[Different expressions of inflammatory cytokines in two types of cardiac hypertrophy in rats].
OBJECTIVE
To compare the different expressions of cardiac inflammatory cytokines including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1beta(IL-1beta), interleukin-6 (IL-6) in two types of cardiac hypertrophy rat models induced by volume overload and pressure overload.


METHODS
Volume overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy was established by abdominal arteriovenous fistula (ACF) and pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy was developed by constriction of aorta (CA). Heart weight measurement and histological examination were performed 1 week or 2 weeks after the operation respectively. The cytokine expression was measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.


RESULTS
All the operated groups developed cardiac hypertrophy. The left ventricular fractional shortening of each operated group had no significant difference with the sham-operated groups respectively. As far as the total amount of each cytokine in left ventricular myocardium was concerned, compared to the sham-operated groups, IL-6 and IL-1beta both increased significantly in CA groups [IL-6(23 722+/-8 671)pg vs (17 693+/-5 705)pg,P<0.05 ;IL-1beta(335+/-95)pg vs (159+/-99) pg,P<0.01].There was no difference of TNF-alpha between operated and sham-operated groups in ACF or CA groups .


CONCLUSIONS
The contents of IL-6 and IL-1beta in myocardium increased in pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy.
Zhang
Min Li
ML
Department of Cardiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100083, China.
Li
Zhao Ping
ZP
Xiao
Han
H
D000818:Animals; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D053583:Interleukin-1beta / Q000378:metabolism*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
D053583:Interleukin-1beta; D015850:Interleukin-6; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha