Chinese Journal Of Clinical Anatomy ›› 2016, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (5): 517-522.doi: 10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2016.05.009

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Shexiang baoxin pill protects cardiomyocytes against high glucose-induced injury by inhibiting the p38 MAPK and NF-κB pathway

YANG Yi-ying1, CHEN Wei-yan2, SUN Xiu-ting1, WANG Xiang3, LI Zheng-xun1, LIANG Mei-ling4, SHI Hui1, YANG Zhi-sheng1, ZENG Wu-tao1   

  1. 1. Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080,China;  2. Intensive Care Unit, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510260, China;  3. Department of Cardiology, Laiwu City People’s Hospital, Laiwu, Shandong 27110, China;  4. Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Cardiovascular Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518020, China
  • Received:2015-10-26 Online:2016-09-25 Published:2016-10-14

Abstract:

Objective To explore whether Shexiang Baoxin Pill(SXBXP/SBP)protects H9c2 cardiac cells against high glucose(HG)-induced injury by inhibition of p38 MAPK and NF-κB pathway.Methods H9c2 cardiac cells were treated with 35 mmol/L glucose(HG)for 24h to establish a model of HG-induced injury;Cell counter kit-8(CCK-8)was used to measure cell viability;Apoptotic cells were tested by Hoechst 33258 nuclear staining followed by fluorescence imaging;Intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species(ROS)were detected by 2’,7’-dichlorfluorescein-diacetate(DCFH-DA)staining,followed by fluorescence imaging; Mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP)was measured by a fluorescent dye,rhodamine 123(Rh123),followed by fluorescence imaging;The expression levels of p38 MAPK and NF-κB p65 protein were detected by Western blot assay. Result Treatment of H9c2 cardiac cells with HG for 24h signally induced injuries,proved by a decrease in cell viability,an increase in amount of apoptotic cells and intracellular ROS production,as well as a loss of MMP;HG strengthened the expression of phosphorylated(p)-p38 MAPK and p-NF-κB p65; Pretreatment with SBP notably inhibited the up-regulation of expression of p-p38 MAPK and p-NF-κB p65 induced by HG; Pretreatment with SBP or SB203580,an inhibitor of p38 pathway or PDTC, an inhibitor of NF-κB pathway,attenuated the above HG-induced injuries,including cytotoxicity,apoptosis,increase in ROS production and a loss of MMP,in H9c2 cardiac cells. Conclusion SXBXP(SBP) may protect H9c2 cardiac cells against the HG-induced injuries by inhibiting the p38 MAPK and NF-κB pathway.

Key words: Shexiang Baoxin Pill, High glucose, p38 MAPK, NF-κB, Cardiomyocyte