Ginkgo biloba Leaf Extract Protects against Myocardial Injury via Attenuation of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic ApoE-/- Mice

Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2018 Feb 25:2018:2370617. doi: 10.1155/2018/2370617. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Diabetes was induced in high-fat diet-fed ApoE-/- mice via administration of low-dose streptozotocin (STZ) for five days. Mice were then treated with GBE (200 or 400 mg/kg) by gastric gavage daily for 12 weeks. Mice in the untreated diabetic group received saline instead, and nondiabetic C57BL/6J mice served as controls. Collagen І and ІІІ mRNA expression was measured by real-time PCR. TNF-α, IL-1β mRNA levels, and NF-κB expression were determined to analyze intramyocardial inflammation. Hallmarks of endoplasmic reticulum stress- (ERS-) related apoptosis pathways, including phosphorylated c-Jun N-terminal kinase (p-JNK), C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), caspase-12, and cleaved caspase-3, were analyzed by Western blotting. Diabetic ApoE-/- myocardial injury was associated with increased cardiomyocyte apoptosis (increased expression of p-JNK, CHOP, caspase-12, and cleaved caspase-3), interstitial fibrosis (increased mRNA levels of collagen І and ІІІ), and inflammation (increased mRNA levels of TNF-α and IL-1β, and NF-κB expression). GBE at 200 and 400 mg/kg/day significantly attenuated cardiomyocyte apoptosis, collagen deposition, and inflammation in diabetic mice via inhibition of the p-JNK, CHOP, and caspase-12 pathways. Serum levels of the proinflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α), blood glucose, and lipid profiles were also regulated by GBE treatment. GBE might be beneficial in the treatment of diabetic myocardial injury.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Apolipoproteins E / deficiency*
  • Apolipoproteins E / genetics
  • Apoptosis / genetics
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / drug therapy*
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress / drug effects
  • Ginkgo biloba
  • Interleukin-1beta / genetics
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Myocytes, Cardiac / cytology
  • Myocytes, Cardiac / metabolism
  • NF-kappa B / genetics
  • Plant Extracts / therapeutic use*
  • Signal Transduction / genetics
  • Signal Transduction / physiology
  • Streptozocin / toxicity
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / genetics

Substances

  • Apolipoproteins E
  • Interleukin-1beta
  • NF-kappa B
  • Plant Extracts
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Ginkgo biloba extract
  • Streptozocin