阿托伐他汀对糖尿病大鼠急性心肌梗死后心功能及HGF/c-Met信号通路的影响*

 目的： 糖尿病患者急性心肌梗死（AMI）后的心室重构及心功能恶化较非糖尿病者更为明显。本研究旨在观察阿托伐他汀对糖尿病大鼠AMI后心肌细胞凋亡、心室重构及心功能的影响，并探讨其作用是否与肝细胞生长因子及其受体 (HGF/c-Met)信号通路有关。方法: 70只雄性SD大鼠经链脲霉素 (STZ, 65 mg/kg)腹腔注射，诱导糖尿病大鼠模型。8周后对糖尿病大鼠结扎左冠状动脉前降支构建AMI大鼠模型，术后存活32只大鼠随机分为2组：AMI对照组(n=16)和阿托伐他汀干预组(n=16, 阿托伐他汀20 mg·kg-1·d-1)，并在糖尿病大鼠中设假手术组(n=11)，术后24 h予以灌胃给药。2周后比较各组大鼠心功能、心肌组织病理改变、心肌细胞凋亡、HGF和c-Met mRNA及蛋白表达差异。结果: (1) AMI对照组心功能显著低于假手术组（P<0.05），胶原容积分数、心肌细胞凋亡指数、HGF及c-Met mRNA及蛋白表达均显著高于假手术组（P<0.05）；(2) 阿托伐他汀干预组的胶原容积分数和心肌细胞凋亡指数显著低于AMI对照组（P<0.05），心功能、HGF及c-Met mRNA及蛋白表达均显著高于AMI对照组（P<0.05）。结论: 阿托伐他汀对糖尿病大鼠AMI后心肌细胞凋亡、心室重构及心功能具有显著改善作用；HGF/c-Met信号通路在AMI后会激活，阿托伐他汀的上述作用机制可能与其进一步增强HGF/c-Met信号通路有关。

Effect of atorvastatin on cardiac function and HGF/c-Met signaling pathway after acute myocardial infarction in diabetic rats

AIM: To investigate the effect of atorvastatin on myocardial apoptosis, ventricular remodeling and cardiac function after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in diabetic rats, and to explore whether the effect is mediated by hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/c-Met signaling pathway. METHODS: Diabetes in 70 male SD rats was induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ, 65 mg/kg). After 8 weeks, AMI was induced by the ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery in the diabetic rats, and 32 surviving rats were divided into AMI group (n=16) and AMI＋atorvastatin group (n=16, 20 mg·kg-1·d-1) at random. The similar surgical procedure was completed in sham group (n=11) without coronary ligation. Atorvastatin was given daily by gavage from the first day after AMI. Two weeks later, the cardiac function, pathological changes of myocardial tissues, myocardial apoptosis, and the expression of HGF and c-Met were compared among groups. RESULTS: AMI significantly reduced cardiac function, increased collagen volume fraction (CVF) and myocardial apoptotic index, and up-regulated the expression of HGF and c-Met at mRNA and protein levels in AMI control group (P<0.05). The cardiac function was improved, and CVF and myocardial apoptotic index were reduced by the treatment with atorvastatin, which also up-regulated the expression of HGF and c-Met (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Atorvastatin significantly attenuates myocardial apoptosis and cardiac remodeling, and improves cardiac function after AMI in diabetic rats by further enhancing the activation of HGF/c-Met pathway.