Abstract: Objective To study the effects of sevoflurane preconditioning on autophagy during hypoxia/reoxygenation(H/R)in rat's cardiomyocytes and its possible mechanism. Methods The embryonic cardiomyocytes of rats(H9C2 cells) were randomly divided into 5 group(Western blot 4 bottles of cells in each group, total 20 bottles. Cells were cultured in 96 well plates to detect the cell survival rate, 8 wells in each group, total 40 wells): control group(Con group), H/R group (hypoxia for four hours and followed by two hours of reoxygenation), sevoflurane preconditioning group(Sev+H/R group, preconditioned with 2.5% sevoflurane for 30 min and followed by establishing H/R), tert-butylhydroperoxide(TBHP) plus H/R group(TBHP+H/R group, H/R with 25 mmol/L TBHP in the medium), and sevoflurane preconditioning plus TBHP group(Sev+TBHP+H/R group, preconditioned with 2.5% sevoflurane for 30 min and followed by H/R with 25 mmol/L TBHP in the medium). At the end of reoxygenation, cell viability was measured by the thiazolyl blue tetrazolium bromide(MTT) method. The production of reactive oxygen species(ROS) was detected by dichlorofluorescein diacetate(DCFH?蛳DA) method. The expression of autophagy marker microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3(LC3-Ⅱ) and Beclin1 were determined by Western blot. Results Compared with Con group(100%), the viabilities of cells in H/R group(52±14)% and Sev+H/R group(76±20)% both deceased(P<0.05), and the productions of ROS were enhanced in H/R group and Sev+H/R group. And when the other four groups compared with Con group, the expressions of LC3-Ⅱ and Beclin1 were enhanced(P<0.05). Compared with H/R group, the viability of cells in Sev+H/R group significantly enhanced(P<0.05), the production of ROS was decreased and the expression of LC3-Ⅱ and Beclin1 was down-regulated(P<0.05). Compared with Sev+H/R group[(0.75±0.10),(0.65±0.08)], the viability of cells significantly decreased and the expression of LC3-Ⅱ(1.02±0.08) and Beclin1(0.85±0.04) was enhanced in Sev+TBHP+H/R group(P<0.05). Conclusions Sevoflurane preconditioning can decrease autophagy during H/R in the rat's cardiomyocytes,and the possible mechanism is through decreasing ROS and Beclin1,thus protecting rat's cardiomyocytes against H/R injury.
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