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Lin CM, Wang BW, Pan CM, Fang WJ, Chua SK, Hou SW, Chang H, Shyu KG. Effects of flavonoids on MicroRNA 145 regulation through Klf4 and myocardin in neointimal formation in vitro and in vivo. J Nutr Biochem 2018; 52:27-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2017.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Revised: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Myasoedova VA, Kirichenko TV, Melnichenko AA, Orekhova VA, Ravani A, Poggio P, Sobenin IA, Bobryshev YV, Orekhov AN. Anti-Atherosclerotic Effects of a Phytoestrogen-Rich Herbal Preparation in Postmenopausal Women. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17081318. [PMID: 27529226 PMCID: PMC5000715 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17081318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The risk of cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis progression is significantly increased after menopause, probably due to the decrease of estrogen levels. The use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for prevention of cardiovascular disease in older postmenopausal failed to meet expectations. Phytoestrogens may induce some improvements in climacteric symptoms, but their effect on the progression of atherosclerosis remains unclear. The reduction of cholesterol accumulation at the cellular level should lead to inhibition of the atherosclerotic process in the arterial wall. The inhibition of intracellular lipid deposition with isoflavonoids was suggested as the effective way for the prevention of plaque formation in the arterial wall. The aim of this double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study was to investigate the effect of an isoflavonoid-rich herbal preparation on atherosclerosis progression in postmenopausal women free of overt cardiovascular disease. One hundred fifty-seven healthy postmenopausal women (age 65 ± 6) were randomized to a 500 mg isoflavonoid-rich herbal preparation containing tannins from grape seeds, green tea leaves, hop cone powder, and garlic powder, or placebo. Conventional cardiovascular risk factors and intima-media thickness of common carotid arteries (cIMT) were evaluated at the baseline and after 12 months of treatment. After 12-months follow-up, total cholesterol decreased by 6.3% in isoflavonoid-rich herbal preparation recipients (p = 0.011) and by 5.2% in placebo recipients (p = 0.020); low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol decreased by 7.6% in isoflavonoid-rich herbal preparation recipients (p = 0.040) and by 5.2% in placebo recipients (non-significant, NS); high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol decreased by 3.4% in isoflavonoid-rich herbal preparation recipients (NS) and by 4.5% in placebo recipients (p = 0.038); triglycerides decreased by 6.0% in isoflavonoid-rich herbal preparation recipients (NS) and by 7.1% in placebo recipients (NS). The differences between lipid changes in the isoflavonoid-rich herbal preparation and placebo recipients did not reach statistical significance (p > 0.05). Nevertheless, the mean cIMT progression was significantly lower in isoflavonoid-rich herbal preparation recipients as compared to the placebo group (6 μm, or <1%, versus 100 μm, or 13%; p < 0.001 for the difference). The growth of existing atherosclerotic plaques in isoflavonoid-rich herbal preparation recipients was inhibited by 1.5-fold (27% versus 41% in the placebo group). The obtained results demonstrate that the use of isoflavonoid-rich herbal preparation in postmenopausal women may suppress the formation of new atherosclerotic lesions and reduce the progression of existing ones, thus promising new drug for anti-atherosclerotic therapy. Nevertheless, further studies are required to confirm these findings.
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- Veronika A Myasoedova
- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan I-20138, Italy.
- Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Moscow 125315, Russia.
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- Institute for Atherosclerosis Research, Skolkovo Innovative Center, Moscow 143025, Russia.
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- Institute for Atherosclerosis Research, Skolkovo Innovative Center, Moscow 143025, Russia.
- Russian Cardiology Research and Production Complex, Moscow 121552, Russia.
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan I-20138, Italy.
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan I-20138, Italy.
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- Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Moscow 125315, Russia.
- Russian Cardiology Research and Production Complex, Moscow 121552, Russia.
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- Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Moscow 125315, Russia.
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
- School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia.
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- Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Moscow 125315, Russia.
- Institute for Atherosclerosis Research, Skolkovo Innovative Center, Moscow 143025, Russia.
