瘦素和转化生长因子β1在大鼠肝纤维化过程中的作用

目的探讨瘦素和转化生长因子β1（transforming growthβ1,TGF-β1）在肝纤维化发生、发展过程中的作用。方法雌性Wistar大鼠随机分为正常对照组和纤维化模型1周组、2周组、4周组、6周组。纤维化模型各组以CCl4造成化学性肝损伤。常规HE染色观察肝脏病变;检测血浆和肝组织瘦素及TGF-β1水平;天狼猩红胶原染色和肝组织羟脯氨酸（Hyp）含量测定观察肝纤维化程度,并对肝组织瘦素水平、TGF-β1水平及肝纤维化指数（FI）进行相关性分析;赖氏法测定血浆丙氨酸氨基转移酶（ALT）。结果与正常对照组比较,纤维化模型各组血清和肝组织瘦素和TGF-β1水平显著升高（P〈0.05）,且纤维化模型各组肝组织瘦素水平、TGF-β1水平及FI之间两两均呈显著正相关。结论肝组织瘦素在肝纤维化发病过程中具有独立的致病作用,并可能通过激活TGF-β1通路导致肝维化的形成。     

构建启动大鼠肝组织中TGF-β/Smad信号传导通路的急性肝损伤动物模型

目的在传统CCl4急性肝损伤模型的基础上,构建启动大鼠肝组织中的TGF-β/Smad信号传导通路的急性肝损伤动物模型。方法将30只大鼠随机分为3组,每组各10只,分别为模型组,对照组和空白组,模型组大鼠予小动脉夹夹闭肝总动脉15min手术处理,随后分别在第6天和第10天,予25%CCl4花生油溶液6mL/kg体重腹腔注射;对照组则单用两次CCl4,空白组不做任何处理;第二次CCl448h后处死所有动物。结果模型组与对照组及空白组比较：血清指标ALT、AST、HA显著上升（P〈0.01）;肝组织HE染色病理观测,肝组织出现明显炎症、变性、坏死,纤维组织增生等现象;PT-PCR检测Ⅰ、Ⅲ型胶原、TGF-β1、Smad3mRNA表达显著增强（P〈0.01）;免疫组化检测Ⅰ、Ⅲ型胶原、TGF-β1、Smad3蛋白的表达增强（P〈0.01）。结论成功启动急性肝损伤大鼠肝组织中的TGF-β/Smad信号传导路,该急性肝损伤动物模型兼备肝纤维化活跃,和TGF-β/Smad信号传导通路信号增强特征,在评价早期抗肝纤维化药物及方法时具有耗时少、有效和经济的特点,值得进一步研究。     

黄芪对左肾静脉狭窄大鼠肾组织TGF-β1和PAI-1表达的影响

目的观察黄芪对左肾静脉狭窄大鼠肾组织胶原含量及促纤维化因子表达的影响,为临床药物治疗左肾静脉受压综合征提供实验依据。方法将大鼠分为3组,假手术组、模型组和黄芪治疗组。采用左肾静脉不全结扎的方法建立大鼠左肾静脉狭窄模型,用黄芪进行干预,于治疗6周后处死动物。取肾组织行羟脯氨酸含量测定,检测TGF-β1和PAI-1mRNA及蛋白的表达水平。结果模型组大鼠左肾组织羟脯氨酸含量较假手术组增多,TGF-β1和PAI-1的表达增加。黄芪治疗可较少羟脯氨酸含量,减少TGF-β1和PAI-1表达。结论左肾静脉狭窄大鼠可出现肾组织纤维化,黄芪可通过减少TGF-β1和PAI-1的表达来减轻肾组织纤维化损伤。     

异甘草酸镁对纤维化大鼠肝脏TGF-β 1及Smad蛋白表达的影响

目的：观察异甘草酸镁对四氯化碳诱导的肝纤维化大鼠肝脏组织TGF-β1及Smad蛋白表达的影响,以期揭示其抗纤维化的机制。方法：利用腹腔注射四氯化碳（CCl4）建立大鼠肝纤维化模型,然后应用不同剂量的异甘草酸镁和INF-γ处理,于实验第16周末检测大鼠血清透明质酸（HA）、层粘连蛋白（LN）、III型前胶原（PC-III）、IV型胶原（C-IV）的水平,采用RT-PCR法检测TGF-β1,Smad3,Smad7mRNA的表达。结果：与模型组比较,异甘草酸镁各剂量组血清HA,LN,PC-III,C-IV水平显著下降（P〈0.05）,肝脏TGF-β1、smad3的表达明显降低（P〈0.05）,smad7则有所上升。结论：异甘草酸镁可以改善肝纤维化大鼠肝组织纤维化程度,其作用机理与抑制TGF-β1、Smad3mRNA的表达,上调Smad7mRNA的表达有密切关系。     

