Chronic intermittent hypoxia aggravates cardiomyocyte apoptosis in rat ovariectomized model  

作　　者：GAO Ying-hui CHEN Lin MA Yan-liang HE Quan-ying 

机构地区：[1]Department of Pneumology,Peking University People's Hospital,Beijing 100044,China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2012年第17期3087-3092,共6页中华医学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：Background The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea （OSA） increases after menopause in women, but remains under diagnosed because of social or lifestyle factors. It is important to evaluate the hazards of OSA on cardiovascular disease in menopausal women. We tested the hypothesis that chronic intermittent hypoxia （CIH） may aggravate cardiomyocyte apoptosis in ovariectomized （OVX） Sprague Dawley （SD） rats; the changes of anti-oxidation ability in cardiac muscles may be one of the reasons for cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Methods Forty-eight 60-day old female SD rats were randomly divided into a CIH group, OVX group, OVX±CIH （OC） group, and handled control （HC） group, and the rats were exposed either to CIH （nadir 02 6%） or handled normoxic controls. The changes of body weight and whole heart weight were measured. Super oxide dismutase （SOD） and malonaldehyde （MDA） were used to evaluate the level of oxidative stress. TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling （TUNEL） was used to measure apoptosis in each rat. Western blotting was used to measure apoptosis associated proteins in cardiac muscle samples from each rat. Results When compared with the HC and CIH groups, the levels of oxidative stress in the OC and OVX groups were significantly higher. The levels of SOD in the HC, CIH, OC, and OVX groups were （47.99±4.89）, （53.60±4.47）, （20.99±2.72）, and （30.64±3.79） mmol/mg protein; significantly increased in the CIH group （P 〈0.05） and significantly decreased in the OC （P 〈0.01） and OVX （P 〈0.05） groups. The levels of MDA in the HC, CIH, OVX, and OC groups were （1.63±0.20）, （1.93±0.77）, （3.30±0.39）, and （1.95_±0.20） mmol/mg protein; it significantly increased in the CIH （P 〈0.05）, OC （P 〈0.01）, and OVX （P 〈0.05） groups compared with the HC group. Bax protein expression was significantly increased and bcl-2 protein expression was significantly reduced after CIH compared with HC rats （P 〈0.05）. The protein expreBackground The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea （OSA） increases after menopause in women, but remains under diagnosed because of social or lifestyle factors. It is important to evaluate the hazards of OSA on cardiovascular disease in menopausal women. We tested the hypothesis that chronic intermittent hypoxia （CIH） may aggravate cardiomyocyte apoptosis in ovariectomized （OVX） Sprague Dawley （SD） rats; the changes of anti-oxidation ability in cardiac muscles may be one of the reasons for cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Methods Forty-eight 60-day old female SD rats were randomly divided into a CIH group, OVX group, OVX±CIH （OC） group, and handled control （HC） group, and the rats were exposed either to CIH （nadir 02 6%） or handled normoxic controls. The changes of body weight and whole heart weight were measured. Super oxide dismutase （SOD） and malonaldehyde （MDA） were used to evaluate the level of oxidative stress. TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling （TUNEL） was used to measure apoptosis in each rat. Western blotting was used to measure apoptosis associated proteins in cardiac muscle samples from each rat. Results When compared with the HC and CIH groups, the levels of oxidative stress in the OC and OVX groups were significantly higher. The levels of SOD in the HC, CIH, OC, and OVX groups were （47.99±4.89）, （53.60±4.47）, （20.99±2.72）, and （30.64±3.79） mmol/mg protein; significantly increased in the CIH group （P 〈0.05） and significantly decreased in the OC （P 〈0.01） and OVX （P 〈0.05） groups. The levels of MDA in the HC, CIH, OVX, and OC groups were （1.63±0.20）, （1.93±0.77）, （3.30±0.39）, and （1.95_±0.20） mmol/mg protein; it significantly increased in the CIH （P 〈0.05）, OC （P 〈0.01）, and OVX （P 〈0.05） groups compared with the HC group. Bax protein expression was significantly increased and bcl-2 protein expression was significantly reduced after CIH compared with HC rats （P 〈0.05）. The protein expre

关 键 词：sleep apnea OBSTRUCTIVE chronic intermittent hypoxia APOPTOSIS MYOCARDIUM OVARIECTOMY 

分 类 号：Q343.1[生物学—遗传学] Q95-331