Astragali Radix(AR) and Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma(NR) are frequently employed in cardiovascular disease treatment. However, the efficacy of the AR-NR medicine pair(AN) in improving cardiac remodeling and its underl...Astragali Radix(AR) and Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma(NR) are frequently employed in cardiovascular disease treatment. However, the efficacy of the AR-NR medicine pair(AN) in improving cardiac remodeling and its underlying mechanism remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate AN's cardioprotective effect and potential mechanism on cardiac remodeling using transverse aortic constriction(TAC) in mice and angiotensin II(Ang II)-induced neonatal rat cardiomyocytes(NRCMs) and fibroblasts in vitro. High-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight tandem mass spectrometry(HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS) characterized 23 main components of AN. AN significantly improved cardiac function in the TAC-induced mice. Furthermore, AN considerably reduced the serum levels of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide(NT-pro BNP), cardiac troponin T(CTn-T), and interleukin-6(IL-6) and mitigated inflammatory cell infiltration. Post-AN treatment, TAC-induced heart size approached normal. AN decreased cardiomyocyte cross-sectional area and attenuated the upregulation of cardiac hypertrophy marker genes(ANP, BNP, and MYH7) in vivo and in vitro.Concurrently, AN alleviated collagen deposition in TAC-induced mice. AN also reduced the expression of fibrosis-related indicators(COL1A1 and COL3A1) and inhibited the activation of the transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1)/mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3(Smad3) pathway. Thus, AN improved TAC-induced cardiac remodeling. Moreover, AN downregulated p-dynamin-related protein(Drp1)(Ser616) expression and upregulated mitogen 2(MFN-2) and optic atrophy 1(OPA1) expression in vivo and in vitro, thereby restoring mitochondrial fusion and fission balance. In conclusion, AN improves cardiac remodeling by regulating mitochondrial dynamic balance, providing experimental data for the rational application of Chinese medicine prescriptions with AN as the main component in clinical practice.展开更多
The binding interaction between tetra-(p-sulfoazophenyl-4-aminosulfonyl)-substituted aluminum(Ⅲ)phthalocyanine(AIPc),and two-serum albumins(bovine serum albumin(BSA)and human serum albumin(HSA))has been investigated....The binding interaction between tetra-(p-sulfoazophenyl-4-aminosulfonyl)-substituted aluminum(Ⅲ)phthalocyanine(AIPc),and two-serum albumins(bovine serum albumin(BSA)and human serum albumin(HSA))has been investigated.AlPc could quench the intrinsic fuorescence of BSA and HSA through a static quenching process.The primary and secondary binding sites of AlPc on BSA were domainⅠandⅢof BSA.The primary binding site of AIPc on HSA was domainⅠ,and the secondary binding sites of AlPc on HSA were found at domainsⅠandⅡ.Our results suggest that AIPc readily interact with BSA and HSA implying that the amphiphilic substituents AIPc may contribute to their transportation in the blood.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 82274231 and 81973506)the State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Guangxi Normal University, No.CMEMR2023-B12)+2 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2632023TD06)the Young Talent Support Project of Jiangsu Association for Science and Technology(No. TJ-2022-025)the Qinglan Project of Jiangsu Province。
文摘Astragali Radix(AR) and Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma(NR) are frequently employed in cardiovascular disease treatment. However, the efficacy of the AR-NR medicine pair(AN) in improving cardiac remodeling and its underlying mechanism remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate AN's cardioprotective effect and potential mechanism on cardiac remodeling using transverse aortic constriction(TAC) in mice and angiotensin II(Ang II)-induced neonatal rat cardiomyocytes(NRCMs) and fibroblasts in vitro. High-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight tandem mass spectrometry(HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS) characterized 23 main components of AN. AN significantly improved cardiac function in the TAC-induced mice. Furthermore, AN considerably reduced the serum levels of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide(NT-pro BNP), cardiac troponin T(CTn-T), and interleukin-6(IL-6) and mitigated inflammatory cell infiltration. Post-AN treatment, TAC-induced heart size approached normal. AN decreased cardiomyocyte cross-sectional area and attenuated the upregulation of cardiac hypertrophy marker genes(ANP, BNP, and MYH7) in vivo and in vitro.Concurrently, AN alleviated collagen deposition in TAC-induced mice. AN also reduced the expression of fibrosis-related indicators(COL1A1 and COL3A1) and inhibited the activation of the transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1)/mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3(Smad3) pathway. Thus, AN improved TAC-induced cardiac remodeling. Moreover, AN downregulated p-dynamin-related protein(Drp1)(Ser616) expression and upregulated mitogen 2(MFN-2) and optic atrophy 1(OPA1) expression in vivo and in vitro, thereby restoring mitochondrial fusion and fission balance. In conclusion, AN improves cardiac remodeling by regulating mitochondrial dynamic balance, providing experimental data for the rational application of Chinese medicine prescriptions with AN as the main component in clinical practice.
基金the National Key Basic Research Program of China1 unc der Grant No.2015CB352006the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.61335011 and 21274021+2 种基金the Program for Chang-jiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team l in University under Grant No.IRT15R10the Na-tional High Technology Research and Development Program of China under Grant No.2015AA020508Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province under Grant Nos.2015J01040 and 2014J01225.
文摘The binding interaction between tetra-(p-sulfoazophenyl-4-aminosulfonyl)-substituted aluminum(Ⅲ)phthalocyanine(AIPc),and two-serum albumins(bovine serum albumin(BSA)and human serum albumin(HSA))has been investigated.AlPc could quench the intrinsic fuorescence of BSA and HSA through a static quenching process.The primary and secondary binding sites of AlPc on BSA were domainⅠandⅢof BSA.The primary binding site of AIPc on HSA was domainⅠ,and the secondary binding sites of AlPc on HSA were found at domainsⅠandⅡ.Our results suggest that AIPc readily interact with BSA and HSA implying that the amphiphilic substituents AIPc may contribute to their transportation in the blood.
