%0 Journal Article %T Effects of dl-praeruptorin A on nucleus factor-kappaB and tumor necrosis factor-alpha expression in ischemia-reperfusion hearts %A WANG Chi %A CHANG Tian-hui %A ZHANG Xin-hua %A WANG Huai-liang %J Acta Pharmacologica Sinica %D 2016 %B 2016 %9 %! Effects of dl-praeruptorin A on nucleus factor-kappaB and tumor necrosis factor-alpha expression in ischemia-reperfusion hearts %K %X AIM: To study the effects of dl-praeruptorin A (Pd-Ia) on nucleus factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activativity and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) expression in ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) myocardium. METHODS: Langendorff's isolated rat heart was subjected to a 10-min ischemia followed by a 30-min reperfusion. NF-kappaB activity in nucleus was analyzed by Sandwich Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). TNF-alpha level in cytoplasm was measured by radioimmunoassay. Infiltration of neutrophils was observed using Hematoxylin-Eosin staining under optical microscope. RESULTS: Pd-Ia 1.0 micromol/L with 30-min preventive perfusion decreased NF-kappaB activity from 0.98+/-0.13 to 0.65+/-0.17 (P %U http://www.chinaphar.com/article/view/7826 %V 25 %N 1 %P 35-40 %@ 1745-7254