World Journal of Emergency Medicine ›› 2014, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (4): 291-297.doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2014.04.009
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Hui Fu1, Qiao-sheng Wang1(
), Qiong Luo1, Si Tan2, Hua Su1, Shi-lin Tang1, Zheng-liang Zhao1, Li-ping Huang1
Received:2014-04-10
Accepted:2014-10-06
Online:2014-12-15
Published:2014-12-15
Hui Fu, Qiao-sheng Wang, Qiong Luo, Si Tan, Hua Su, Shi-lin Tang, Zheng-liang Zhao, Li-ping Huang. Simvastatin inhibits apoptosis of endothelial cells induced by sepsis through upregulating the expression of Bcl-2 and downregulating Bax[J]. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014, 5(4): 291-297.
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Figure 1.
The relative growth rate of HUVECs in each group was detected by MTT assay. The relative growth rate of HUVECs in both sepsis and simvastatin groups decreased significantly compared with the control group #P<0.05, *P<0.05). However, the relative growth rate of HUVECs increased in the simvastain group compared with the sepsis group (#P<0.05).
Figure 2.
Apoptosis was detected by staining with Hoechst 33342. The apoptosis of HUVECs showed that intensely condensed chromatin and/or fragmented nuclei in the cells were detected by fluorescence microscopy. The apoptosis increased significantly in the sepsis group (B) compared with the control group (A); however, the apoptosis in the simvastatin group (C) decreased significantly compared with the sepsis group. Scale bars: A-C, 20 μm.
Figure 3.
Apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry.The apoptosis of HUVECs increased significantly in the sepsis and simvastatin groups (B) compared with the control group (A); however, the apoptosis in the simvastatin group decreased significantly compared with the sepsis group (C). The apoptotic rate of HUVECs in both sepsis and simvastatin groups significantly increased compared with the control group (#P<0.05, *P<0.05). However, the apoptotic rate decreased in the simvastain group (#P<0.05) (D) compared with the sepsis group.
Figure 4.
Bcl-2 mRNA and Bax mRNA were detected respectively by RT-PCR in the two groups (A-D). A showed that the changes of density of Bcl-2 mRNA in the control group (band 1), the sepsis group (band 2) and the simvastatin group (band 3), respectively. The bar grah (C) showed that the optical density of Bcl-2 mRNA decreased in the sepsis group compared with the control group (*P<0.05) and the optical density of Bcl-2 Mrna increased in the simvastatin group compared with the sepsis group (#P<0.05). However, B showed that the changes of density of Bax mRNA in the control group (band 1), the sepsis group (band 2) and the simvastatin group (band 3), respectively. The bar grah (D) showed that the optical density of Bcl-2 mRNA increased in the sepsis group compared with the control group (*P<0.05) and that the opical density of Bcl-2 mRNA decreased in the simvastatin group compared with the sepsis group (#P<0.05).
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