肝纤维化过程中Toll样受体4在肝脏的表达分布及意义

目的动态观察大鼠肝纤维化过程中Toll样受体4（Toll-like receptor4,TLR4）蛋白在肝脏的表达,探讨TLR4与肝纤维化发生发展的关系。方法以四氯化碳皮下注射复制大鼠肝纤维化模型,设立正常对照组和模型1周组、2周组、4周组、6周组。常规HE染色和天狼猩红胶原染色观察肝脏病变;检测肝组织羟脯氨酸和血浆内毒素含量;免疫组化和Western blot检测TLR4在肝组织中的表达,检测α-SMA观察活化的肝星状细胞（HSCs）。结果与正常对照组比较,CCl4作用2周时,肝组织羟脯氨酸含量开始明显增多（P〈0.01）;模型组各组血浆内毒素含量呈梯度上升（P〈0.01）,且与肝组织羟脯氨酸含量呈显著正相关关系（P〈0.01）;CCl4作用1周后肝组织TLR4的表达即明显增强（P〈0.01）,4周时和6周时有所下降（与2周组相比,P〈0.05）,但仍高于正常对照组（P〈0.01）。TLR4阳性细胞包括枯否细胞、活化的HSCs及少量的肝细胞和内皮细胞。结论内毒素及其受体TLR4的改变可能在肝纤维化中起重要作用。     

扶正化瘀胶囊对心肌梗死大鼠心肌纤维化的影响

目的：急性心肌梗死是危害人类健康的重大疾病之一,心肌梗死后心肌纤维化是造成心脏结构破坏、心功能下降、心律失常发生、心衰甚至猝死的微观病理机制。防治心肌纤维化是当前医学研究的重点和热点。本研究主要探讨扶正化瘀胶囊对心肌梗死大鼠心肌纤维化的干预作用。方法：大鼠随机分为假手术组、模型组、扶正化瘀胶囊组和卡托普利组,采用结扎冠状动脉前降支的方法建立心肌梗死模型,假手术组只穿线,不结扎。于造模成功后第10天开始给予相应药物治疗2个月。治疗结束后,检测左心室梗死范围和心肌胶原含量。结果：与假手术组比较,模型组、扶正化瘀胶囊组和卡托普利组的非梗死区面积显著减小（P〈0.01）。与模型组比较,扶正化瘀胶囊组和卡托普利组的梗死区面积和梗死百分比显著减小（P〈0.05,P〈0.01）。在心肌胶原表达上,与假手术组比较,模型组和扶正化瘀胶囊组胶原含量显著增加（P〈0.01）。与模型组比较,卡托普利组和扶正化瘀胶囊组胶原含量显著降低（P〈0.05,P〈0.01）。结论：扶正化瘀胶囊能够改善心肌缺血,缩小心肌梗死范围,抑制心肌胶原表达,除能用于肝纤维化的治疗外,还能用于防治心肌梗死后的心肌纤维化。     

TGF-β/Smad与Wnt/β-catenin在博莱霉素致大鼠肺纤维化中的表达及相互作用

目的 观察TGF-β/Smad 和Wnt/β-catenin 通路相关基因在肺纤维化大鼠模型肺组织中的表达,探讨两条通路对肺纤维化的影响及其相互作用.方法 取Wistar 大鼠36 只,随机分为正常对照组和肺纤维化模型组,每组18 只.采用气管内注入博来霉素（BLM）建立Wistar 大鼠肺纤维化模型,每组分别于第14、21 和28 天处死大鼠各6 只;取肺组织称重,测定肺组织中HYP、IL-1β水平,观察肺组织Col-I、IL-1β、TGF-β1、Smad3、α-SMA、Wnt1、β-catenin、LEF-1 mRNA 的表达,并进行HE 染色和Masson 胶原染色.结果 （1）与正常对照组比,造模后14～28 d 大鼠肺指数均明显升高（P ＜0.01）;肺组织HE 染色呈现明显的肺纤维化病理改变,Masson 染色结果可见造模后14 ～28 d 肺间质蓝色胶原呈渐进性增加.（2）造模后第14 天,肺组织IL-1β含量、IL-1βmRNA 相对含量均显著升高（P ＜0.01）,随后逐渐降低,至造模后第28 天IL-1β表达量接近正常水平（P ＞0.05）.（3）造模后14 ～28d大鼠肺组织HYP 含量、Col-I mRNA 相对表达量均明显升高（P ＜0.01）.（4）与正常组相比,模型组中TGFβ1、Smad3、α-SMA、Wnt1、β-Catenin、LEF-1 mRNA 表达显著增加（P ＜0.01）,且TGFβ1、Smad3 mRNA 分别与Wnt1、LEF-1、β-catenin mRNA 的表达呈显著正相关.结论 TGF-β/Smad 和Wnt/β-catenin 通路相关基因在博来霉素致大鼠肺纤维化中表达上调,两条通路对肺纤维化可能有促进作用且它们间可能存在一定联系.     

