Protective effect of Lai Fu Cheng Qi decoction on severe acute pancreatitis-induced myocardial injury in a rat model

Li,Nan; Tian,Ying; Wang,Chunli; Zhang,Peng; You,Shengyi

doi:10.3892/etm.2015.2250

Protective effect of Lai Fu Cheng Qi decoction on severe acute pancreatitis-induced myocardial injury in a rat model

Authors:
- Nan Li
- Ying Tian
- Chunli Wang
- Peng Zhang
- Shengyi You
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Affiliations: Department of Surgery, General Hospital Affiliated to Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, P.R. China, Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300150, P.R. China
Published online on: February 3, 2015 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2250
Pages: 1133-1140
Copyright: © Li et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of Lai Fu Cheng Qi decoction on myocardial injury in rats with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). In total, 30 rats were randomly divided into sham, SAP and decoction treatment groups. SAP was induced by a retrograde pancreatic duct injection of 5% sodium taurocholate in the SAP and decoction treatment groups. Rats in decoction treatment group also received intragastric administration of Lai Fu Cheng Qi decoction. The serum levels of creatine kinase isoenzyme (CK‑MB) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were detected using an automatic biochemical analyzer. In addition, myocardial Na+‑K+‑ATPase activity was analyzed using a spectrophotometric method and the mitochondrial membrane potential was measured by flow cytometry. Myocardial apoptosis was assessed using a TUNEL assay and pathological changes to the heart and pancreas were detected by hematoxylin and eosin staining. Compared with the rats in the sham group, rats in the SAP and decoction treatment groups exhibited significantly higher levels of serum CK‑MB and LDH, apoptosis index and pathological scores, and had significantly lower levels of Na+‑K+‑ATPase activity and mitochondrial membrane potential. However, when compared with the SAP group, the serum levels of CK‑MB and LDH, the pathological scores of the pancreas and heart, and the myocardial cell apoptosis index in the decoction treatment group were significantly lower. Furthermore, the Na+‑K+‑ATPase activity and mitochondrial membrane potential were significantly increased in the decoction treatment group when compared with the SAP group. Therefore, Lai Fu Cheng Qi decoction was shown to exert a protective effect on myocardial injury induced by SAP in rats.

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