|
|
The effects of Astragalus polysaccharides on nitric oxide in human umbilical vein endothelial cells induced with palmitic acid |
HU Lanlan, CHEN Jiajun, CHEN Jundixia, PAN Xiaoqiong, HU Zhen. |
Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027 |
|
Cite this article: |
HU Lanlan,CHEN Jiajun,CHEN Jundixia, et al. The effects of Astragalus polysaccharides on nitric oxide in human umbilical vein endothelial cells induced with palmitic acid[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2018, 48(12): 876-880.
|
|
Abstract Objective: To explore and investigate the effects of Astragalus polysaccharides on nitric oxide in human umbilical vein endothelial cells induced with palmitic acid. Methods: Endothelial cell injury model was established by using human umbilical vein endothelial cells induced with palmitic acid. The experiment consisted of control group, model group, astragalus polysaccharide group (400 mg/L, 800 mg/L, 1 600 mg/L). The effects of Astragalus polysaccharides on cell viability was tested by MTT assay. Western blotting assay was used to detect the expressions of AMPK, p-AMPK, p-Akt, eNOS, p-eNOS, Nox4, and GAPDH. The Q-PCR assay was used to detect the expressions of Nox4 mRNA and eNOS mRNA. Nitrate reduction assay was used to detect intracellulr NO levels. Results: Astragalus polysaccharide could up-regulate the expressions of p-AMPK, p-Akt, p-eNOS and eNOS mRNA in human umbilical vein endothelial cells induced with palmitic acid, down-regulate the expressions of Nox4 and Nox4 mRNA, and increase the production of NO in cells. Conclusion: Astragalus polysaccharides can promote the production of NO in endothelial cells, which can prevent and treat the damage of vascular endothelial cells. Its regulation mechanism may be associated with its ability to activate intracellular AMPK, Akt, active eNOS, and decrease the expression of Nox4.
|
Received: 11 June 2018
|
|
|
|
|
[1] GIMBRONE M A JR, GARCÍA-CARDÑEA G. Endothelial cell dysfunction and the pathobiology of atherosclerosis[J]. Circ Res, 2016, 118(4): 620-636.
[2] ZHOU L, LIU Z, WANG Z, et al. Astragalus polysaccharides exerts immunomodulatory effects via TLR4-mediated MyD88-dependent signaling pathway in vitro and in vivo[J]. Sci Rep, 2017, 7: 44822.
[3] HANR R, TANG F, LU M, et al. Astragalus polysaccharide ameliorates H2O2-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cell injury[J]. Mol Med Rep, 2017, 15(6): 4027-4034.
[4] WEI R, MA S, WANG C, et al. Exenatide exerts direct protective effects on endothelial cells through the AMPK/Akt/eNOS pathway in a GLP-1 receptor-dependent manner[J]. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 2016, 310(11): E947-957.
[5] LIU J, ZHANG J F, LU J Z, et al. Astragalus polysaccharide stimulates glucoseuptake in L6 myotubes through AMPK activation and AS160/TBC1D4 phosphorylation[J]. Acta Pharmacol Sin, 2013, 34(1): 137-145.
[6] LU J, CHEN X, ZHANG Y, et al. Astragalus polysaccharide induces anti-inflammatory effects dependent on AMPK activity in palmitate-treated RAW264.7 cells[J]. Int J Mol Med, 2013, 31(6): 1463-1470.
[7] LU L, WANG D T, SHI Y, et al. Astragalus polysaccharide improves muscle atrophy from dexamethasone- and peroxide-induced injury in vitro[J]. Int J Biol Macromol, 2013, 61: 7-16.
[8] KONIOR A, SCHRAMM A, CZESNIKIEWICZ-GUZIK M,
et al. NADPH oxidases in vascular pathology[J]. Antioxid Redox Signal, 2014, 20(17): 2794-2814.
[9] TOUSOULIS D, KAMPOLI A M, TENTOLOURIS C, et al. The role of nitric oxide on endothelial function[J]. Curr Vasc Pharmacol, 2012, 10(1): 4-18.
[10] BARBOSA V A, LUCIANO T F, MARQUES S O, et al. Acute exercise induceendothelial nitric oxide synthase phosphorylation via Akt and AMP-activated protein kinase in aorta of rats: role of reactive oxygen species[J]. Int J Cardiol, 2013, 167(6): 2983-2988.
[11] LASSÈGUE B, GRIENDLING K K. NADPH oxidases: functions and pathologies in the vasculature[J]. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 2010, 30(4): 653-661.
[12] HAN R, TANG F, LU M, et al. Protective effects of Astragalus polysaccharides against endothelial dysfunction in hypertrophic rats induced by isoproterenol[J]. Int Immunopharmacol, 2016, 38: 306-312.
[13] XIE L, WU Y, FAN Z, et al. Astragalus polysaccharide protects human cardiac microvascular endothelial cells from hypoxia/reoxygenation injury: The role of PI3K/AKT, Bax/Bcl-2 and caspase-3[J]. Mol Med Rep, 2016, 14(1): 904-910.
[14] KHAN M J, RIZWAN ALAM M, WALDECK-WEIERMAIR M, et al. Inhibition of autophagy rescues palmitic acid-induced necroptosis of endothelial cells[J]. J Biol Chem, 2012, 287(25): 21110-21120.
[15] LEE C H, LEE S D, OU H C, et al. Eicosapentaenoic acid protects against palmitic acid-induced endothelial dysfunction via activation of the AMPK/eNOS pathway[J]. Int J Mol Sci, 2014, 15(6): 10334-10349.
[16] CHEN X, LIU L, PALACIOS G, et al. Plasma metabolomics reveals biomarkers of the atherosclerosis[J]. J Sep Sci, 2010, 33(17-18): 2776-2783. |
|
|
|