Objective:To investigate the effect of Pinus eldarica bark extract on adrenaline-induced myocardial infarction.Methods:Hydroalcoholic extract was prepared using maceration method and its total phenolic content was det...Objective:To investigate the effect of Pinus eldarica bark extract on adrenaline-induced myocardial infarction.Methods:Hydroalcoholic extract was prepared using maceration method and its total phenolic content was determined using the Folin-ciocalteu method.Pretreatment was done by oral administration of 100,200,and 400 mg/kg Pinus eldarica bark extract for 16 days in male Wistar rats.Injection of adrenaline(2 mg/kg,s.c.)was performed on the 15th and 16th days for induction of myocardial infarction.LeadⅡEEG was recorded.Serum cardiac marker enzymes and antioxidative parameters were evaluated and a histopathological examination of heart tissues was performed.Results:Pretreatment with Pinus eldarica bark extract especially at its high doses significantly lowered the ST-segment elevation,improved heart rate,and decreased RR interval in ECG pattern of rats with adrenaline-induced myocardial infarction.It declined serum markers of heart damage including aspartate aminotransferase,lactate dehydrogenase,and creatine phosphokinase-MB,and also decreased lipid peroxidation marker,and heart weight while raising total antioxidant capacity and considerably improved histopathological alterations of the heart induced by adrenaline.Conclusions:Pinus eldarica bark extract shows beneficial cardioprotective and antioxidant effects against adrenaline-induced myocardial infarction.It can be further explored as a potential treatment for myocardial infarction.展开更多
基金financially supported by Vice-Chancellery for Research and Technology of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (research projects No. 3400680)
文摘Objective:To investigate the effect of Pinus eldarica bark extract on adrenaline-induced myocardial infarction.Methods:Hydroalcoholic extract was prepared using maceration method and its total phenolic content was determined using the Folin-ciocalteu method.Pretreatment was done by oral administration of 100,200,and 400 mg/kg Pinus eldarica bark extract for 16 days in male Wistar rats.Injection of adrenaline(2 mg/kg,s.c.)was performed on the 15th and 16th days for induction of myocardial infarction.LeadⅡEEG was recorded.Serum cardiac marker enzymes and antioxidative parameters were evaluated and a histopathological examination of heart tissues was performed.Results:Pretreatment with Pinus eldarica bark extract especially at its high doses significantly lowered the ST-segment elevation,improved heart rate,and decreased RR interval in ECG pattern of rats with adrenaline-induced myocardial infarction.It declined serum markers of heart damage including aspartate aminotransferase,lactate dehydrogenase,and creatine phosphokinase-MB,and also decreased lipid peroxidation marker,and heart weight while raising total antioxidant capacity and considerably improved histopathological alterations of the heart induced by adrenaline.Conclusions:Pinus eldarica bark extract shows beneficial cardioprotective and antioxidant effects against adrenaline-induced myocardial infarction.It can be further explored as a potential treatment for myocardial infarction.