Effect of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles on Myocardial Cell Apoptosis Induced by Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.

This study was to provide a theoretical basis for effective treatment of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (I/R injury) and explore the effect of cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles on myocardial cell apoptosis induced by I/R injury. In this study, 50 healthy male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were selected and divided into five groups according to the random table method: a sham operation group, an I/R group, a 1 - 10 nm CeO2 nanoparticle group (CeO2-1 group), a 10 - 25 nm CeO2 nanoparticle group (CeO2-2 group), and a 50 nm CeO2 nanoparticle group (CeO2-3 group). Rats in different groups were injected with phosphate buffer solution (PBS) and CeO2 nanoparticles with different diameters, respectively.