PMID- 34998165 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220404 LR - 20220405 IS - 1532-3072 (Electronic) IS - 0040-8166 (Linking) VI - 75 DP - 2022 Apr TI - Imperatorin attenuates cardiac remodelling and dysfunction in high-fat/high-fructose diet-fed rats by modulating oxidative stress, inflammation, and Nrf-2 expression. PG - 101728 LID - S0040-8166(21)00244-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.tice.2021.101728 [doi] AB - Imperatorin, an active natural furocoumarin, exerts a wide range of biological activities. In the present study, the therapeutic effects of imperatorin on cardiac function and remodelling and the possible underlying mechanisms involved in high-fat/high-fructose diet (HFFD)-fed rats were investigated. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a high-fat diet plus 15 % fructose in drinking water for 16 weeks. HFFD-fed rats were treated with imperatorin (15 or 30 mg/kg/day) for the last 4 weeks. Treatment of HFFD-fed rats with imperatorin significantly reduced dyslipidaemia, hyperinsulinaemia, and hypertension. Imperatorin markedly alleviated HFFD-induced cardiac morphology alterations and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Imperatorin also significantly decreased malondialdehyde concentration and increased catalase activity in plasma and cardiac tissue. Additionally, decreased plasma tumour necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 concentrations, together with restoration of cardiac nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf-2) protein expression, were also observed after treatment with imperatorin. These findings indicated that imperatorin alleviates HFFD-induced cardiac remodelling and LV dysfunction in rats. The possible underlying mechanism may involve the reduction of oxidative stress and inflammation, and the restoration of Nrf-2 expression. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Prasartthong, Patoomporn AU - Prasartthong P AD - Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand. FAU - Pakdeechote, Poungrat AU - Pakdeechote P AD - Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand; Research Institute for Human High Performance and Health Promotion, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand. FAU - Maneesai, Putcharawipa AU - Maneesai P AD - Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand. FAU - Meephat, Sariya AU - Meephat S AD - Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand. FAU - Rattanakanokchai, Siwayu AU - Rattanakanokchai S AD - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand. FAU - Wunpathe, Chutamas AU - Wunpathe C AD - Department of Basic Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, 10300, Thailand. FAU - Apaijit, Kwanjit AU - Apaijit K AD - Faculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, 44000, Thailand. FAU - Bunbupha, Sarawoot AU - Bunbupha S AD - Faculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, 44000, Thailand. Electronic address: sarawoot.b@msu.ac.th. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220104 PL - Scotland TA - Tissue Cell JT - Tissue & cell JID - 0214745 RN - 0 (Furocoumarins) RN - 30237-26-4 (Fructose) RN - K713N25C78 (imperatorin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects MH - Fructose/adverse effects MH - *Furocoumarins/pharmacology MH - Inflammation/drug therapy/metabolism MH - Male MH - Oxidative Stress MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Ventricular Remodeling OTO - NOTNLM OT - High-fat/high-fructose diet OT - Imperatorin OT - Inflammation OT - Nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 OT - Oxidative stress EDAT- 2022/01/09 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/05 06:00 CRDT- 2022/01/08 20:14 PHST- 2021/09/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/12/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/12/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/01/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/08 20:14 [entrez] AID - S0040-8166(21)00244-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.tice.2021.101728 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Tissue Cell. 2022 Apr;75:101728. doi: 10.1016/j.tice.2021.101728. Epub 2022 Jan 4.