(2018) Magnesium sulfate protects the heart against carbon monoxide-induced cardiotoxicity in rats. Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences. pp. 65-72. ISSN 1735-5362
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Abstract
Carbon monoxide (CO), a toxic gas produced via incomplete fossil fuel combustion, has several poisonous effects in the heart including induction of necrosis, apoptosis, and electrocardiogram (ECG) changes. Magnesium sulfate (MS) is a drug with cardioprotective effects especially when used after ischemia/reperfusion. In the current study, we aimed to evaluate MS cardioprotective effects following CO poisoning. Animals were exposed to CO 3000 ppm for 1 h and immediately after the exposure period and on the next 4 days (a total of 5 consecutive doses given on a daily basis), MS (75, 150 and 300 mg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) and ECG was recorded focusing on ST-segment, T-wave, and Q-pathologic wave changes. On day 5, animals were sacrificed and their heart was excised for determination of BAX, BCL2 and Akt expression level using western blot analysis and necrosis investigations. The results showed that MS significantly decreased necrosis and BAX/BCL2 ratio (P < 0.001) while pro-survival protein Akt was significantly increased (P < 0.001). Moreover, CO-induced ST-segment depression, T-wave inversion, and atrioventricular block (AV-block) were decreased following treatment with MS. In conclusion, our results showed that MS could decrease cardiac deleterious effects of CO poisoning including necrosis and apoptosis while increased the expression of Akt, as a cell survival protein.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | carbon monoxide magnesium sulfate cardiotoxicity ecg akt necrosis apoptosis bax/bcl2 ratio colony-stimulating factor acute myocardial-infarction apoptosis model trial akt1 |
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Page Range: | pp. 65-72 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Volume: | 13 |
Number: | 1 |
Identification Number: | 10.4103/1735-5362.220969 |
ISSN: | 1735-5362 |
Depositing User: | مهندس مهدی شریفی |
URI: | http://eprints.zbmu.ac.ir/id/eprint/2276 |
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