Early intramyocardial implantation of exogenous mitochondria effectively preserved left ventricular function in doxorubicin-induced dilated cardiomyopathy rat.

ABSTRACT: This study tested the hypothesis that early implantation of mitochondria (Mito) into left myocardium could effectively protect heart against doxorubicin/12 mg/kg-induced dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in rat. Adult-male SD rats (n = 18) were equally categorized into group 1 (sham control), group 2 (DCM) and group 3 [DCM + Mito (500 μg/rat intramyocardial injection by day-21 after DCM induction)] and euthanized by day 60. In vitro studies showed that exogenously-transferred Mito was abundantly identified in H9C2 cells. The q-PCR showed significant increase in relative number of mitDNA in Mito-transferred H9C2 cells than in control group (P<0.001). The mRNA-gene and protein expressions of NRF1/NRF2/Tfam/PGC-1α/ERRα/Mfn2 were significantly increased in low-dose Mito-transferred and more signifi

SUBMITTER: Yip HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7476136 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature