Influence of large dose atorvastatin on ventricular remodeling in rats after myocardial infarction
10.3969/j.issn.1008-0074.2015.04.18
- VernacularTitle:大剂量阿托伐他汀对大鼠心肌梗死后心室重构的影响
- Author:
Lin FAN
;
Chaogui LIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Myocardial infarction;
Ventricular remodeling;
Atorvastatin
- From:
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine
2015;24(4):411-414,415
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore influence of large dose atorvastatin therapy on ventricular remodeling in rats after myocardial infarction.Methods:A total of 48 male SD rats were randomly and equally divided into myocardial in-farction (MI)control group (received deionized water gavage),routine dose group (received atorvastatin 20mg/kg gavage four weeks before and after MI model was established)and large dose group (received atorvastatin 80mg/kg, in the same way as routine dose group).On two days after MI,hematoxylin eosin (HE)staining was used to detect pathological changes of myocardial tissue;four weeks later,Masson staining was used to evaluate myocardial fibrosis while echocardiography was used to assess cardiac chamber size and heart function,the results were compared among three groups.Results:Pathologic change:On two days after MI,color of stained myocardial tissue was uneven, muscular fiber arranged in turbulence,there were partial dissolved muscle focus and blockbuster collagenous fiber in MI control group;color of stained myocardial tissue was lack of even,arrangement of muscular fiber was irregular, there were less dissolved muscle focus and collagenous fiber in routine dose group;color of stained myocardial tissue was slightly uneven,muscular fiber still arranged in rules and there was very few dissolved muscle focus and still more survived myocardium in infarct area,and small amount of collagen fibrosis was found in myocardial cell clear-ance after four weeks in large dose group.Change of left ventricular structure and function:Compared with MI con-trol group and routine dose group,the left ventricular end-diastolic dimension [LVEDd,(7.68±0.54)ml vs.(7.06 ±0.68)ml vs.(6.37 ± 0.40)ml] significantly reduced in large dose group, left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF,(33.0±7.9)% vs.(39.3±2.8)% vs. (48.7%±9.1)%]significantly rose (P <0.05,or <0.01);but those indexes no significant difference between MI control group and routine dose group (P =0.059,0.146 respec-tively).Conclusion:Large dose atorvastatin may significantly relieve ventricular remodeling after infarction.
