PMID- 26865364 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160916 LR - 20220330 IS - 1472-6882 (Electronic) IS - 1472-6882 (Linking) VI - 16 DP - 2016 Feb 11 TI - Protective effect of Sheng-Mai Yin, a traditional Chinese preparation, against doxorubicin-induced cardiac toxicity in rats. PG - 61 LID - 10.1186/s12906-016-1037-9 [doi] LID - 61 AB - BACKGROUND: Sheng-Mai Yin (SMY), a modern Chinese formula based on Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, has been used to treat cardiovascular diseases in Eastern Asia. Our study focuses on the cardioprotection of SMY against doxorubicin (DOX)-induced cardiac toxicity in vivo. METHODS: Rats were injected with DOX (2.5 mg/kg) in six injections over a 2-week period. SMY was administrated intragastrically at the dose of 8.35, 16.7 and 33.4 g/kg, or 16.7 g/kg only twice a day concurrently with DOX for the 2-weeks. A series of assays were performed to detect the effects of SMY on: (i) heart weight index (HWI) and left ventricular mass index (LVMI); (ii) cardiac function; (iii) heart tissue morphology; (iv) the contents of carboxy terminal propeptide of procollagen typeI (PICP), amino terminal propeptide of procollagen type III (Pcapital SHA, CyrillicNP), transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1), B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), interferon gamma (INF-gamma) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) by ELISA; (v) the mRNA levels of TGF-beta1 and toll-like receptor-2 (TLR2); and (vi) protein level of TGF-beta1. RESULTS: Rats treated with SMY displayed the reductions of BNP and CK-MB increased by DOX in a dose-dependent manner. Moderate dose of SMY exhibited the correction for the increased HWI, LVMI, and the injured cardiac function, as well as the collagen accumulation. In addition, cardioprotection of SMY against DOX-induced cardiac toxicity was demonstrated by the reduction of myocardial fibrosis, characterized by the suppression of PICP, Pcapital SHA, CyrillicNP and TGF-beta1, as well as the anti-inflammation and the regulation for cardiac immune microenvironment, characterized by the inhibition of TLR2, MCP-1, INF-gamma and IL-6. CONCLUSIONS: SMY may protect heart function through the restriction of myocardial fibrosis induced by DOX, which suggests the potentially therapeutic effect of SMY on DOX-induced cardiomyopathy. FAU - Ma, Shaojun AU - Ma S AD - Department of Oncology, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, 122 San Wei Lu, Nan Kai District, Tianjin, 300100, China. FAU - Li, Xiaojiang AU - Li X AD - Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital to Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 314 An Shan Xi Dao, Nan Kai District, Tianjin, 300193, China. FAU - Dong, Liang AU - Dong L AD - Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital to Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 314 An Shan Xi Dao, Nan Kai District, Tianjin, 300193, China. FAU - Zhu, Jinli AU - Zhu J AD - Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital to Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 314 An Shan Xi Dao, Nan Kai District, Tianjin, 300193, China. FAU - Zhang, He AU - Zhang H AD - Department of Oncology, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, 122 San Wei Lu, Nan Kai District, Tianjin, 300100, China. FAU - Jia, Yingjie AU - Jia Y AD - Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital to Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 314 An Shan Xi Dao, Nan Kai District, Tianjin, 300193, China. jiayjjiayj@126.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160211 PL - England TA - BMC Complement Altern Med JT - BMC complementary and alternative medicine JID - 101088661 RN - 0 (Cardiotonic Agents) RN - 0 (Drug Combinations) RN - 0 (Drugs, Chinese Herbal) RN - 0 (Inflammation Mediators) RN - 0 (fructus schizandrae, radix ginseng, radix ophiopogonis drug combination) RN - 114471-18-0 (Natriuretic Peptide, Brain) RN - 80168379AG (Doxorubicin) RN - EC 2.7.3.2 (Creatine Kinase, MB Form) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cardiomyopathies/*prevention & control MH - Cardiotonic Agents/*therapeutic use MH - Cardiotoxicity/*prevention & control MH - Creatine Kinase, MB Form/blood MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Doxorubicin/*adverse effects/antagonists & inhibitors MH - Drug Combinations MH - Drugs, Chinese Herbal/*therapeutic use MH - Heart/drug effects MH - Inflammation Mediators/blood MH - Male MH - Natriuretic Peptide, Brain/blood MH - Organ Size/drug effects MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar PMC - PMC4750239 EDAT- 2016/02/13 06:00 MHDA- 2016/09/17 06:00 PMCR- 2016/02/11 CRDT- 2016/02/12 06:00 PHST- 2015/07/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/02/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/02/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/02/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/09/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/02/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12906-016-1037-9 [pii] AID - 1037 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12906-016-1037-9 [doi] PST - epublish SO - BMC Complement Altern Med. 2016 Feb 11;16:61. doi: 10.1186/s12906-016-1037-9.