高于对照组32.8%（P<0.05）;3-30 d舒张末压（LVEDP）显著增177.96%-234.75%（P<0.05）,术后60 d恢复至对照组水平（P>0.05）。③与对照组比较VOL大鼠术后3-30 d NET、β₁-AR mRNA表达无下降（P>0.05）,60 d NET RT-PCR及Northern杂交检测分别显示下降43.3%（P<0.05）和 63.5%（P<0.05）,Northern杂交显示β₁-AR下降50%（P<0.05）。结论：长期心脏VOL大鼠左心室β₁-AR mRNA可维持较长时间稳定与心脏交感神经NET mRNA表达相对稳定有关。NET表达正常对维持β₁-AR对肾上腺素能刺激的敏感性,维持心脏收缩功能正常可能有重要意义。     

长期胰岛素治疗通过促进BNP表达延缓缺血性心力衰竭的发展及其机制

 目的：探讨心肌梗死后长期胰岛素治疗对心脏结构与功能的影响及机制。方法：对成年雄性SD大鼠行冠状动脉左前降支结扎手术,并随机分为4组（每组8~10只）：（1）生理盐水组：心梗后1 mL·kg-1·d-1,ih,4周;（2）胰岛素组：2 U·kg-1·d-1,ih,4周;（3）胰岛素+wortmannin（Wm, PI3K抑制剂）组：Wm 15 μg·kg-1·d-1,胰岛素给药前15 min,ip;（4）假手术组不结扎冠脉,作为对照。检测各组大鼠心脏结构及功能,测定心肌细胞PI3K及p38 MAPK表达量,测定血清脑钠尿肽（BNP）及心肌BNP mRNA表达量。结果：心梗后胰岛素长期强化治疗4周可减少心脏纵轴长度/心脏重量,但对心脏重量/体重和心肌细胞横截面积无显著影响,并增加心脏射血分数、左心室发展压和左室压微分（均P<0.05）;此外,胰岛素治疗4周可增加PI3K表达和Akt磷酸化,降低p38 MAPK磷酸化水平,同时提高血清BNP水平而不改变心肌细胞BNP mRNA表达量,但该作用不能被Wm阻断（均P<0.05）。结论：心梗后长期胰岛素强化治疗可通过非PI3K-Akt依赖通路上调BNP水平,减轻心脏病理性重构并改善心功能,延缓缺血性心力衰竭的发展。     

甘丙肽对GT1-7细胞GnRH释放的调节作用

目的：GT1-7细胞是替代研究GnRH神经元的理想细胞模型。本实验研究甘丙肽1型，2型受体mRNA在GT1-7细胞中的表达及对GnRH的调节作用。方法：（1）采用逆转录-聚合酶链反应（RT-PCR）法观察甘丙肽受体mRNA在GT1-7中的表达；（2）将不同浓度的甘丙肽以不同时间与GT1-7细胞卵育，用RIA法测定细胞上清液中GnRH含量。结果：（1）GT1-7细胞同时表达甘丙肽1型和2型受体mRNA;(2)甘丙肽能刺激GnRH释放，且呈明显的量效关系。结论：甘丙肽可通过其受体直接作用下丘脑GnRH神经元，而对生殖功能起调节作用。     

Lentivirus-mediated overexpression of angiotensin-(1-7) attenuated ischaemia-induced cardiac pathophysiology

Myocardial infarction (MI) results in cell death, development of interstitial fibrosis, ventricular wall thinning and ultimately, heart failure. Angiotensin-(1-7) [Ang-(1-7)] has been shown to provide cardioprotective effects. We hypothesize that lentivirus-mediated overexpression of Ang-(1-7) would protect the myocardium from ischaemic injury. A single bolus of 3.5 × 10(8) transducing units of lenti-Ang-(1-7) was injected into the left ventricle of 5-day-old male Sprague-Dawley rats. At 6 weeks of age, MI was induced by ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Four weeks after the MI, echocardiography and haemodynamic parameters were measured to assess cardiac function. Postmyocardial infarction, rats showed significant decreases in fractional shortening and dP/dt (rate of rise of left ventricular pressure), increases in left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, and ventricular hypertrophy. Also, considerable upregulation of cardiac angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) mRNA was observed in these rats. Lentivirus-mediated cardiac overexpression of Ang-(1-7) not only prevented all these MI-induced impairments but also resulted in decreased myocardial wall thinning and an increased cardiac gene expression of ACE2 and bradykinin B2 receptor (BKR2). Furthermore, in vitro experiments using rat neonatal cardiac myocytes demonstrated protective effects of Ang-(1-7) against hypoxia-induced cell death. This beneficial effect was associated with decreased expression of inflammatory cytokines (tumour necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6) and increased gene expression of ACE2, BKR2 and interleukin-10. Our findings indicate that overexpression of Ang-(1-7) improves cardiac function and attenuates left ventricular remodelling post-MI. The protective effects of Ang-(1-7) appear to be mediated, at least in part, through modulation of the cardiac renin-angiotensin system and cytokine production.     

