A newly synthesized flavone avoids COMT-catalyzed methylation and mitigates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury in H9C2 cells via JNK and P38 pathways

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1 School of Medical and Health Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, P.R. China

2 Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore

3 Food Science and Technology Program, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore

4 National University of Singapore (Suzhou) Research Institute, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China

5 Changzhou Second People’s Hospital, Changzhou 213000, P.R. China

Abstract

Objective(s): Luteolin is a flavone that provides defense against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. However, this compound is subjected to methylation mediated by catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT), thus influencing its pharmacological effect. To synthesize a new flavone from luteolin that avoids COMT-catalyzed methylation and find out the protective mechanism of LUA in myocardial I/R injury.
Materials and Methods: Luteolin and 2,2’-azobis (2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) were used to synthesize the new flavone known as LUAAPH-1 (LUA). Then, the myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury cell model was established using H9c2 cells to detect the effect in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion regulation and to identify the underlying mechanism. 
Results: Pretreatment with LUA (20 μmol/l) substantially increased cell viability while reducing cell apoptosis rate and caspase-3 expression induced by I/R, and the protective effect of LUA on cell viability was stronger than diosmetin, which is the major methylated metabolite of luteolin. In addition, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and calcium accumulation were both inhibited by LUA. Furthermore, we identified that LUA markedly relieved the promotive effects of I/R stimulation upon JNK and p38 phosphorylation.
Conclusion: LUT pretreatment conveys significant cardioprotective effects after myocardial I/R injury, and JNK and p38 MAPK signaling pathway may be involved.

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Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
Volume 27, Issue 4
April 2024
Pages 492-499

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