AIM: To compare the effects of early and late intervention with simvastatin on cardiac hypertrophy and to investigate the probable molecular mechanisms.METHODS: In pressure-overload rat model induced by abdominal aortic coarctation,simvastatin [10 mg/(kg·day),IG] was administrated at early or late stage and structural and functional changes were observed by histopathology analysis with picrosirius staining and hemodynamic measurement.The expression of TNF-α and IL-6 and IL-10 protein levels were determined ...
【基金】
国家十一五科技支撑计划高血压综合防治研究子课题项目资助(2006BAI01A03)
【更新日期】
2011-06-23
【分类号】
R544.1
【正文快照】
Early intervention with simvastatin exerts improved effects on cardiachypertrophy in pressure-overload rats than late interventionSHANG Fu-jun1,WANG Jie-pin2,ZHENG Qiang-sun1,LIU Xiong-tao1,XUE Yu-sheng1,LI Jun1,ZHAO Lian-you1(1.Department of Cardiology,T