PI3K对心梗大鼠TNF-α表达的影响

目的 探讨磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶(phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase,PI3K)抑制剂LY-294002对心梗大鼠心肌肿瘤坏死因子-α(tumor necrosis factor-α,TNF-α)表达的影响。方法 45只SD大鼠,随机分为假手术组、心肌梗死组和PI3K抑制剂组。分别用Western blot和RT-PCR方法检测各组大鼠梗死区及其周围心肌TNF-α蛋白和TNF-α mRNA表达变化。结果 心肌梗死组心肌梗死区及其周围心肌TNF-α蛋白、TNF-α mRNA表达水平显著高于假手术组(p<0.05),PI3K抑制剂组心肌梗死区及其周围心肌TNF-α蛋白、TNF-α mRNA表达水平则明显低于心肌梗死组(p<0.05)。结论 PI3K能够上调心肌梗死大鼠TNF-α的表达。     

Galanin impairs acquisition but not retrieval of spatial memory in rats studied in the Morris swim maze

The effect of intraventricular administration of the neuropeptide galanin on acquisition and retrieval in a modified Morris swim maze was studied in rats. Galanin induced a significant deficit in the acquisition of the task while no effects on the retrieval were observed. No deficits were seen 24 h after the last treatment. Galanin did not increase the number of failures to reach the platform. It is suggested that endogenous galanin modulates learning possibly via the galanin-containing cholinergic neurons in the septum-basal forebrain area projecting to the hippocampus and cortex.     

可溶性TGFβRⅡ对大鼠心肌梗死后心功能的影响

目的: 观察可溶性转化生长因子βⅡ型受体(sTGFβRⅡ)对大鼠心肌梗死(MI)后心功能的影响,并探讨其可能机制。方法: 结扎左冠状动脉前降支,建立SD大鼠MI模型,3 d后存活大鼠进行实验,随机分为MI组、pAd-sTGFβRⅡ组(携带TGFβRⅡ胞外区基因即sTGFβRⅡ的重组腺病毒载体转染)和空载体组,并另设假手术组。4周后,超声心动图检测各组大鼠心率(HR)、左心室舒张末期直径(LVEDD)、左心室收缩末期直径(LVESD)和射血分数(EF)的变化,取心肌冰冻切片在荧光显微镜下观察sTGFβRⅡ基因在心肌组织中的表达,天狼星红-饱和苦味酸染色法检测Ⅰ、Ⅲ型胶原的表达,RT-PCR和免疫组化法分别检测基质金属蛋白酶9(MMP-9)mRNA和蛋白的表达,明胶酶谱法分析MMP-9的活性。结果: (1)与假手术组比较,MI组和空载体组HR、LVEDD、LVESD、Ⅰ和Ⅲ型胶原、MMP-9 mRNA和蛋白表达量及其活性均明显增加(P<0.01),EF明显下降(P<0.01)。(2)与MI组比较,pAd-sTGFβRⅡ组HR、LVEDD和LVESD明显减小(P<0.01),EF明显升高(P<0.01);Ⅰ和Ⅲ型胶原、MMP-9 mRNA和蛋白表达量及其活性均明显下降(P<0.01),但仍高于假手术组。结论: sTGFβRⅡ干预能够改善MI后心功能,抑制TGF-β介导的MMP-9表达可能是其机制之一。     

Neonatal damage to the rat's infraorbital nerve upregulates both galanin and neuropeptide Y in individual vibrissae-related primary afferent axons

Previous studies in adult animals have suggested that the peptides galanin and neuropeptide Y (NPY) may be upregulated in the same primary afferent neurons after peripheral axotomy. The present study was undertaken to determine whether such upregulation occurred in vibrissae-related primary afferent neurons and their axons after damage to the infraorbital nerve [ION; the trigeminal (V) branch that innervates the vibrissae follicles]. Double-labelling experiments demonstrated that approximately 75% of axotomized V ganglion cells and the central arbors of vibrissae-related primary afferents expressed both galanin and NPY after perinatal, but not adult, nerve damage. However, additional experiments demonstrated that the sensitive periods for lesion-induced upregulation of the two peptides and the period over which they were expressed after neonatal ION transection differed substantially. Staining for both peptides was increased after ION damage on P-0 through P-14, but only galanin staining was increased in vibrissae-related primary afferents after lesions on P-21. Galanin expression was elevated in vibrissae-related primary afferents in rats killed 3,8, and 15 days after neonatal ION transection, while increased NPY was observed at only the middle time point. The lesion-induced increases in galanin and NPY in vibrissae-related ION primary afferents suggest that these peptides may modulate central V reorganization after such damage.     

心肌梗死大鼠缺血心肌中内皮抑素的表达

目的： 观察心肌梗死后大鼠不同时间缺血心肌中内皮抑素的表达及其与新生血管密度和血管内皮生长因子（VEGF）的关系。 方法： 32只心肌梗死SD大鼠随机分为心肌梗死后7、14、21、28 d 4个组，以假手术组作为正常对照组，每组8只。应用免疫组织化学染色方法，观察各组心肌梗死大鼠缺血心肌中内皮抑素、VEGF 的表达和新生血管密度。 结果： 心肌梗死大鼠缺血心肌中内皮抑素的表达明显增加，弥散分部于心肌细胞和组织间隙，第7 d表达量最高，至14、21、28 d表达量逐渐降低，28 d基本降至基础水平，与VEGF表达的变化趋势一致，并与新生血管密度相关。 结论： 内皮抑素在心肌梗死大鼠的缺血心肌中表达增加，与VEGF的动态变化一致，并与新生血管密度呈正相关，提示内皮抑素可能参与缺血心肌血管新生的调节。