育阴软肝颗粒剂对肝纤维化大鼠TGF-β1表达的影响

目的：观测育阴软肝颗粒剂对大鼠肝纤维化模型的防治作用及对转化生长因子-β1（TGF-β1）表达的影响。方法：将Wistar大鼠分为6组（n=10）,注射四氯化碳、饲以高脂饲料并饮用20%乙醇6周复制肝纤维化大鼠模型,经6.2~24.8 g/kg育阴软肝颗粒剂干预（qd）6周后,测定肝纤维化大鼠血清丙氨酸氨基转移酶（ALT）、天冬氨酸氨基转移酶（AST）活性、透明质酸（HA）、Ⅲ型前胶原（PCⅢ）、Ⅳ型胶原（C-Ⅳ）及板层素（LN）含量,观测肝组织病理学及肝组织TGF-β1表达的变化,对育阴软肝颗粒剂防治肝纤维作用及机制进行研究。结果：实验第7周,模型组大鼠肝组织出现明显的纤维化病变（P<0.01）;与模型组比较,6.2~24.8g/kg的育阴软肝颗粒剂能明显降低肝指数以及血清ALT、AST活性与HA、PCⅢ、C-Ⅳ、LN含量,缓解肝组织纤维化病理变化,抑制纤维化肝组织TGF-β1的表达（P<0.05,0.01）。结论：育阴软肝颗粒剂对多因素复制肝纤维化大鼠造模具有明显的治疗作用,而抑制TGF-β1的表达可能是其作用机制之一。     

HSC的活化、增殖与TGF-β1及其Ⅰ型受体在中晚期纤维化肝组织中的改变及护肝片对其的影响

目的 探讨护肝片对中、晚期纤维化大鼠肝组织肝星状细胞（HSC）的活化与增殖及转化生长因子-β1（TGF-β1）及其工型受体（TβRⅠ）表达的影响。方法 采用12．5％CCh诱导的大鼠肝纤维化模型,自造模之日起,大鼠分组灌胃给药（护肝片921mg·kg^-1）或溶媒,每日一次,直至8或13周末,分别处死动物,取左叶肝组织石蜡包埋,制作组织芯片,免疫组化S-P法检测大鼠肝组织α-平滑肌肌动蛋白（α-SMA）、TGF-β1及TβRⅠ蛋白的表达,并用Meta Morph图像分析系统计数α-SMA阳性细胞数、对TGF-β1。及TβRⅠ蛋白表达量进行定量分析。结果 1．模型复制8周和13周,模型组的肝损伤及其纤维化分级均明显高于正常组（P〈0．01）,护肝片组的肝损伤及其纤维化分级均轻于模型组。2．模型复制8周和13周,模型组活化的HSC（即α-SMA阳性细胞）数量较正常组明显增多、TGF-β1及TβRⅠ蛋白的表达较正常组明显增强（P〈0．01）;3．护肝片显著抑制8、13周纤维化肝组织HSC的活化与增殖和TGF-β1及TβRⅠ蛋白的表达（P〈0．01）。结论 抑制HSC的活化与增殖和TGF-β1及TβRⅠ的表达可能是护肝片抗肝纤维化作用的靶点之一。     

