Research Article

Capsaicin Protects Cardiomyocytes against Anoxia/Reoxygenation Injury via Preventing Mitochondrial Dysfunction Mediated by SIRT1

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Effects of Cap pretreatment with or without coadministration of sirtinol on cell viabilities and LDH and CPK activities in the culture medium after A/R. (a) A/R caused a significant decrease in cell viabilities, and Cap induced a dose-dependent increase in cell viabilities of the cardiomyocytes decreased by A/R. Coadministration of sirtinol (60 μM) blocked the effects of Cap (20 μM). (b) LDH and CPK activities in the culture medium for the cardiomyocytes were increased in the A/R group compared with the control group. Cap induced a decrease in LDH and CPK activities increased by A/R. Sirtinol blocked the effects of Cap. Values were expressed as the mean ± SEM (). versus the control group; ▲▲ versus the A/R group; ## versus the Cap + A/R group.
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