CUI Hao-zhen1, LIU Li-ping2. Aqueous Extract of Polygala tenuifolia Willd on Atrial Dynamics and ANP Secretion in Beating Rabbit Atria[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2013, 19(9): 256-259.
CUI Hao-zhen1, LIU Li-ping2. Aqueous Extract of Polygala tenuifolia Willd on Atrial Dynamics and ANP Secretion in Beating Rabbit Atria[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2013, 19(9): 256-259.DOI:
Aqueous Extract of Polygala tenuifolia Willd on Atrial Dynamics and ANP Secretion in Beating Rabbit Atria
Objective:To investigate the effect of aqueous extract of Polygala tenuifolia(APT) on myocardial contractility and atrial natriuretic peptide(ANP) secretion in beating rabbit atria.Method: The APT-induced changes in atrial dynamics
cAMP efflux and ANP secretion were determined in perfused beating rabbit atria.The changes of cAMP and ANP were measured by radioimmunoassay.Result: APT increased atrial stroke volume
pulse pressure and cAMP efflux in a concentration-dependent manner with inhibition of ANP secretion in beating rabbit atria.The APT-induced positive inotropic effect was significantly blocked by pretreatment with blockade of β and β1-adrenoceptors(AR)(P<0.05) but not β2-AR.Furthermore
the APT-induced changes in myocardial contractility were attenuated by inhibition of L-type Ca2+channel and protein kinase A(PKA) activation with no changes in cAMP efflux.Conclusion: APT could increase atrial dynamics via β1-AR-cAMP-Ca2+signaling and decreases ANP secretion in beating rabbit atria.