Mechanism of "biaoben acupoint combination" electroacupuncture pretreatment in alleviating cardiomyocyte cuproptosis in rats with myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury
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Mechanism of "biaoben acupoint combination" electroacupuncture pretreatment in alleviating cardiomyocyte cuproptosis in rats with myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury
Chinese Acupuncture & MoxibustionVol. 46, Issue 9, Pages: 1473-1481(2026)
WEI Yuqi, ZHANG Yanlin, WAN Xiaoman, et al. Mechanism of "biaoben acupoint combination" electroacupuncture pretreatment in alleviating cardiomyocyte cuproptosis in rats with myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2026, 46(9): 1473-1481. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250312-0001.
DOI:
WEI Yuqi, ZHANG Yanlin, WAN Xiaoman, et al. Mechanism of "biaoben acupoint combination" electroacupuncture pretreatment in alleviating cardiomyocyte cuproptosis in rats with myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2026, 46(9): 1473-1481. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250312-0001.DOI:
Mechanism of "biaoben acupoint combination" electroacupuncture pretreatment in alleviating cardiomyocyte cuproptosis in rats with myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury
acupoint combination" electroacupuncture (EA) pretreatment on cardiomyocyte cuproptosis in rats with myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI)
and to explore its underlying mechanism.
Methods
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From 70 male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats
10 rats were randomly selected as the sham operation(Sham) group
and the remaining rats were randomly divided into a model (MIRI) group
an elesclomol (ES) group
a "biaoben acupoint combination" EA pretreatment (EA) group
and a "biaoben acupoint combination" EA pretreatment + elesclomol(EA+ES) group
with 15 rats in each group. In the EA group and the EA+ES group
EA pretreatment was applied at bilateral"Neiguan" (PC6)
bilateral "Zusanli" (ST36)
and "Guanyuan" (CV4)
with continuous wave
2 Hz in frequency
20 min each time
once daily for 7 consecutive days. On day 8
except for the Sham group
MIRI model was established by ligation of the left anterior descending branch in the remaining groups. Thirty minutes before modeling
in the ES group and the EA+ES group
intraperitoneal injection of the copper ionophore elesclomol (5 mg/kg) was delivered. After modeling
myocardial infarct area was measured by TTC staining; morphology of cardiomyocytes in the ischemic area was observed by HE staining;mitochondrial ultrastructure of cardiomyocytes in the ischemic area was observed by transmission electron microscopy; the expression of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes of cardiomyocytes in the ischemic area was detected by ELISA; and the protein expression of ceruloplasmin (Cp)
ferredoxin 1 (FDX1)
dihydrolipoamide S-succinyltransferase (DLST) and dihydrolipoamide S-acetyltransferase (DLAT) of cardiomyocytes in the ischemic area was detected by Western blot.
Results
2
Compared with the Sham group
the myocardial infarct area and the protein expression of Cp
FDX1
DLST and DLAT of cardiomyocytes in the ischemic area were increased (
P
<
0.01)
while the expression of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes Ⅰ-Ⅳ of cardiomyocytes in the ischemic area was decreased (
P
<
0.01) in the MIRI group. Compared with the MIRI group
the myocardial infarct area and the protein expression of Cp
FDX1
DLST and DLAT of cardiomyocytes in the ischemic area were decreased (
P
<
0.01)
while the expression of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes Ⅰ-Ⅳ of cardiomyocytes in the ischemic area was increased (
P
<
0.01) in the EA group; the protein expression of Cp and FDX1 of cardiomyocytes in the ischemic area was increased in the ES group (
P
<
0.01); the protein expression of Cp
FDX1
DLST and DLAT of cardiomyocytes in the ischemic area was decreased (
P
<
0.01)
while the expression of mitochondrial respiratory chain c
omplexes Ⅰ-Ⅳ of cardiomyocytes in the ischemic area was increased (
P
<
0.05) in the EA+ES group. Compared with the EA group
the myocardial infarct area and the protein expression of Cp
FDX1
DLST and DLAT were increased (
P
<
0.01
P
<
0.05)
while the expression of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes Ⅰ-Ⅳ of cardiomyocytes in the ischemic area was decreased (
P
<
0.01) in the EA+ES group. Compared with the MIRI group and the ES group
in the EA group and the EA+ES group
disordered arrangement of myocardial mitochondria
mitochondria edema
and mitochondrial outer membrane rupture were improved
the improvement in the EA group was more pronounced.
Conclusion
2
"
Biaoben
acupoint combination" EA pretreatment can attenuate the structural damage of cardiomyocytes and mitochondria
enhance the expression of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes Ⅰ-Ⅳ in MIRI rats
and alleviate MIRI by inhibiting elesclomol-induced cardiomyocyte cuproptosis.
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WAN Xiaoman
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Treatment Center of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Hubei Provincial Hospital of TCM