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Background: The increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in postmenopausal women and ovariectomized patients suggests that estrogen has a protective effect on cardiac function. Oxidative stress is the main cause of CVD, and the cellular defensive Nrf2 antioxidant pathway plays a protective role in various pathologies. However, the regulation of Nrf2 by estrogen has received little attention.
Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the role of Nrf2 in the effect of estrogen on cardiac function.
Methods: In the present study, female SD rats were divided into three groups as follows: sham operation (SHAM), bilateral ovariectomy (OVX) and bilateral ovariectomy with estradiol valerate (EV) supplementation (OVX+EV). Vaginal smears and E2 concentrations were used to confirm the success of the model. We compared cardiac morphology and function by echocardiography and HE staining. The levels of oxidative stress markers and antioxidant enzymes as well as protein expression of antioxidant genes were evaluated by Western blotting and immunohistochemistry.
Results: Our results showed that supplementation with estrogen restored the parameters to some extent. Left ventricular end diastolic diameter at diastolic (LVID;d) and left ventricular volume at diastolic (LV vol;d) increased but MV E wave/A wave (E/A) significantly decreased. The oxidative stress indicators (malondialdehyde) increased, and the antioxidant activity indicators, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT), decreased. Further, the expression of most Nrf2 antioxidant pathway-related proteins in the heart decreased after ovariectomy.
Conclusion: The present study demonstrated that estrogen may protect cardiac function by regulating antioxidant capacity through the Nrf2 pathway.
Keywords: Estrogen, heart, oxidative stress, Nrf2 pathway, estradiol, estrogen for CVD.
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Title:Estradiol Valerate Enhances Cardiac Function via the Nrf2 Signaling Pathway to Protect Against Oxidative Stress by the Nrf2 Signaling Pathway in an Ovariectomized Rat Model
Volume: 27 Issue: 46
Author(s): Xin Qian, Jiao Wang, Minghui Cai, Haijuan Sun, Han Xu, Haixia Wen*Hui Zhu*
Affiliation:
- Department of Physiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin,China
- Department of Physiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin,China
Keywords: Estrogen, heart, oxidative stress, Nrf2 pathway, estradiol, estrogen for CVD.
Abstract:
Background: The increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in postmenopausal women and ovariectomized patients suggests that estrogen has a protective effect on cardiac function. Oxidative stress is the main cause of CVD, and the cellular defensive Nrf2 antioxidant pathway plays a protective role in various pathologies. However, the regulation of Nrf2 by estrogen has received little attention.
Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the role of Nrf2 in the effect of estrogen on cardiac function.
Methods: In the present study, female SD rats were divided into three groups as follows: sham operation (SHAM), bilateral ovariectomy (OVX) and bilateral ovariectomy with estradiol valerate (EV) supplementation (OVX+EV). Vaginal smears and E2 concentrations were used to confirm the success of the model. We compared cardiac morphology and function by echocardiography and HE staining. The levels of oxidative stress markers and antioxidant enzymes as well as protein expression of antioxidant genes were evaluated by Western blotting and immunohistochemistry.
Results: Our results showed that supplementation with estrogen restored the parameters to some extent. Left ventricular end diastolic diameter at diastolic (LVID;d) and left ventricular volume at diastolic (LV vol;d) increased but MV E wave/A wave (E/A) significantly decreased. The oxidative stress indicators (malondialdehyde) increased, and the antioxidant activity indicators, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT), decreased. Further, the expression of most Nrf2 antioxidant pathway-related proteins in the heart decreased after ovariectomy.
Conclusion: The present study demonstrated that estrogen may protect cardiac function by regulating antioxidant capacity through the Nrf2 pathway.
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Qian Xin , Wang Jiao , Cai Minghui , Sun Haijuan , Xu Han , Wen Haixia *, Zhu Hui *, Estradiol Valerate Enhances Cardiac Function via the Nrf2 Signaling Pathway to Protect Against Oxidative Stress by the Nrf2 Signaling Pathway in an Ovariectomized Rat Model, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2021; 27 (46) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612827666210927162612
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612827666210927162612 |
Print ISSN 1381-6128 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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