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Effects of rHu-EPO on myocyte apoptosis and cardiac function following acute myocardial infarction in rats

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The mechanisms of rHu-EPO attenuating the apoptosis after myocardial infraction in rats were studied. Thirty-two rats wre divided into three groups: sham operation group (Sham), acute myocardial infarction group (MI) and rHu-EPO-treated group (MI+EPO). Acute myocardial infarction model was made by ligating the anterior descending coronary artery. rHu-EPO was administered i. p. in MI+EPO group at the dose of 5 000 IU/kg body weight immediately after the ligation. Each rat in MI+EPO group received the same dose of rHu-EPO daily the next 6 days. On the 14th day all rats underwent hemodynamic measurements and then killed. The samples were examined with HE stain, immunohistochemistry technique (bcl-2, bax) and TUNEL dyeing. The results showed that hemodynamic function in MI+EPO group was much better than in MI group. The number of the cells positive for bax and TUNEL in MI+EPO group was less than that in MI group. The number of the cells positive for bcl-2 in MI+EPO group was more than that in MI group. These findings suggested that rHu-EPO could treat myocardial infarction by preventing apoptosis and attenuating post-infarction deterioration in hemodynamic function.

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YE Liang, male, born in 1978, Graduate Student

This project was supported by a grant from Natural Sciences Foundation of Hubei Province (No. 2002AB105).

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Liang, Y., Xinling, D., Jiahong, X. et al. Effects of rHu-EPO on myocyte apoptosis and cardiac function following acute myocardial infarction in rats. Current Medical Science 25, 55–58 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02831387

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