阿托伐他汀对急性心肌梗死大鼠内皮微颗粒及心肌细胞凋亡的影响

目的:探讨阿托伐他汀(atorvastatin,AT)对大鼠急性心肌梗死早期内皮微颗粒(endothial microparticles,EMP)及心肌细胞凋亡的影响。方法:将24只雄性SD大鼠随机分为假手术组(sham组)、心肌梗死组(MI组)和阿托伐他汀心肌梗死组(MI+AT组),每组8只。采用冠状动脉结扎制作急性心肌梗死大鼠模型。分别在造模后2 h和24 h采外周血检测肌酸激酶同工酶(creatine kinase-MB,CK-MB)、心肌肌钙蛋白T(cardiac troponin T,c Tn T)和EMP,其中循环EMP用流式细胞术检测。通过TUNEL检测心肌细胞凋亡情况。结果:造模后2 h,MI组大鼠的CK-MB表达水平较sham组大鼠显著升高(P0.05);MI组及MI+AT组大鼠EMP表达水平及心肌细胞凋亡率上升,显著高于sham组(P0.05)。造模后24 h,MI组大鼠EMP表达水平显著高于sham组(P0.05);MI+AT组大鼠CK-MB、c Tn T、EMP表达水平及心肌细胞凋亡率较MI组显著降低(P0.05)。此外,MI组大鼠的CKMB表达水平在造模后24 h较造模后2 h显著升高(P0.05);MI+AT大鼠CK-MB、c Tn T和EMP表达水平在造模后24 h较2 h显著下降(P0.05)。结论:AT可降低大鼠急性心肌梗死时的EMP水平和心肌细胞凋亡率,提示AT对内皮功能有保护作用。

Effects of atorvastatin on release of endothelial microparticles and myocardial apoptosis in rats with acute myocardial infarction

AIM: To investigate the effect of atorvastatin(AT) on the release of endothelial microparticles(EMP) and myocardial apoptosis in the rats with myocardial infarction. METHODS: SD male rats(n=24) were randomly divided into 3 groups:sham operation(sham) group, myocardial infarction(MI) group and MI+AT group. The rat model of acute myocardial infarction was prepared by coronary artery ligation. At 2 h and 24 h after modeling, the peripheral blood was collected to detect creatine kinase-MB(CK-MB) and cardiac troponin T(cTnT). The circulating levels of EMP were measured by flow cytometry. The myocardial apoptosis was detected by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling(TUNEL) assay. RESULTS: At 2 h after modeling, the level of CK-MB was significantly increased in MI group compared with sham group, and the level of EMP and the myocardial apoptotic rate were significantly increased in MI group and MI+AT group compared with sham group. At 24 h after modeling, the level of EMP was significantly increased in MI group compared with sham group. The levels of CK-MB, cTnT, EMP and the myocardial apoptotic rate were significantly decreased in MI+AT group compared with MI group. Moreover, the level of CK-MB in MI group was significantly increased at 24 h compared with that at 2 h after modeling. The levels of CK-MB, cTnT and EMP were significantly decreased in MI+AT group at 24 h compared with those at 2 h after modeling. CONCLUSION: Ator-vastatin may reduce the level of EMP and the myocardial apoptotic rate in the rats with acute myocardial infarction, indicating that atorvastatin plays a role in protecting endothelium.