Ischemia-reperfusion injury up-regulates Pim-3 gene expression in myocardial tissue

Abstract

This study examined the effect of ischemia-reperfusion injury on the expression of Pim-3 gene in myocardial tissues and their underlying mechanism. Rat models of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury were established by ligating the left anterior descending coronary artery of the rats. A total of 30 SD male adult rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: group A (sham operation, n=6); group B (in which the rats were subjected to 15 min of ischemia by ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery, n=6); group C (in which the rats received 30 min of ischemia, n=6), group D and group E (in which the left anterior descending coronary artery of the rats were ligated for 30 min and then reperfused for 30 min or 120 min, n=6 in each). The left ventricular tissues were removed immediately after the ischemia-reperfusion injury. Neonatal cardiomyocytes were cultured and treated with different concentrations of H₂O₂ (0, 5, 10, 20 μmol/L) or tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α, 0, 1, 5, 10 ng/mL). The mRNA and protein expression of Pim-3 gene was determined by using RT-PCR, western blotting and immunohistochemistry. Additionally, neonatal cardiomyocytes were transfected with Pim-3 siRNA, and induced to develop apoptosis by using H₂O₂. The results showed that normal myocardial tissues expressed a quantity of Pim-3 gene mRNA and protein. Ischemia-reperfusion injury could up-regulate the mRNA and protein expression of Pim-3 gene in myocardial tissues. Furthermore, H₂O₂ but not TNF-α up-regulated the Pim-3 gene expression in cultured cardiomyocytes. And Pim-3 silencing failed to strengthen the H₂O₂-inducing apoptosis in cardiomyocytes. It was concluded that ischemia-reperfusion injury up-regulated the Pim-3 gene expression through oxidative stress signaling pathway in myocardial tissues.

Keywords

Pim-3 / reperfusion injury / H₂O₂ / apoptosis

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