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Caffeoylxanthiazonoside exerts cardioprotective effects during chronic heart failure via inhibition of inflammatory responses in cardiac cells

  • Authors:
    • Bin Yang
    • Fei Wang
    • Huili Cao
    • Guifang Liu
    • Yuean Zhang
    • Ping Yan
    • Bao Li
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  • Published online on: August 31, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.5080
  • Pages: 4224-4230
  • Copyright: © Yang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Caffeoylxanthiazonoside (CYT) is an active constituent isolated from the fruit of the Xanthium strumarium L plant. The aim of the present study was to investigate the cardioprotective effects of oral administration of CYT on chronic heart failure (CHF) and its underlying mechanisms. A rat model of CHF was first established, and cardiac function indices, including the heart/body weight index, left heart/body weight index, fractional shortening (FS), ejection fraction (EF), cardiac output (CO) and heart rate (HR), were subsequently determined by cardiac ultrasound. Serum levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and creatine kinase (CK), and the levels of pro‑inflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)‑α, interleukin (IL)‑6 and IL‑1β in heart tissues and cardiac microvascular endothelial cells (CMECs) were determined using ELISA. In addition, the protein expression levels of nuclear factor‑κB (NF‑κB) signaling pathway members were determined by western blotting in CMECs. The results demonstrated that oral administration of 10, 20, 40 mg/kg CYT significantly reduced cardiac hypertrophy and reversed FS, EF, CO and HR when compared with CHF model rats. In addition, CYT administration significantly decreased the levels of TNF‑α, IL‑6 and IL‑1β in heart tissues, as well as serum LDH and CK levels. Furthermore, exposure of CMECs to 20, 40 and 80 µg/ml CYT significantly decreased the production of TNF‑α, IL‑1β and IL‑6. The protein expression levels of cytoplasmic NF‑κB p65 and IκB were upregulated, while nuclear NF‑κB p65 was downregulated following treatment of CMECs with 20, 40 and 80 µg/ml CYT when compared with untreated CHF model controls. In conclusion, the results of the current study suggest that CYT demonstrates cardioprotective effects in CHF model rats by suppressing the expression of pro‑inflammatory cytokines and the NF‑κB signaling pathway.
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Yang B, Wang F, Cao H, Liu G, Zhang Y, Yan P and Li B: Caffeoylxanthiazonoside exerts cardioprotective effects during chronic heart failure via inhibition of inflammatory responses in cardiac cells. Exp Ther Med 14: 4224-4230, 2017
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Yang, B., Wang, F., Cao, H., Liu, G., Zhang, Y., Yan, P., & Li, B. (2017). Caffeoylxanthiazonoside exerts cardioprotective effects during chronic heart failure via inhibition of inflammatory responses in cardiac cells. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 14, 4224-4230. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.5080
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Yang, B., Wang, F., Cao, H., Liu, G., Zhang, Y., Yan, P., Li, B."Caffeoylxanthiazonoside exerts cardioprotective effects during chronic heart failure via inhibition of inflammatory responses in cardiac cells". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 14.5 (2017): 4224-4230.
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Yang, B., Wang, F., Cao, H., Liu, G., Zhang, Y., Yan, P., Li, B."Caffeoylxanthiazonoside exerts cardioprotective effects during chronic heart failure via inhibition of inflammatory responses in cardiac cells". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 14, no. 5 (2017): 4224-4230. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.5080