骨化三醇对系膜增生性肾炎大鼠TGF-β1的影响

目的：探讨骨化三醇对系膜增生性肾小球肾炎模型大鼠TGF-β1的作用。方法：应用抗大鼠胸腺细胞免疫血清（Anti-thy-mocyte serum,A TS）抗体一次性尾静脉注射复制大鼠MsPGN模型,将实验大鼠分为三组对照组（A组）、模型组（B组）、骨化三醇治疗组（c组）,分别与1、3、7、14天每组各处死6只大鼠,进行PAS染色,分析肾皮质损伤程度,采用ELISA法检测TGF-β1在血清中的变化,Envision免疫组化法检测TGF-β1在肾小球中的表达情况。结果：肾炎组大鼠血清及肾小球中TGF-β1表达明显高于对照组（p〈0.01）;骨化三醇治疗组大鼠血清及肾小球中TGF-β1的表达明显显著减轻（p〈0.01）。结论：骨化三醇可以抑制MsPGN模型大鼠中TGF-β1的表达,从而早期延缓肾小球疾病纤维化的发展。     

丁基苯酞对心力衰竭大鼠心房颤动的影响及作用机制

为探讨丁基苯酞(DL-3-N-butylphthalide,NBP)对心肌梗死诱导的心力衰竭(heart failure,HF)大鼠心房结构重塑和心房颤动形成的影响,本研究将心力衰竭模型大鼠随机分为丁基苯酞组(NBP)、模型组(Model)和假手术组(Sham)。将丁基苯酞用大豆油溶解,制成10 mg/mL的丁基苯酞溶液。丁基苯酞组按照80 mg/kg体重对SD大鼠进行灌胃,模型组和假手术组用等量的大豆油灌胃。假手术组大鼠接受相同手术但未结扎左前降支冠状动脉。分别检测大鼠的超声心动图、心房颤动诱导性试验及心房纤维化,并检测TNF-α、TGF-β1、NF-κB、Nrf2和HO-1的蛋白表达。研究显示,应用丁基苯酞治疗4周后,NBP组大鼠心功能显著改善(p<0.05);NBP组大鼠心房颤动诱导能力和持续时间显著降低(p<0.05);NBP组大鼠心房纤维化程度显著减轻(p<0.05)。丁基苯酞显著抑制TNF-α,NF-κB和TGF-β1的蛋白表达,并上调Nrf2和HO-1的蛋白表达。并且,NBP对TNF-α/NF-κB/TGF-β1和纤维化的抑制作用可能与Nrf2/HO-1信号通路的激活有关。因此,丁基苯酞有望成为预防房颤的上游治疗中的有效药物。     

益气化湿通络方对实验性肾功能衰竭大鼠肾脏氧化应激损伤及纤维化的改善作用

目的:观察益气化湿通络方对5/6肾切除肾衰竭模型大鼠残留肾脏氧化应激损伤及纤维化的改善作用。方法:采用Platt法建立5/6肾切除慢性肾衰竭大鼠模型。术后2周抽检大鼠确认造模成功后,将大鼠随机分为:模型组(Model)、益气化湿通络方组(YHT)、贝那普利组(BH)、假手术组(Sham),每组8只。每日灌胃治疗1次(YHT组免煎颗粒水溶液0.276 g/100 g;BH组盐酸贝那普利片剂水溶液0.09 mg/100 g灌胃;Sham及Model 1 ml/100 g生理盐水灌胃),连续治疗12周。12周末用代谢笼收集24 h尿液,检测尿蛋白含量。之后麻醉大鼠腹主动脉取血、摘取肾脏,检测血清血肌酐(Scr)、血尿素氮(BUN)含量;HE、Masson染色观察左肾病理改变;检测肾组织匀浆超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)的活性和丙二醛(MDA)的含量,检测肾组织中核因子NF-E2相关因子(Nrf2)、Kelch样环氧氯丙烷相关蛋白-1(Keap1)、NADPH氧化酶4(Nox4)、转化生长因子-β1(TGF-β1)、I型胶原蛋白(Collagen1)的表达以及Nrf2在肾组织细胞核内的表达。结果:与Sham组比较,Model组大鼠肾小球损伤较重,纤维化明显;Scr、BUN、MDA水平和24 h尿蛋白的排出量,Keap1、Nox4、TGF-β1、Collagen1的蛋白表达均明显升高(P＜0.01),SOD活性、Nrf2表达明显降低(P＜0.01);与Model组比较,经YHT或BH干预后肾小球病变程度减轻,纤维化较少,Scr、BUN、MDA水平和24 h尿蛋白的排出量,Keap1、Nox4、TGF-β1、Collagen1的蛋白表达均明显减少(P＜0.01),SOD活性、Nrf2表达明显升高(P＜0.01)。结论:益气化湿通络方通过影响Nrf2/Keap1信号通路、下调TGF-β1蛋白表达,从而改善肾衰竭模型大鼠残留肾脏的氧化应激损伤及纤维化程度。     

