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Abstract Title:

Allicin attenuates pathological cardiac hypertrophy by inhibiting autophagy via activation of PI3K/Akt/mTOR and MAPK/ERK/mTOR signaling pathways.

Abstract Source:

Phytomedicine. 2019 May ;58:152765. Epub 2018 Nov 19. PMID: 31005720

Abstract Author(s):

Lina Ba, Jingquan Gao, Yunping Chen, Hanping Qi, Chonghui Dong, Hao Pan, Qianhui Zhang, Pilong Shi, Chao Song, Xueying Guan, Yonggang Cao, Hongli Sun

Article Affiliation:

Lina Ba

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Cardiac hypertrophy is an adaptive response of the myocardium to pressure or volume overload. Recent evidences indicate that allicin can prevent cardiac hypertrophy. However, it is not clear whether allicin alleviates cardiac hypertrophy by inhibiting autophagy.

PURPOSE: We aimed to investigate the effects of allicin on pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy, and further to clarify the related mechanism.

STUDY DESIGN/METHODS: Cardiac hypertrophy was successfully established by abdominal aortic constriction (AAC) in rats, and cardiomyocytes hypertrophy was simulated by angiotensin II (Ang II) in vitro. Hemodynamic parameters were monitored by organism function experiment system in vivo. The changes of cell surface area were observed using HE and immunofluorescence staining in vivoand in vitro, respectively. The expressions of cardiac hypertrophy relative protein (BNP andβ-MHC), autophagy marker protein (LC3-II and Beclin-1), Akt, PI3K and ERK were detected by western blot.

RESULTS: Allicin could improve cardiac function, and reduce cardiomyocytes size, and decrease BNP andβ-MHC protein expressions. Further results showed that allicin could lower LC3-II and Beclin-1 protein expressions both in vivo and in vitro experiments. And pharmacological inhibitor of mTOR, rapamycin could antagonize the effects of allicin on Ang II-induced cardiac hypertrophy and autophagy. Simultaneously, allicin could promote the expressions of p-Akt, p-PI3K and p-ERK protein.

CONCLUSION: These findings reveal a novel mechanism of allicin attenuating cardiac hypertrophy which allicin could inhibit excessive autophagy via activating PI3K/Akt/mTOR and MAPK/ERK/mTOR signaling pathways.

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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