- Department of Biophysics, Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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Wu Y, Shen Y, Kang K, Zhang Y, Ao F, Wan Y, Song J. Effects of estrogen on growth and smooth muscle differentiation of vascular wall-resident CD34(+) stem/progenitor cells. Atherosclerosis 2015; 240:453-61. [PMID: 25898000 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2015.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Revised: 04/03/2015] [Accepted: 04/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the effects of estrogen on growth and smooth muscle cell (SMC)-differentiation of vascular wall-resident CD34(+) stem/progenitor cells (VRS/Pcs). METHODS AND RESULTS The existence of CD34(+) VRS/Pcs was confirmed by immunohistochemistry in the adventitia of arteries of young (2-month-old) and old (24-month-old) female SD rats with less CD34(+) adventitial cells detected in the old. The VRS/Pcs isolated from young animals were grown in Stem cell growth medium or induced to differentiate into SMC with PDGF-BB in the presence or absence of 17β-estrodiol (E2). Flow cytometry, RT-qPCR and Western blot showed that E2 promoted Brdu incorporation of the CD34(+) VRS/Pcs growing in Stem cell growth medium; but when the cells were incubated in PDGF-BB, the hormone enhanced their expression of SMC marker SM22. ChIP and IP assays showed that E2 significantly promoted the binding of pELK1-SRF complex to the promoter of c-fos gene in CD34(+) VRS/Pcs growing in the Stem cell growth medium; but when the cells were stimulated with PDGF-BB, an E2-enhanced binding of myocardin-SRF to the promoter of SM22 gene was found with enhanced expression of SRC3 and its binding to myocardin. The effects of E2 above could be blocked by the estrogen receptor antagonist ICI 182,780 or inhibited by SRF-siRNA. CONCLUSION Estrogen has dual effects on CD34(+) VRS/Pcs. For the undifferentiated VRS/Pcs, it accelerates their proliferation by enhancing binding of pELK1-SRF complex to c-fos gene; while for the differentiating VRS/Pcs, it promotes their differentiation to SMC through a mechanism of SRC3-mediated interaction of myocardin-SRF complex with SM22 gene.
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- Yan Wu
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, 135 Donghu Road, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Physiology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, 135 Donghu Road, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, 135 Donghu Road, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, 135 Donghu Road, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, 135 Donghu Road, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Physiology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, 135 Donghu Road, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, PR China.
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, 135 Donghu Road, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, PR China.
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Zhang GY, Qiu RF, Sun YC, Wang LX. Effect of isoflavone on balloon catheter-induced neointimal hyperplasia in ovariectomised rabbit carotid artery. Heart Lung Circ 2013; 22:141-5. [PMID: 23177646 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2012] [Revised: 07/01/2012] [Accepted: 07/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study was designed to investigate the effects of phytoestrogen isoflavone on balloon catheter-induced hyperplasia of carotid artery. METHODS Forty-eight female New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into four groups: control (balloon-induced carotid artery injury only); ovariectomy control (ovariectomy and carotid artery injury), oestrogen (ovariectomy, carotid artery injury and nilestriol, 5mg/kg daily for 28 days), and isoflavone (ovariectomy, carotid artery injury and isoflavone 120 mg/kg daily for 28 days). The arterial wall thickness was assessed by coloured ultrasonography, and the oestrogen-α and oestrogen-β receptors in the abdominal aorta were measured by Western blotting. RESULTS The medial layer thickness in the isoflavone group was less than in the ovariectomy control group (0.28±0.03 vs. 0.35±0.04 mm, p<0.01), and the intimal/medial layer (I/M) ratio is the isoflavone group was also less than in the ovariectomy control group (16.85±3.79 vs. 48.94±8.92, p<0.01). There was no statistically significant difference in the medial layer thickness or I/M ratio between the isoflavone and the oestrogen groups. The optical density of the oestrogen-α receptors in the isoflavone group (0.317±0.002) was less than in the oestrogen (0.633±0.002) or ovariectomy control group (0.590±0.001, p<0.01). The optical density of the oestrogen-β receptors in the isoflavone group (1.350±0.002) and the ovariectomy control group (1.2033±0.002) was less than in the oestrogen group (1.7699±0.003, p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Isoflavone therapy in the ovariectomised rabbit model attenuated balloon catheter-induced intimal and medial layer hyperplasia in the carotid arteries. Down-regulation of the oestrogen-α receptors may be involved in the hyperplasia-preventative effect.
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- Gai-Ying Zhang
- Department of Ultrasound, Liaocheng People's Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Liaocheng, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Liaocheng People's Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Liaocheng, China.
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- Department of Ultrasound, Liaocheng People's Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Liaocheng, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia.
