Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, 1518 Huancheng North Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314000, China.
Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, 1518 Huancheng North Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314000, China.
Biomed Pharmacother. 2021 Jul;139:111688. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111688. Epub 2021 May 14.
Cardiac hypertrophy is a current, major, global health challenge. Oxidative stress is an important mechanism that contributes to the pathogenesis of cardiac hypertrophy. Schisandra chinensis polysaccharides (SCP), the primary active constituent in Schisandra chinensis, have antioxidative properties. Here, we investigated the role played by SCP in a cardiac hypertrophy model mouse induced by transverse aortic constriction (TAC). We found that SCP treatment improved cardiac function by inhibiting myocardial hypertrophy and oxidative stress. Angiotensin II was used to induce cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and oxidative stress in vitro. We discovered that the antioxidant effects of SCP were mediated through the regulation of the thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP)/Thioredoxin-1 (Trx-1) pathway. Using molecular docking, we found that SCP binds to Arg207, Ser169, Lys166, Lys286 and Ser285 in TXNIP through hydrogen bonds. TXNIP is an endogenous inhibitor of Trx-1, and the binding SCP with TXNIP may restrict or interfere with the binding between TXNIP and Trx-1, resulting in Trx-1 activation. In conclusion, our findings demonstrated that the potential use of SCP as a TXNIP inhibitor to attenuate oxidative stress, suggesting that TXNIP might represent a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of cardiac hypertrophy.
心肌肥厚是当前全球面临的一个重大健康挑战。氧化应激是导致心肌肥厚发病机制的一个重要机制。五味子多糖(SCP)是五味子的主要活性成分,具有抗氧化特性。在这里,我们研究了 SCP 在腹主动脉缩窄(TAC)诱导的心肌肥厚模型小鼠中的作用。我们发现,SCP 通过抑制心肌肥厚和氧化应激来改善心脏功能。我们还发现,SCP 通过调节硫氧还蛋白相互作用蛋白(TXNIP)/硫氧还蛋白-1(Trx-1)通路来发挥抗氧化作用。使用分子对接,我们发现 SCP 通过氢键与 TXNIP 上的 Arg207、Ser169、Lys166、Lys286 和 Ser285 结合。TXNIP 是 Trx-1 的内源性抑制剂,SCP 与 TXNIP 的结合可能限制或干扰 TXNIP 与 Trx-1 的结合,从而激活 Trx-1。综上所述,我们的研究结果表明,SCP 作为 TXNIP 抑制剂具有减轻氧化应激的潜力,提示 TXNIP 可能成为治疗心肌肥厚的潜在治疗靶点。