Protective effects of Ginseng mixture on myocardial fibrosis in rats

ObjectiveTo explore the protective effects of ginseng mixture on myocardial fibrosis (MF) in rats.MethodsA total of 60 Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group without modeling operation, and another 4 groups using subcutaneous injections of isopropyl adrenaline for 10 d to set up the MF model: model group with saline lavage treatment after modeling, captopril group with captopril lavage, ginseng mixture group A and group B with low and high dose mixture treatment respectively. After treatment for 14 d, abdominal aorta and myocardial tissue were extracted to observe the pathological morphological changes and heart weight index in each group.ResultsThe left ventricular weight and heart heavy index of captopril group and group B were significantly lower than that of model group and group A (P<0.05); Model group and group A showed a higher hydroxyproline (Hyp) content in myocardial tissue than the control group and lower catalase (CAT) activity than control group (P<0.05); captopril group and group B showed a lower Hyp content and higher CAT activity compared with group A and model group (P<0.05), a significantly lower level of serum glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) and CAT and a higher level of serum creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase and H2O2 in model group and group A were observed compared with the control group (P<0.05). A higher level of GSH-PX and CAT and a lower level of creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase and H2O2 in captopril group and group B were observed compared with group A and model group (P<0.05); and histopathological examination showed that in captopril group and group B, secretion of collagen fiber was significantly inhibited and myocardial injury was significantly lighter than that of model group.ConclusionsGinseng mixture plays a protective effect on myocardium by inhibiting antioxidant process of MF.