title: Effects of Pogostemon cablin Blanco extract on hypoxia induced rabbit cardiomyocyte injury.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pogostemonis Herba, the dried aerial part of Pogostemon cablin Blanco, is a well-known materia medica in Asia that is widely used for syndrome of gastrointestinal dysfunctions.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study was undertaken to examine whether Pogostemon cablin extract (PCe) might have any beneficial effect on hypoxia induced rabbit cardiomyocyte injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  Isolated cardiomyocytes were divided into three groups and the changes of cell viability in cardiomyocytes of hypoxic and hypoxia/reoxygenation group were determined. The effect of PCe on reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, intracellular formation of ROS was also measured by monitoring the 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein fluorescence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  PCe effectively protected the cells against both the hypoxia and reoxygenation induced injury, and the protective effect of PCe is not mediated by interaction with adenosine triphosphate-sensitive K(+) channels. In the presence of PCe, production of ROS under chemical hypoxia was remarkably reduced which suggests that PCe might exert its effect as a ROS scavenger.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study provides clear evidence for the beneficial effect of PCe on cardiomyocyte injury during hypoxia or reoxygenation following prolonged hypoxia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Ilsan 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chi-Yeon
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Herbal Medicine Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Bu-Yeo
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, School of Public Health, Far East University, Chungbuk 369-700, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Se-Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Korean Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam 626-870, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Su-In
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Cho
keywords: Cardiomyocyte; Pogostemon cablin; hypoxia
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