This document discusses apoptosis in cardiomyocytes and the roles of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and cyclophilin D (CypD) in regulating apoptosis. It aims to study the effects of SO2 and isoproterenol (ISO) treatment on apoptosis in cardiomyocytes. The results found that SO2 treatment alone significantly decreased apoptosis in cardiomyocytes and caspase 9 expression. ISO treatment increased apoptosis but to a lesser extent than when combined with SO2. The conclusions discuss how increasing endogenous SO2 production in cardiomyocytes could help prevent apoptosis and cardiac output decline with age, but this would require further molecular biology studies to understand the mechanisms and inhibit apoptosis without side effects.