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Gencel VB, Benjamin MM, Bahou SN, Khalil RA. Vascular effects of phytoestrogens and alternative menopausal hormone therapy in cardiovascular disease. Mini Rev Med Chem 2012; 12:149-74. [PMID: 22070687 DOI: 10.2174/138955712798995020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Revised: 07/27/2011] [Accepted: 08/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Phytoestrogens are estrogenic compounds of plant origin classified into different groups including isoflavones, lignans, coumestans and stilbenes. Isoflavones such as genistein and daidzein are the most studied and most potent phytoestrogens, and are found mainly in soy based foods. The effects of phytoestrogens are partly mediated via estrogen receptors (ERs): ERα, ERβ and possibly GPER. The interaction of phytoestrogens with ERs is thought to induce both genomic and non-genomic effects in many tissues including the vasculature. Some phytoestrogens such as genistein have additional non-ER-mediated effects involving signaling pathways such as tyrosine kinase. Experimental studies have shown beneficial effects of phytoestrogens on endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle, and extracellular matrix. Phytoestrogens may also affect other pathophysiologic vascular processes such as lipid profile, angiogenesis, inflammation, tissue damage by reactive oxygen species, and these effects could delay the progression of atherosclerosis. As recent clinical trials showed no vascular benefits or even increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CV events with conventional menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), phytoestrogens are being considered as alternatives to pharmacologic MHT. Epidemiological studies in the Far East population suggest that dietary intake of phytoestrogens may contribute to the decreased incidence of postmenopausal CVD and thromboembolic events. Also, the WHO-CARDIAC study supported that consumption of high soybean diet is associated with lower mortalities from coronary artery disease. However, as with estrogen, there has been some discrepancy between the experimental studies demonstrating the vascular benefits of phytoestrogens and the data from clinical trials. This is likely because the phytoestrogens clinical trials have been limited in many aspects including the number of participants enrolled, the clinical end points investigated, and the lack of long-term follow-up. Further investigation of the cellular mechanisms underlying the vascular effects of phytoestrogens and careful evaluation of the epidemiological evidence and clinical trials of their potential vascular benefits would put forward the use of phytoestrogens as an alternative MHT for the relief of menopausal symptoms and amelioration of postmenopausal CVD.
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- V B Gencel
- Vascular Surgery Research Laboratory, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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TAVAKOLI NASIMNIK, HARRIS ANGIEK, SULLIVAN DAVIDR, HAMBLY BRETTD, BAO SHISAN. Interferon-γ deficiency reduces neointimal formation in a model of endoluminal endothelial injury combined with atherogenic diet. Int J Mol Med 2012; 30:545-52. [DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2012.1034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2012] [Accepted: 05/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Chen J, Chen X, Lei Y, Wei H, Xiong C, Liu Y, Fu W, Ruan J. Vascular protective potential of the total flavanol glycosides from Abacopteris penangiana via modulating nuclear transcription factor-κB signaling pathway and oxidative stress. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2011; 136:217-223. [PMID: 21549824 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.04.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2011] [Revised: 04/21/2011] [Accepted: 04/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE "Sanxuelian", the rhizome of Abacopteris penangiana (AP), is traditionally used in Chinese medicine for the treatment of blood circulation stasis, hemorheology barriers, edema and inflammation for patients of metabolic syndrome. This study was to investigate the protective effect of the total flavanol glycosides from AP (FAP) on diabetic vascular impairments by measuring the extents of oxidative stress and inflammatory response in mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS The experimental aortic pathology in diabetic mice was induced by fed on high-fat diet and injected with streptozotocin. The activities of FAP on attenuating aortas injuries, hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, inhibiting oxidative stress and anti-inflammation were investigated. Additionally, the aortic expressions of nuclear transcription factor-κB (NFκB) were determined by western blot and immunohistochemistry analysis. Furthermore, the effects of FAP on human umbilical vein endothelia cells (HUVECs) were studied. RESULTS In animal study, the results showed that FAP enhanced the activities of antioxidant enzymes and attenuated the levels of proinflammatory cytokines. The plasma lipid profiles and glucose level in FAP treated groups were significantly decreased along with the vascular impairments were alleviated. Moreover, the aortic expression of NFκB was decreased. In cellular experiment, FAP could inhibit the apoptosis of HUVECs induced by H(2)O(2). CONCLUSIONS The results indicated that FAP had hypolipidemic, hypoglycemic and vascular protective activities and represented a potential herb for the treatment of aortic pathology involved with metabolic syndrome.
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- Jinglou Chen
- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation of Hubei Province, College of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China
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Responses of vascular smooth muscle cells to estrogen are dependent on balance between ERK and p38 MAPK pathway activities. Int J Cardiol 2009; 134:356-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2007] [Revised: 01/22/2008] [Accepted: 02/14/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Harris AK, Shen J, Radford J, Bao S, Hambly BD. GM‐CSF deficiency delays neointima formation in a normolipidemic mouse model of endoluminal endothelial damage. Immunol Cell Biol 2008; 87:122-30. [DOI: 10.1038/icb.2008.73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Angie K Harris
- Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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