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Colchicine alleviates inflammation and improves diastolic dysfunction in heart failure rats with preserved ejection fraction

Eur J Pharmacol

Purpose: Several studies have reported that colchicine attenuates cardiac inflammation and improves cardiac function in myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation. However, no study has investigated its effect on hear

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Reference Id
4944
Evidence Id
21534
Core Evidence Id
21534
Source Reference Id
3143
Herb2 Reference Id
HBREF003940
Subject Paper Key
HBIN021260_35779623
Pubmed Id
35779623
Doi
10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175126
Paper Title
Colchicine alleviates inflammation and improves diastolic dysfunction in heart failure rats with preserved ejection fraction
Paper Abstract
Purpose: Several studies have reported that colchicine attenuates cardiac inflammation and improves cardiac function in myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation. However, no study has investigated its effect on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Hence, this study aimed to assess its efficacy in a high salt diet (HSD)-induced HFpEF rat model. Methods: A rat hypertension-induced HFpEF model was created by treating Dahl/SS salt-sensitive rats with an HSD for 6 weeks. Colchicine was given via gavage daily as treatment. Cardiac function and inflammation were assessed using echocardiography, histology, and ELISA. Furthermore, the expression levels of NLRP3 and NF-κB signaling pathways were examined. Results: Treatment with colchicine increased survival and attenuated cardiac dysfunction, as indicated by decreased echocardiographic E/A ratio and longer exercise endurance along with reduced ventricular fibrosis and remodeling in HSD-induced Dahl rats. The treatment also reduced cardiac oxidative stress and inflammatory cell infiltration, as inferred from lower mRNA expressions of TNFα and CCL2 as well as protein expressions of NLRP3 and NF-κB pathways. Conclusion: The findings signify that colchicine plays a crucial role in alleviating systemic inflammation and NLRP3 inflammation activation as well as in attenuating cardiac dysfunction and fibrosis in HSD-induced HFpEF model. Colchicine, therefore, holds therapeutic potential for further clinical applications.
Journal
Eur J Pharmacol
Publish Year
2022
Experiment Subject
rat; hfpef model
Experiment Type
Animal Experiment
Phenotype Related
Cardiac Inflammation; Hfpef; Atrial Fibrillation; Systemic Inflammation; Cardiac Dysfunction; Heart Failure; Fibrosis; Myocardial Infarction; Ventricular Fibrosis; Preserved Ejection Fraction
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Colchicine alleviates inflammation and improves diastolic dysfunction in heart failure rats with preserved ejection fraction
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