Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside prevents the oxidative stress-induced apoptosis of myocardial cells through activation of the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway

  • Authors:
    • Guiqiong Huang
    • Xiaofang Huang
    • Min Liu
    • Yue Hua
    • Bo Deng
    • Wen Jin
    • Wen Yan
    • Zhangbin Tan
    • Yifen Wu
    • Bin Liu
    • Yingchun Zhou
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  • Published online on: March 13, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2018.3560
  • Pages: 3570-3576
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Abstract

Myocardial cell apoptosis mediated by oxidative stress has previously been identified as a key process in ischemic heart disease. Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG), a polyphenolic plant lignan primarily found in flaxseed, has been demonstrated to effectively protect myocardial cells from apoptosis. In the present study, the role of the Janus kinase 2 (JAK2)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) was investigated in mediating the protective effect of SDG. Findings of the present study revealed that treatment with H2O2 reduced cell viability and induced apoptosis in H9C2 rat cardiomyocytes. However, SDG was able to reduce the effect of H2O2 in a dose‑dependent manner. H2O2 reduced the expression level of phosphorylated STAT3 and inhibited the levels of B‑cell lymphoma‑extra‑large and induced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein, which are the STAT3 target genes. Conversely, SDG rescued phosphorylation of STAT3 and increased the levels of STAT3 target genes. Treatment with SDG alone led to a dose‑dependent increased phosphorylation of JAK2 and STAT3, without activating Src. Furthermore, the anti‑apoptotic effects of SDG were partially abolished by a JAK2/STAT3 inhibitor. In addition, molecular docking revealed that SDG may bind to the protein kinase domain of JAK2, at a binding energy of ‑8.258 kcal/mol. Molecular dynamics simulations revealed that JAK2‑SDG binding was stable. In conclusion, activation of the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway contributed to the anti‑apoptotic activity of SDG, which may be a potential JAK2 activator.
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Huang G, Huang X, Liu M, Hua Y, Deng B, Jin W, Yan W, Tan Z, Wu Y, Liu B, Liu B, et al: Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside prevents the oxidative stress-induced apoptosis of myocardial cells through activation of the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway. Int J Mol Med 41: 3570-3576, 2018
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Huang, G., Huang, X., Liu, M., Hua, Y., Deng, B., Jin, W. ... Zhou, Y. (2018). Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside prevents the oxidative stress-induced apoptosis of myocardial cells through activation of the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 41, 3570-3576. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2018.3560
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Huang, G., Huang, X., Liu, M., Hua, Y., Deng, B., Jin, W., Yan, W., Tan, Z., Wu, Y., Liu, B., Zhou, Y."Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside prevents the oxidative stress-induced apoptosis of myocardial cells through activation of the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 41.6 (2018): 3570-3576.
Chicago
Huang, G., Huang, X., Liu, M., Hua, Y., Deng, B., Jin, W., Yan, W., Tan, Z., Wu, Y., Liu, B., Zhou, Y."Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside prevents the oxidative stress-induced apoptosis of myocardial cells through activation of the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 41, no. 6 (2018): 3570-3576. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2018.3560