Protective Effect of the Chinese Herb Draba Scabra on the Sepsis Myocarditis in Molecular Mechanism

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to observe the efficacy and mechanism of Draba scabra in sepsis myocarditis. METHODS: The efficacy and pathways of action of Draba scabra on septic myocarditis were evaluated by making a rat model of sepsis with appendix perforation, using Draba scabra for pharmacological intervention, and measuring serum inflammatory factors, cardiac function indexes and parameters, and P38 protein expression in each group of rats, respectively. RESULTS: The inflammatory factor level, apoptotic index of cardiomyocytes, and P38-MARK protein were significantly higher, while the cardiac function index and hemodynamic index were significantly decreased in group B, while the opposite was true in group E. The treatment was also found to be dose-dependent. CONCLUSION: Draba scabra pretreatment effectively reduces the inflammatory response and improves hemodynamic indexes in septic rats. The mechanism may be via the P38-MARK pathway to protect the myocardium.