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Cardioprotective effect of cerium oxide nanoparticles in monocrotaline rat model of pulmonary hypertension: A possible implication of endothelin-1
- Source :
- Life sciences. 201
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Aims Cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO2NPs) have been recently introduced into the medical field for their antioxidant properties. The ability of CeO2NPs alone or in combination with spironolactone (SP) to attenuate monocrotaline (MCT)-induced pulmonary hypertension and associated right ventricular hypertrophy was studied in rats. A special emphasis was given to endothelin-1 pathway. Materials and methods Pulmonary hypertension was induced in albino rats by a single subcutaneous injection of MCT (60 mg/kg). Rats received either single CeO2NPs therapy or combined therapy with SP for 2 weeks. Key findings CeO2NPs improved pulmonary function tests with concomitant decrease in serum endothelin-1 and pulmonary expression of endothelin-1 and its receptor ETAR. Besides, CeO2NPs diminished MCT-induced right ventricular hypertrophy and reduced cardiac oxidative stress and apoptosis. Significance CeO2NPs could improve pulmonary hypertension and associated right ventricular hypertrophy with no additive value for SP. Besides being an antioxidant, CeO2NPs work through endothelin-1 pathway to improve pulmonary hypertension.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Male
Cardiotonic Agents
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Apoptosis
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Pharmacology
medicine.disease_cause
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Poisons
Pulmonary function testing
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
Subcutaneous injection
Electrocardiography
0302 clinical medicine
Right ventricular hypertrophy
Medicine
Animals
General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Monocrotaline
Endothelin-1
Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular
business.industry
Nucleosides
General Medicine
Cerium
Organ Size
Triazoles
medicine.disease
Endothelin 1
Pulmonary hypertension
Rats
Respiratory Function Tests
Oxidative Stress
030104 developmental biology
chemistry
Spironolactone
Nanoparticles
business
Oxidative stress
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18790631
- Volume :
- 201
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Life sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3460c599aa01884ee23325c285eaa530