Journal: Advanced Science
Article Title: Trigonelline Improves Metabolism and Cardiac Function of HFpEF Mice Via Gut Microbiome Alterations‐Mediated AMPK Activation
doi: 10.1002/advs.202513956
Figure Lengend Snippet: AMPK activation was required for the cardioprotective effects of trigonelline in HFpEF mice. A) Representative immunoblot images of total and phosphorylated AMPK in the heart and liver tissues from HFpEF mice receiving trigonelline. B,C) Quantification of cardiac p‐AMPK/AMPK ( n = 6 mice per group). D) Representative immunoblot images of total and phosphorylated AMPK in the heart and liver tissues from HFpEF mice receiving trigonelline with or without AMPK inhibitor. E,F) Quantification of hepatic p‐AMPK/AMPK ratio ( n = 6 mice per group). G,H) SBP and DBP of different experimental groups ( n = 5 mice per group). I) Representative echocardiography‐derived M‐mode tracings (top), pulsed‐wave Doppler (middle), and tissue Doppler (bottom) tracings of mice in the indicated group. J) Percent left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF%). K) The ratio between mitral E wave and E’ wave (E/E’). L) Running distance during the exercise exhaustion test of mice. M) The ratio between wet and dry lung weight (LW). N) Ratio between heart weight and tibia length (HW/TL) (for LVEF%, E/E’ ratio, running distance, LW wet/LW dry ratio, and HW/TL ratio, n = 6 mice per group). O) Representative images of WGA in transversal sections of the left ventricle of mice of different experimental groups. Scale bar: 50 µm for WGA. P) WGA quantification of cardiomyocyte cross‐sectional area ( n = 5 mice per group). Data are presented as mean ± SEM and analyzed using one‐way ANOVA followed by Tukey's multiple comparisons test. ns, no significant; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 and **** p < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: To test the role of AMPK in the therapeutic effects of trigonelline in vivo, HFpEF mice were pre‐treated with AMPK inhibitor Compound C (CC) (MedChemExpress, HY‐13418, 5 mg kg −1 day −1 ) or vehicle for 1 week.
Techniques: Activation Assay, Western Blot, Derivative Assay