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Effects of luteolin on regulatory proteins and enzymes for myocyte calcium circulation in hypothermic preserved rat heart

  • Authors:
    • Qingfeng Yan
    • Yueping Li
    • Jia Yan
    • Ying Zhao
    • Yunzhong Liu
    • Su Liu
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  • Published online on: November 16, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.5514
  • Pages: 1433-1441
  • Copyright: © Yan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Heart transplantation has been applied in the clinic as an optimal solution for patients with end stage cardiac failure for a number of years. However, hypothermic preservation of the heart remains limited to 4‑6 h and calcium accumulation over time is an important factor resulting in cell death. To provide longer and safer storage for donor hearts, it was demonstrated in our previous study that luteolin, a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat cardiovascular diseases, inhibits cell death and L‑type calcium currents during hypothermic preservation. In the current study, the protective role of luteolin in modulating cardiomyocyte calcium cycling was further investigated. Intracellular calcium overload has already been implicated in hypothermia‑induced dysfunction of cardiomyocytes. University of Wisconsin (UW) solution supplemented with 7.5, 15 or 30 µmol/l luteolin was used to preserve fresh isolated cardiomyocytes at 4˚C. The results demonstrated that all three doses of luteolin supplementation attenuated calcium overload over a 6 h preservation period. Luteolin also suppressed the accumulation of important regulatory proteins and enzymes for cardiomyocyte calcium circulation, mitochondria Ca2+ uniporter and calmodulin, which are normally induced by cold storage in UW solution. Protein Kinase A activity was also suppressed in cardiomyocytes preserved in luteolin supplemented UW solution, while Ca2+‑Mg2+‑ATPase activity was increased. The results demonstrated that luteolin confers a cardioprotective effect through inhibiting the changes of calcium regulators during cold storage and therefore ameliorates Ca2+ overload in rat cardiomyocytes.

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Yan Q, Li Y, Yan J, Zhao Y, Liu Y and Liu S: Effects of luteolin on regulatory proteins and enzymes for myocyte calcium circulation in hypothermic preserved rat heart. Exp Ther Med 15: 1433-1441, 2018
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Yan, Q., Li, Y., Yan, J., Zhao, Y., Liu, Y., & Liu, S. (2018). Effects of luteolin on regulatory proteins and enzymes for myocyte calcium circulation in hypothermic preserved rat heart. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 15, 1433-1441. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.5514
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Yan, Q., Li, Y., Yan, J., Zhao, Y., Liu, Y., Liu, S."Effects of luteolin on regulatory proteins and enzymes for myocyte calcium circulation in hypothermic preserved rat heart". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15.2 (2018): 1433-1441.
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Yan, Q., Li, Y., Yan, J., Zhao, Y., Liu, Y., Liu, S."Effects of luteolin on regulatory proteins and enzymes for myocyte calcium circulation in hypothermic preserved rat heart". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15, no. 2 (2018): 1433-1441. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.5514