目的探讨大鼠肥厚心肌结构重构、交感神经重构机制及他汀药物的保护作用。方法62只雄性Wistar大鼠行腹主动脉缩窄术,8周造成压力超负荷性心肌肥厚模型,分为肥厚组和瑞舒伐他汀组,另设22只作为假手术组。瑞舒伐他汀组灌胃给药(10mg·kg^-1·d^-1)连续12周后进行超声心动图和血流动力学指标测定。免疫组化法测定心肌中酪氨酸羟化酶(TH)和生长相关因子43(GAP43),Western印迹法检测心肌的TH、GAP43和神经生长因子(NGF)表达水平。结果(1)肥厚组左室重量(LVW)、左室重量指数(LVWI)、室间隔厚度(IVSd)、左心室后壁厚度(PWd)、左心室舒张末期内径(LVEDd)、左心室收缩末压(LVSP)、收缩期左心室内压最大变化速率(+dp/dtmax)和舒张期左心室内压最大变化速率(-dr/dtmax)均高于假手术组和瑞舒伐他汀组。(2)Western印迹显示,肥厚组比假手术组,NGF、GAP43分别增加了1.5倍和1.7倍。瑞舒伐他汀组均低于肥厚组,分别降低46.4%(0.82±0.06比1.53±0.10)和16%(0.68±0.06比0.81±0.10)。肥厚组比假手术组,TH水平降低45.7%(0.44±0.10比0.81±0.10),瑞舒伐他汀组(0.62±0.06)比肥厚组增高41%。结论压力超负荷性大鼠肥厚心肌出现结构重构、交感神经重构现象;他汀药物能改善肥厚心肌的结构重构和交感神经重构。
Objective To explore the remodeling mechanism of myocardium and sympathetic nerve in pressure overload left ventricular hypertrophy and elucidate the protective effect of statins. Methods Pressure-overload left ventrieular hypertrophy (LVH) of rats was induced by partial coarctation of abdominal aorta; a sham-operated group served as the control (SHAM, n = 22). At 8 weeks post-operation, the animals were divided into two groups and a 12-week treatment period was investigated. At the end of treatment period, echocardiographic evaluations and hemodynamic measurements were performed. Sympathetic innervation was investigated by analyzing nerve growth factor (NGF) , growth associated protein- 43 (GAP43) and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH). Results In LVH rats, a significant increase of left ventrieular weight, left ventricular weight/body weight, echoeardiographie left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, interventrieular septum thickness, posterior left ventricular wall thickness, left ventrieular systolic pressure and dP/dt was observed. The expressions of NGF and GAP43 protein were significantly down-regulated (0.82 ±0.06 vs 1.53 ±0. 10, 0.68 ±0.06 vs 0.81 ±0. 10) and TH level was up-regulated (0. 44 ± 0. 10 vs 0. 62 ± 0. 06) by RSV treatment. Conclusion A HMG CoA inhibitor reverses the development of left ventrieular hypertrophy and inhibits sympathetic innervation in abdominal aortic-clamped animals.