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ArticleImmunity, inflammation and disease2023

Beraprost sodium attenuates the development of myocardial fibrosis after myocardial infarction by regulating GSK-3β expression in rats.

Xing-Xing Li, Yun-Zhe Wang, Chuang Liu, Guo-Wei Fu, Jun Li, Jin-Ying Zhang

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Article in Immunity, inflammation and disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Xing-Xing LiDepartment of Extracorporeal Life Support Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Yun-Zhe WangDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Chuang LiuDepartment of Extracorporeal Life Support Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Guo-Wei FuDepartment of Extracorporeal Life Support Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Jun LiDepartment of Extracorporeal Life Support Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Jin-Ying ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5284-2213
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CNSan Diego Cardiac Center · US

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81870328National Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province Joint Key Fund project U2004203
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to elucidate the mechanism of beraprost sodium (BPS) in the intervention of myocardial fibrosis after myocardial infarction (MI) through glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) and to provide new ideas for intervention in myocardial fibrosis. MATERIALS AND

methodsMI model rats given BPS and cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) treated with BPS and TGF-β. HE staining and Masson staining were used to detect the pathological changes of myocardial tissue. Fibrotic markers were detected by immunohistochemical staining. The expressions of GSK-3β, cAMP response element binding protein (CREB), and p-CREB were analyzed by qPCR and western blot analysis. EDU staining was used to detect the proliferation of CFs. The promoter activity of GSK-3β was detected by luciferase assay. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assay was used to detect the binding levels of GSK-3β promoter and Y-box binding protein 1 (YBX1). The levels of intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

resultsAfter operation, BPS improved myocardial fibrosis and upregulated GSK-3β protein expression in male SD rats. BPS can down-regulate α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) level and up-regulate GSK-3β protein expression in CFs after TGF-β stimulation. Furthermore, GSK-3β knockdown can reverse the effect of BPS on TGF-β-activated CFs, enhance α-SMA expression, and promote the proliferation of CFs. BPS could regulate GSK-3β expression by promoting the binding of GSK-3β promoter to YBX1. BPS induced upregulation of p-CREB and cAMP, resulting in reduced fibrosis, which was reversed by the knockdown of GSK-3β or prostaglandin receptor (IPR) antagonists.

conclusionBPS treatment increased the binding of YBX1 to the GSK-3β promoter, and GSK-3β protein expression was upregulated, which further caused the upregulation of p-CREB and cAMP, and finally inhibited myocardial fibrosis.

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Myocardial InfarctionAnimalsEpoprostenolFibrosisGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTransforming Growth Factor betaberaprostEpoprostenolGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaTransforming Growth Factor betaberaprost sodiumcAMP/p-CREBmyocardial fibrosismyocardial infarctionYBX1/GSK-3β

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PMID38018586
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