To investigate the effects of gastrodin (GAS) on diabetes-induced cardiomyopathy (DCM) and its underlying mechanisms.
Fifty C57BL/6J mice were divided into control group (n=10, normal diet) and high-fat high-sucrose (HFD) group [n=40, HFD diet combined with intraperitoneal streptozotocin (STZ) injection to establish the DCM model]. Successfully modeled HFD mice were randomly assigned to the model group, GAS low-dose group (50 mg·kg-1, qd), GAS high-dose group (100 mg·kg-1 qd), and positive control metformin group (250 mg·kg-1,qd). The control and model groups were administered saline via gavage, while the other three groups received their respective drugs via gavage for three consecutive months. Cardiac ultrasound was used to measure left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular fractional shortening (LVFS), left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV), and left ventricular internal diameter at end-systole (LVIDs). Serum levels of triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) were quantified using assay kits. Cardiac tissue levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione (GSH) were measured. Protein expression was analyzed via Western blotting.
The LVEF of the model group and high-dose group were (62.54±3.24)% and (80.20±3.29)%, respectively, and the LVFS were (25.87±4.75)% and (42.97±4.75)%, respectively LVESVs were (55.00±4.08) and (23.75±4.79) μL, LVIDs were (2.63±0.16) and (1.67±0.21) mm, TG was (1.17±0.18) and (0.51±0.09) mmol·L-1, TC was (5.58±0.76) and (1.93±0.58) mmol·L-1, HDL-C was (1.69±0.50) and (4.86±0.48) mmol·L-1, LDL-C was (3.84±0.70) and (1.17±0.65) mmol·L-1, respectively. The MDA content was (6.10±0.38) and (3.02±0.16) nmol· mgprot-1, the GSH content was (20.90±10.30) and (39.49±15.70) μmol·gprot-1, the relative expression levels of oxidative stress protein Kelch like ECH associated protein 1 (Keap1) were 1.75±0.22 and 1.07±0.03, the relative expression levels of nuclear factor-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) were 0.51±0.09 and 0.96±0.13, and the relative expression levels of peroxidase-1 (PRDX-1) were 0.43±0.08 and 0.93±0.18, respectively, and the relative expression levels of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) were 0.42±0.08 and 0.94±0.14, respectively. Compared with the model group, the above indicators in the high-dose group showed statistically significant differences (P<0.01,P<001).
GAS can improve the myocardial function of DCM mice, and its mechanism of action may be related to the inhibition of oxidative stress and the regulation of the Keap1/Nrf2 signaling pathway.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |