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Role of inflammation in the initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation and the protective effect of atorvastatin in a goat model of aseptic pericarditis

  • Authors:
    • Ye Zhang
    • Yu‑Tang Wang
    • Zhao‑Liang Shan
    • Hong‑Yang  Guo
    • Yuan Guan
    • Hong‑Tao Yuan
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    Affiliations: Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Haidian, Beijing 100853, P.R. China, The First Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Haidian, Beijing 100853, P.R. China
    Copyright: © Zhang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY_NC 3.0].
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The present study was designed to determine the association between atrial fibrillation (AF) and inflammation in a goat sterile pericarditis model and to assess the effect of atorvastatin, a cholesterol‑reducing drug, on AF. A total of 15 adult male goats were randomly divided into control, untreated pericarditis and atorvastatin‑treated pericarditis groups. Pericarditis was induced via thoracotomy and atorvastatin was administered orally (60 mg/day) to the goats in the latter group for the duration of the study, commencing 1 week prior to surgery. The levels of high‑sensitivity C‑reactive protein (hs‑CRP), interleukin(IL)‑6 and tumor necrosis factor‑α (TNF‑α) were significantly elevated following surgery in the untreated pericarditis and atorvastatin groups compared with the control group (P<0.05). However, lower levels of hs‑CRP, IL‑6 and TNF‑α were observed in the atorvastatin group compared with the untreated pericarditis group (P<0.05). Additionally, the animals in the atorvastatin‑treated pericarditis group had a longer effective refractory period (ERP) and a higher rate adaptation of the ERP compared with those in the untreated pericarditis group (P<0.05). There was a significant negative correlation between the levels of ERP and hs‑CRP in the untreated pericarditis group. The inducibility of AF in the left atrium and the duration of AF in the untreated pericarditis and atorvastatin‑treated groups increased significantly following surgery (P<0.05). The pericarditis group, however, had a longer duration of AF compared with the atorvastatin group (P<0.05). Thus, inflammation may promote AF by shortening atrial ERP and by reducing the rate adaptation of ERP. These results suggested that atorvastatin can attenuate AF by inhibiting inflammation and may assist in preventing the occurrence and recurrence of AF following cardiac surgery.
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Zhang Y, Wang YT, Shan ZL, Guo HY, Guan Y and Yuan HT: Role of inflammation in the initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation and the protective effect of atorvastatin in a goat model of aseptic pericarditis. Mol Med Rep 11: 2615-2623, 2015.
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Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Shan, Z., Guo, H., Guan, Y., & Yuan, H. (2015). Role of inflammation in the initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation and the protective effect of atorvastatin in a goat model of aseptic pericarditis. Molecular Medicine Reports, 11, 2615-2623. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2014.3116
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Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Shan, Z., Guo, H., Guan, Y., Yuan, H."Role of inflammation in the initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation and the protective effect of atorvastatin in a goat model of aseptic pericarditis". Molecular Medicine Reports 11.4 (2015): 2615-2623.
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Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Shan, Z., Guo, H., Guan, Y., Yuan, H."Role of inflammation in the initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation and the protective effect of atorvastatin in a goat model of aseptic pericarditis". Molecular Medicine Reports 11, no. 4 (2015): 2615-2623. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2014.3116
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Zhang Y, Wang YT, Shan ZL, Guo HY, Guan Y and Yuan HT: Role of inflammation in the initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation and the protective effect of atorvastatin in a goat model of aseptic pericarditis. Mol Med Rep 11: 2615-2623, 2015.
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Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Shan, Z., Guo, H., Guan, Y., & Yuan, H. (2015). Role of inflammation in the initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation and the protective effect of atorvastatin in a goat model of aseptic pericarditis. Molecular Medicine Reports, 11, 2615-2623. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2014.3116
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Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Shan, Z., Guo, H., Guan, Y., Yuan, H."Role of inflammation in the initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation and the protective effect of atorvastatin in a goat model of aseptic pericarditis". Molecular Medicine Reports 11.4 (2015): 2615-2623.
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Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Shan, Z., Guo, H., Guan, Y., Yuan, H."Role of inflammation in the initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation and the protective effect of atorvastatin in a goat model of aseptic pericarditis". Molecular Medicine Reports 11, no. 4 (2015): 2615-2623. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2014.3116
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