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Shen KP, Lin HL, Chang WT, Lin JC, An LM, Chen IJ, Wu BN. Eugenosedin-A ameliorates hyperlipidemia-induced vascular endothelial dysfunction via inhibition of α1-adrenoceptor/5-HT activity and NADPH oxidase expression. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2013; 30:116-24. [PMID: 24581211 DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2013.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Accepted: 08/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Eugenosedin-A (Eu-A) effects on vascular endothelial dysfunction and oxidative stress in a hyperlipidemic rat model were investigated. Rats were randomly divided into four groups: two control groups and two treatment groups. The control rats received a regular diet or high fat diet (HFD); the treatment rats fed received an HFD with 5 mg/kg Eu-A or atorvastatin for 10 weeks. No changes in serotonin levels were observed in the four groups; norepinephrine levels were enhanced in the HFD group which was attenuated by Eu-A and atorvastatin. In the HFD group, the vascular reactivity was increased by vasoconstrictors (5-nonyloxytryptamine, 5-HT, and phenylephrine) and decreased by an endothelium-dependent vasorelaxant, carbachol. Protein levels of α1-adrenergic receptors (not 5-HT1B/2A), reactive oxygen species (ROS) p47(phox), p67(phox), and gp91(phox), and oxidative damage markers 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT) and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (4-HNE) were increased, but endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), P-eNOS and vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein phosphorylation (P-VASP) were decreased. Catalase and superoxide dismutase (SOD-1 and SOD-2) proteins were increased, but glutathione peroxidase (GPx) was decreased in the aorta. Eu-A and atorvastatin reduced vasoconstrictor-induced aortic contractions that might be related to 5-HT1B/2A and α1-adrenergic receptors inhibitory activities. Eu-A and atorvastatin improved eNOS/P-eNOS, P-VASP, GPx, and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, and decreased ROS and oxidative damage markers. Taken together, we suggest that Eu-A can ameliorate hyperlipidemia-induced vascular endothelial dysfunction and oxidative dysregulation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kuo-Ping Shen
- Department of Nursing, Meiho University, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Meiho University, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Division of Hepatobiliarypancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Municipal United Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Lin HL, Shen KP, Chang WT, Lin JC, An LM, Chen IJ, Wu BN. Eugenosedin-A prevents high-fat diet increased adhesion molecules through inhibition of MAPK- and p65-mediated NF-κB pathway in rat model. J Pharm Pharmacol 2012; 65:300-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.2012.01597.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2012] [Accepted: 08/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Abstract
Objectives
Previous studies have shown eugenosedin-A, a 5-HT1B/2A and α1/α2/β1-adrenergic blocker, is able to decrease cholesterol levels, hyperglycaemia and inflammation in hyperlipidaemic mice induced by high-fat diet (HFD). The aim of this study is to examine the effects of eugenosedin-A on the inhibition of adhesion molecules of platelets, the aorta and acyl-coenzymeA:cholesterol acyltransferase-1 (ACAT-1) of macrophages in a hyperlipidaemic rat model.
Methods
Six-week-old Sprague–Dawley rats were randomly divided into two control and treatment groups. The control rats received either a regular diet or HFD and the treatment groups were fed HFD with either 5 mg/kg eugenosedin-A or atorvastatin for a 10-week period.
Key findings
Compared with the two control groups, the HFD group had lower levels of high-density lipoprotein, higher concentrations of triglycerides, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein and insulin. The expression of adhesion molecules in platelets, aorta and monocyte-macrophage were enhanced by HFD. HFD also increased upstream proteins and their phosphorylated form in the aorta. In treatment groups, eugenosedin-A and atorvastatin improved HFD-induced hyperlipidaemia and levels of insulin. Eugenosedin-A reduced the upregulation of P-selectin, ICAM-1, ICAM-2, ICAM-3, VCAM, PECAM in platelets and inhibited E-selectin, ICAM-1, ICAM-2, ICAM-3, VCAM and PECAM protein levels in the aorta. Eugenosedin-A reduced the ACAT-1 protein expression of monocyte-macrophages. The expression of PKCα, MAPKs, IKKα and p65 and their phosphorylated form were reduced in treatment groups.
Conclusions
Taken together, hyperlipidaemia enhances the expression of adhesion molecules and ACAT-1 protein, and eugenosedin-A ameliorates those increases. Through inhibition of MAPK- and p-65-mediated NF-κB pathway, eugenosedin-A decreases the quantity of adhesion molecules.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hui-Li Lin
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Meiho University, Pingtung, Taiwan
| | - Kuo-Ping Shen
- Department of Nursing, Meiho University, Pingtung, Taiwan
| | - Wen-Tsan Chang
- Division of Hepatobiliarypancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Municipal United Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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