通心络对心肌梗死大鼠心室缝隙连接蛋白43重构及室性心律失常的影响

目的:探讨通心络(TXL)对心肌梗死大鼠心室缝隙连接蛋白43(Cx43)重构及室性心律失常(VA)的影响。方法:雄性SD大鼠100只,随机分为假手术(sham)组(n=25)和手术组(n=75)。手术组动物结扎冠状动脉左前降支制备心肌梗死模型,假手术组只开胸不结扎。将手术后存活3 d的大鼠随机分为TXL治疗组(TXL组)和心肌梗死组(MI组)。TXL组给予TXL(2 g·kg-1·d-1)连续4周灌胃治疗,MI组和sham组则给予等体积生理盐水灌胃。药物干预结束后,采用酶联免疫吸附法检测梗死周边区心肌组织白细胞介素-1β(IL-1β)及内皮素-1(ET-1)的水平;免疫组化法检测Cx43的分布;Western blotting法检测Cx43表达;RT-PCR法检测Cx43 mRNA的表达;采用Burst刺激诱发VA。结果:与sham组相比,MI组梗死周边心肌的IL-1β和ET-1水平均显著升高,而Cx43的mRNA及蛋白表达均显著降低,Cx43分布无规律性且侧面化分布增多,VA诱发率也明显升高(P0.05);与MI组相比,TXL组梗死周边心肌IL-1β和ET-1水平明显降低,Cx43的mRNA及蛋白表达均显著增加,Cx43部分呈线性分布于心肌细胞闰盘处,VA诱发率也明显降低(P0.05)。结论:TXL可降低心肌梗死大鼠VA的发生率,其机制可能与TXL抑制心肌梗死后Cx43重构有关。

Effects of Tongxinluo on connexin 43 remodeling and ventricular arrhythmia after myocardial infarction in rats

AIM: To determine the effects of Tongxinluo(TXL) on connexin 43(Cx43) remodeling and ventricular arrhythmia(VA) after myocardial infarction(MI) in rats. METHODS: Male SD rats were randomly divided into sham-operated(sham) group(n=25) and operation group(n=75). The left anterior descending(LAD) was ligated in operated group, while the rats in sham group only underwent pericardiotomy. The rats in operation group which survived for 3 d after operation were randomly assigned to TXL group and MI group. The rats in TXL group was administrated with TXL(2 g·kg^-1·d^-1, intragastric administration) for 4 weeks, while normal saline was applied to the rats in sham group and MI group. The levels of interleukin-1β(IL-1β) and endothelin-1(ET-1) in the tissue from the border zone were measured by ELISA after treatment. The distribution and the mRNA and protein expression of Cx43 were detected by immunohistochemical staining, RT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. The burst pacing was used to induce ventricular arrhythmia(VA). RESULTS: Compared with sham group, the levels of IL-1β and ET-1 and the incidence of VA were significantly increased, while the mRNA and protein expression of Cx43 was markedly reduced with irregular distribution in MI group(P<0.05). Compared with MI group, the levels of IL-1β and ET-1 and the incidence of VA were significantly reduced, while the expression of Cx43 at mRNA and protein levels was markedly increased with augmented linear distribution in the myocardial cell intercalated disc in TXL group(P<0.05). CONCLUSION: TXL reduces the incidence of VA after MI via inhibiting the Cx43 remodeling.