Experimental study of mitochondrion-targeted small molecule IR-61 ameliorated exhaustive exercise-induced cardiac injury in rats

doi:10.12047/j.cjap.6260.2022.093

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: To investigate the effects of mitochondrion-targeted cyanine fluorescent small molecule IR-61 on cardiac injury induced by exhaustive exercise in rats. Methods: Thirty-six adult male SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups(n=12),control group (Ctrl), exhaustive exercise group (EE) and IR-61+ exhaustive exercise group (IR-61+EE). IR-61+EE group were intraperitoneally injected with 2 mg/kg IR-61 at the same time on day 1, 4 and 7. One hour after the end of the last drug administration, the two exhaustive exercise groups were subjected to exhaustive exercise modeling. The rats were placed on an animal treadmill with a slope of 0° at a speed of 10~15 m/min to coordinate their limbs running posture, and then ran at a speed of 25~30 m/min until exhaustion about 15 minutes later. After the animal models established, ECG was recorded by physiological recorder, myocardial injury was observed by light microscope, mitochondrial injury was observed by transmission electron microscope, myocardial cell apoptosis was detected by TUNEL method, markers of myocardial injury were detected by ELISA, and myocardial mitochondrial respiration rate was measured by high-resolution Oxygraph-2K mitochondrial instrument. Results: ① Compared with Ctrl group, heart rate was increased, PR interval was shortened, QRS interval was prolonged, QTc was prolonged and ST segment was depressed significantly in EE group (P＜0.05). In EE group, myocardial fiber fracture and mitochondrial inner chamber swelling were obvious, mitochondrial crest was fuzzy, mitochondrial outer membrane was incomplete, and a large number of mitochondrial rupture and fusion were visible. In EE group, TUNEL staining cells were abundant, chromatin concentration and marginalization, nuclear membrane lysis, chromatin fragmentation into massive apoptotic bodies, apoptosis score increased (P＜0.05). The levels of creatine kinase isoenzyme-MB (CK-MB), cardiac troponin I(cTn-I) and N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) were increased in EE group (P＜0.05). Basal respiration rate, oxidative respiration rate of fatty acids and respiration rate of complex Ⅰ, Ⅱ and Ⅳ were all decreased (P＜ 0.05). ② Compared with EE group, the heart rate in IR-61+EE group was increased, PR interval was prolonged, QRS interval was shortened, QTc was shortened, ST segment was not significantly depressed (P＜0.05). In IR-61+EE group, myocardial fiber arrangement was loose, no obvious fracture was observed, mitochondrial inner ventricle was swelling, mitochondrial outer membrane was intact, TUNEL stained cells and unstained cells were observed, the overall morphology was more similar to Ctrl group. Apoptosis index was decreased (P＜0.05), the levels of CK-MB and cTn-I were decreased in IR-61+EE group (P＜0.05). The oxidative respiration rate of fatty acids and the respiration rate of complex Ⅱ and Ⅳ were increased (P＜0.05). Conclusion: Mitochondrion-targeted cyanine fluorescent small molecule IR-61 can improve cardiac electrical activity, reduce myocardial cell injury and mitochondrial injury, reduce myocardial cell apoptosis, and improve the myocardial mitochondrial energy metabolism condition in exhausted rats.

Key words: cyanine, fluorescent small molecule IR-61, exhaustive exercise, cardiac injury, myocardial mitochondrial energy metabolism, rats

CLC Number:

R339.4

LI Jiao-jiao, PING Zheng,WANG Zi-wen, WANG Yi-bo, SHI Chun-meng, CAO Xue-bin. Experimental study of mitochondrion-targeted small molecule IR-61 ameliorated exhaustive exercise-induced cardiac injury in rats[J]. CJAP, 2022, 38(5): 497-503.

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