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The protective effects of aloperine against ox-LDL-induced endothelial dysfunction and inflammation in HUVECs

Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol

Atherosclerosis is a potentially life-threatening cardiovascular disease characterized by chronic endothelial inflammation and the formation of atherosclerotic lesions. Circulating ox-LDL is known to induce atheroscleros

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Reference Id
1119
Evidence Id
17709
Core Evidence Id
17709
Source Reference Id
2215
Herb2 Reference Id
HBREF003012
Subject Paper Key
HBIN015319_31852304
Pubmed Id
31852304
Doi
10.1080/21691401.2019.1699816
Paper Title
The protective effects of aloperine against ox-LDL-induced endothelial dysfunction and inflammation in HUVECs
Paper Abstract
Atherosclerosis is a potentially life-threatening cardiovascular disease characterized by chronic endothelial inflammation and the formation of atherosclerotic lesions. Circulating ox-LDL is known to induce atherosclerosis by triggering oxidative stress, the expression of inflammatory mediators and adhesion molecules, as well as downregulating the atheroprotective transcriptional factor KLF2. Aloperine is an alkaloid compound isolated from the plant Sophora alopecuroides. Here, we employed various experimental methods to determine the effects of aloperine on ox-LDL-induced markers of atherosclerosis. DHE staining revealed that aloperine may restore the oxidant/antioxidant balance in HUVECs by reducing the level of ROS and rescuing the reduction in NOQ-1 and GCLC induced by ox-LDL. Aloperine treatment reduced ox-LDL-induced expression of IL-6, MCP-1, VCAM-1, and E-selectin and rescued the reduction in KLF2. Aloperine also downregulated ox-LDL-induced expression of the LOX-1. We also demonstrate that aloperine improved cell viability and inhibited the adhesion of U937 monocytes to HUVECs. Finally, we demonstrate that the effects of aloperine are mediated through the rescue of KLF2 expression via suppression of the phosphorylation of p53 protein. Together, our results implicate the potential of aloperine as a safe and effective antiatherosclerosis treatment.
Journal
Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol
Publish Year
2020
Experiment Subject
u937 monocytes
Experiment Type
Cell Experiment
Phenotype Related
Atherosclerotic Lesions; Chronic Endothelial Inflammation; Cardiovascular Disease; Antiatherosclerosis; Atherosclerosis
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Paper Title En
The protective effects of aloperine against ox-LDL-induced endothelial dysfunction and inflammation in HUVECs
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