The antifibrotic effects of TGF-β1 siRNA on hepatic fibrosis in rats

Background/aims: Hepatic fibrosis results from the excessive secretion of matrix proteins by hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), which proliferate during fibrotic liver injury. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 is the dominant stimulus for extracellular matrix (ECM) production by stellate cells. Our study was designed to investigate the antifibrotic effects of using short interference RNA (siRNA) to target TGF-β1 in hepatic fibrosis and its mechanism in rats exposed to a high-fat diet and carbon tetrachloride (CCL4). Methods: A total of 40 healthy, male SD (Sprague–Dawley) rats were randomly divided into five even groups containing of eight rats each: normal group, model group, TGF-β1 siRNA 0.125 mg/kg treatment group, TGF-β1 siRNA 0.25 mg/kg treatment group and TGF-β1 siRNA negative control group (0.25 mg/kg). CCL4 and a high-fat diet were used for 8 weeks to induce hepatic fibrosis. All the rats were then sacrificed to collect liver tissue samples. A portion of the liver samples were soaked in formalin for Hematoxylin–Eosin staining, classifying the degree of liver fibrosis, and detecting the expression of type I and III collagen and TGF-β1; the remaining liver samples were stored in liquid nitrogen to be used for detecting TGF-β1 by Western blotting and for measuring the mRNA expression of type I and III collagen and TGF-β1 by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results: Comparing the TGF-β1 siRNA 0.25 mg/kg treatment group to the model group, the TGF-β1 siRNA negative control group and the TGF-β1 siRNA 0.125 mg/kg treatment group showed significantly reduced levels of pathological changes, protein expression and the mRNA expression of TGF-β1, type I collagen and type III collagen (P < 0.01). Conclusions: Using siRNA to target TGF-β1 can inhibit the expression of TGF-β1 and attenuate rat hepatic fibrosis induced by a high-fat diet and CCL4. A possible mechanism is through the down-regulation of TGF-β1 expression, which could inhibit HSC activation, as well as the proliferation and collagen production of collagen reducing, so that collagen deposition in the liver is reduced.     

Urotensin-II receptor blockade with SB-611812 attenuates cardiac remodeling in experimental ischemic heart disease

It is now well established that urotensin-II (UII) levels are increased in several cardiovascular diseases. We previously demonstrated that UII and the UII receptor (UT) protein levels are significantly increased in the hearts of both humans and rats with congestive heart failure (CHF). We have also recently demonstrated that UII blockade, with a selective UII antagonist, improves heart function in a rat model of ischemic CHF. Here, we evaluated the attenuation of cardiac remodeling associated with UII antagonism in the same rat model of ischemic CHF. Animals were administered a specific UT receptor antagonist, SB-611812 (30 mg/kg/day, gavage), or vehicle 30 min prior to coronary artery ligation followed by daily treatment for 8 weeks. Myocardial interstitial fibrosis was analyzed by Masson's trichrome and picrosirius red staining. RT-PCR analysis was utilized for mRNA expression studies. We used Western blotting to assess levels of collagen types I and III. Mitogenic activity of UII on cultured neonatal cardiac fibroblasts was also evaluated. Following coronary ligation, SB-611812 significantly attenuated both myocardial and endocardial interstitial fibrosis, and reduced collagen type I:III ratio (P<0.01). UII induced proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts and this mitogenic effect was significantly inhibited with 1 microM of SB-611218 (P<0.05). We demonstrate here that selective blockade of UT reduces diastolic dysfunction by decreasing myocardial fibrosis post-coronary ligation in vivo, and inhibits UII-mediated fibroblast proliferation in vitro.     

复合应激型ED大鼠模型促炎细胞因子IL-6、TNF-α和TGF-β1水平的研究

目的:探讨环境雌激素样饲料联合冷刺激诱导的ED大鼠血清与阴茎组织中促炎因子IL-6、TNF-α和TGF-β1的变化及其对ED大鼠阴茎组织纤维化的影响.方法:取100只SD雄性大鼠,20只为正常组(N),其余120只为建模组,以环境雌激素样饲料联合冷刺激予以复合干预,24周后通过APO阴茎勃起实验和交配实验筛选ED大鼠,...     

