Role of endogenous testosterone in myocardial proinflammatory and proapoptotic signaling after acute ischemia-reperfusion

American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology
Meijing WangDaniel R Meldrum

Abstract

Myocardial ischemia is the leading cause of death in both men and women; however, very little information exists regarding the effect of testosterone on the response of myocardium to acute ischemic injury. We hypothesized that testosterone may exert deleterious effects on myocardial inflammatory cytokine production, p38 MAPK activation, apoptotic signaling, and myocardial functional recovery after acute ischemia-reperfusion (I/R). To study this, isolated, perfused rat hearts (Langendorff) from adult males, castrated males, and males treated with a testosterone receptor blocker (flutamide) were subjected to 25 min of ischemia followed by 40 min of reperfusion. Myocardial contractile function (left ventricular developed pressure, left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, positive and negative first derivative of pressure) was continuously recorded. After reperfusion, hearts were analyzed for expression of tissue TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6 (ELISA) and activation of p38 MAPK, caspase-1, caspase-3, caspase-11, and Bcl-2 (Western blot). All indices of postischemic myocardial functional recovery were significantly higher in castrated males or flutamide-treated males compared with untreated males. After I/R, castrated male and flutam...Continue Reading

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