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Objective:To discuss the protective effect of intestinal ischemic preconditioning(iIPC) on the myocardium and the role of uncoupling protein 2(UCP2) in myocardium with iIPC. Methods: The animal model was built by superior mesenteric artery ligation of rats.Then they were subjected to a sustained coronary occlusion of 30 min and reperfusion of 180 min.We evaluated the degree of the myocardial damage and used RT-PCR method to check the relative content of UCP2 mRNA.The IR control group underwent the coronary occlusion/ reperfusion with no intestinal ischemia and the blank group was sham-operated. Results:①Compared to the blank group,the IR control group showed much heavier damage in the ultramicro structure.And for the iIPC group, the damage in the ultramicro structure 0 h and 24 h after iIPC was lighter than that of the IR control group.②Compared to the expression of the UCP2 mRNA in the myocardium of rats in the IR control group,the expressions of iIPC 0 h,6 h,12 h,24 h,48 h groups increased substantially(P
ABSTRACT
Uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2), a member of the mitochondrial inner membrane carrier family, partly dissipate the proton electrochemical gradient, decrease ATP production. UCP2 limits production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inhibits insulin secretion and regulates fatty acid oxidation. FFA, PPAR?,leptin, thyroid hormones and so on could regulate the UCP2 expression. The function of UCP2 in myocardial energy metabolism remains unknown.