Effect of Flos carthami on stress-activated protein kinase activity in the isolated reperfused rat heart
Effect of Flos carthami on stress-activated protein kinase activity in the isolated reperfused rat heart
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DOI:
10.1023/a:1017266628572
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发表时间:
2000-04
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Y. Siow;P. Choy;W. Leung;O. Karmin
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作者:
Y. Siow;P. Choy;W. Leung;O. Karmin
The apoptotic death of cardiomyocytes due to ischemia/reperfusion is one of the major complications of heart disease. Ischemia/reperfusion has been shown to lead to the activation of the stress-activated protein (SAP) kinases and the p38/reactivating kinase (p38/RK). In this study, the direct effect of an aqueousFlos carthami(FC) extract on SAP kinases was investigated. When isolated rat hearts were perfused by Langendorff mode with media containing FC extract prior to the induction of global ischemia and the subsequent reperfusion, SAP kinase activity was inhibited 95%. Untreated ischemic/reperfused hearts showed a 57% elevation in the activity of SAP kinase. Thein vitroeffect of these FC extracts on SAP kinase was also tested. At a concentration of 10 μg/ml, the aqueous FC extract resulted in 50% inhibition of SAP kinase activity in ischemic heart tissue. Our results showed that FC affected both the interaction of SAP kinase with c-jun as well as the phosphotransferase reaction. These results clearly demonstrate that extracts fromFlos carthamiexerted inhibitory effects on SAP kinase. The administration of the FC extract may lead to a modulation of the apoptotic effect of SAP kinase activation induced during ischemia/reperfusion.