Abstract
To explore the potential mechanism that the role of the Akt/eNOS/NO pathway in calpain-induced caspase-3 and NF-κB activation during septic apoptosis. Septic rats were stimulated by LPS (8 mg/kg, i.p.). Myocardial calpain, caspase-3, NO, TNF-α and IL-1β levels were detected by ELISA. The levels of Akt/p-Akt, eNOS/p-eNOS, iNOS proteins and number of apoptotic cells were evaluated by immunohistochemistry, western blot and TUNEL method. Compared with sham, LPS treatment resulted in 4.1-fold and 1.8-fold increases in myocardial calpain activity and caspase-3 activation, respectively, and a significant increase (6.8-fold) in apoptotic cardiomyocytes was observed. The administration of calpain inhibitors (calpain inhibitor-IV, PD150606 and PD151746) showed that p-Akt and p-eNOS protein levels were correlated with the levels of LPS-induced myocardial calpain and caspase-3 activity. In addition, the quantity of p-Akt protein and NO content were markedly attenuated by wortmannin, a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor. Pretreatment with L-NAME, an NOS inhibitor, induced a decrease in p-eNOS proteins and apoptosis in myocardial tissues, while iNOS proteins were strongly increased in septic rats. This study suggests that the Akt/eNO...Continue Reading
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