title: [Inhibitory effect of nitric oxide-induced total ginsenosides on right ventricular hypertrophy in rats].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the effect of total ginsenosides (TG) on right ventricular hypertrophy induced by monocrotaline (MCT) in rats, and study its relationship with the nitric oxide pathway.
  
  
  METHODS
  Male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into the control group, the MCT model group, TG-treated (20, 40, 60 mg kg-1 d-1) groups, and the L-arginine (L-arg) th NO release, T + L-N and L-a + L-N groups were wi th NOS into study TG's effect 200 mg kg-1 d-1 group. Besides, and its relationship wi also set, intraperitoneally injected with TG 40 mg kg-1 d -1 and L-arg 200 mg kg-1 - d-1, and orally administered hibitor L-NAME 20 mg kg-1 d-1. After all of the groups were given drugs for 18 d, their right ventricular peak systolic pressure (RVSP) ventricular hypertrophy index (RVHI) and RVW/BW were determined. Ultra-structure of myocardial cells was observed with transmission electron microscope. The NO2 -/NO3 - content in myocardial tissues were detected with the nitrate reduction method. ANF and eNOS mRNA expressions in right ventricle tissues were detected by using real-time RT-PCR.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Low, middle and high doses of TG and L-arg preventive administration could significantly reduce RVSP, RVHI, RVW/BW and ANF mRNA expressions (P < 0. 05) , and ameliorate cellular mitochondrial swelling and degeneration. L-NAME could prevent the effect of L-arg on above indexes, whereas L-NAME of the same dose could not impact the reducing effect of TG 40 mg kg -1 on above indexes. TG 60 mg kg -1 could raise eNOS mRNA expression, but TG 20 mg kg-1 and 40 mg kg-1 showed no effect.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TG can significantly attenuate MCT-induced right cardiac hypertrophy in rats. Its anti-hypertrophic effect is partially realized through NO.
authors.affiliation: Luoyang Orthopedics Traumatological Hospital, Luoyang 471000, China. qinna2001@163.com
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.affiliation: Luoyang Orthopedics Traumatological Hospital, Luoyang 471000, China.
authors.forename: Tian-Xin
authors.initials: TX
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: Luoyang Orthopedics Traumatological Hospital, Luoyang 471000, China.
authors.forename: Li-Wei
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D036145:Ginsenosides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017380:Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D016686:Monocrotaline / Q000633:toxicity; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D036145:Ginsenosides; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D016686:Monocrotaline