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  • Title: [The protective effect of DR2 activation on hypoxia/reperfusion injury in the neonatal rat cardiomyocytes and related mechanism].
    Author: Wei C, Gao J, Chen AD, Bai SZ, Li HX, Liu L, Shao HJ, Peng X, Li MX, Xu CQ, Li HZ.
    Journal: Zhongguo Ying Yong Sheng Li Xue Za Zhi; 2013 Jul; 29(4):289-93. PubMed ID: 24175544.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of dopamine receptor (DR2) activation on hypoxia/reperfusion injury (HRI) in the neonatal rat cardiomyocytes, and to explore its mechanism. METHODS: The hypoxia/reperfusion (H/R) injury model was established in primarily cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes, and randomly assigned: control, H/R, bromocriptine (Bro) and haloperidol (Hal) groups. The cell apoptosis was detected using inverted microscope, transmission electron microscope and flow cytometry (FCM). The lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) content in cell medium were analyzed. The expression of mRNA and protein of caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9, Fas, Fas-L, Cyt C and Bcl-2 were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot, respectively. RESULTS: Compared with the control group, apoptosis rate, LDH activity, MDA content and the expression of pro-apoptotic factors and anti-apoptotic factors were increased, but SOD activity was decreased in H/R group. Compared with the H/R group, all index above-mentioned were down-regulated or reversed in Bro-group, and had no obvious differences in Hal-group. CONCLUSION: The neonatal rat cardiomyocytes injury and apoptosis caused by hypoxia/reperfusion can be inhibited with DR2 activation, which mechanism is related to scavenging oxygen radical.
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