Catecholamine effects on cardiac remodelling,oxidative stress and fibrosis in experimental heart failure

The aim of the study was to assess the relationships between oxidative stress, cardiac remodelling and fibrosis on an experimental model of heart failure with adrenergic stimulation. Large myocardial infarction (approximately 50% of the left ventricle myocardium) was obtained by ligation of the left coronary artery of normotensive male Wistar rats. Sham animals were submitted to left thoracotomy without coronary ligation. In order to perform cardiac stimulation by catecholamines, mini-osmotic pumps were implanted in animals 10 weeks after surgery to deliver noradrenalin for a 2-week period. At the end of this period, the following investigations were performed: haemodynamics, morphometry, fibrosis quantification, plasma and tissue catecholamine assay and oxidative stress status. Coronary ligation induced dilatation of left ventricle with compensatory hypertrophy of the right ventricle and of the remaining left ventricle myocardium. This remodelling process was associated in non-infarcted myocardium with increased collagen infiltration and increased oxidative stress. Ten weeks after surgery, the chronic administration of noradrenalin for 2 weeks did not increase oxidative stress. Noradrenalin, however, induced inotropic stimulation and myocardial hypertrophy, but to a lesser extent in infarcted rats compared to sham rats. Our results suggest that noradrenalin infusion to levels in excess of those seen post-infarction is associated with fibrosis and oxidative stress. Moreover, noradrenalin in infarcted animals caused additional fibrosis without further increasing oxidative stress. The mechanism of catecholamine-induced fibrosis may thus involve different processes such as ischaemia, increased mechanical stress, cytokines and neurohormones.     

经鼻滴入博莱霉素致小鼠肺纤维化模型的建立及其病理演变

目的经鼻快速滴入博莱霉素复制小鼠肺纤维化模型,观察肺纤维化模型小鼠的病理形态学改变及其羟脯氨酸含量变化,鉴定肺纤维化模型的成功建立。方法经鼻滴入博莱霉素建立小鼠肺纤维化模型。分别于造模第14天和第28天后,取肺组织行HE染色和天狼猩红染色,取心、肝、脾、肾、脑组织行HE染色,光镜下观察组织病理学变化;造模第28天后用样本碱水解法检测肺组织中羟脯氨酸（HYP）的含量。结果①肺组织病理形态学改变：造模第14天和第28天后模型组小鼠肺泡炎及纤维化程度均明显高于阴性对照组,并且在造模第28天后肺纤维化程度进一步加重;②肺组织中HYP含量：与阴性对照组比较,模型组显著升高（P〈0.05）。结论经鼻滴入博莱霉素可以成功复制小鼠肺纤维化模型,肺纤维化模型小鼠HYP含量升高。     

Hydrogen Sulfide Endothelin-Induced Myocardial Hypertrophy in Rats and the Mechanism Involved

The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) treatment on the endothelin-induced cardiac hypertrophy. Sixty-four adult male rats, weighing from 180 to 200 g, were randomly divided into four groups: ten in normal group, ten in sham group, 44 in model group established by inducing the myocardial hypertrophy with endothelin. The myocardial hypertrophy model rats were randomly divided into two groups: 22 in the simple myocardial hypertrophy model group and 22 in the H₂S treatment group. Rats in normal group were given 2 ml pure water by gavage per day, those in the sham group and simple cardiac hypertrophy model group were given 2 ml of saline by gavage per day, and rats in the pure cardiac hypertrophy with H₂S treatment were given intraperitoneal injections of 2 ml NaHS saline per day for a period of 4 weeks. Left ventricular mass index, myocyte hypertrophy, volume fraction of myocardial interstitial collagen, myocardial hydroxyproline content and other indicators of cardiac hypertrophy were observed after 4 weeks. (1) There were significant differences on the ventricular mass between the treatment group and the cardiac hypertrophy group: The left ventricular mass decreased 21.4 % and the left ventricular mass index decreased 5.97 % (P < 0.05; (2) the smallest cardiomyocytes diameter and cardiomyocytes cross-sectional area decreased 12.5 and 10.8 %, respectively (P < 0.05) in the treatment group compared to the cardiac hypertrophy group; (3) the volume fraction of myocardial interstitial collagen and the myocardial hydroxyproline content decreased 22.3 and 31.3 % in treatment group compared with the cardiac hypertrophy group, respectively (P < 0.05). H₂S had a good clinical efficacy in reducing left ventricular mass fraction and myocardial collagen levels, improving myocardial hypertrophy and decrease myocardial fibrosis. It is worthy for further clinical studies.