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Xu F, Liu Y, Zhu X, Li S, Shi X, Li Z, Ai M, Sun J, Hou B, Cai W, Sun H, Ni L, Zhou Y, Qiu L. Protective Effects and Mechanisms of Vaccarin on Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetic Angiopathy. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20184587. [PMID: 31533227 PMCID: PMC6769517 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20184587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular complications are a major leading cause of mortality in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Vascular endothelial dysfunction is a core pathophysiological event in the early stage of T2DM and eventually leads to cardiovascular disease. Vaccarin (VAC), an active flavonoid glycoside extracted from vaccariae semen, exhibits extensive biological activities including vascular endothelial cell protection effects. However, little is known about whether VAC is involved in endothelial dysfunction regulation under high glucose (HG) or hyperglycemia conditions. Here, in an in vivo study, we found that VAC attenuated increased blood glucose, increased glucose and insulin tolerance, relieved the disorder of lipid metabolism and oxidative stress, and improved endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in STZ/HFD-induced T2DM mice. Furthermore, in cultured human microvascular endothelial cell-1 (HMEC-1) cells, we showed that pretreatment with VAC dose-dependently increased nitric oxide (NO) generation and the phosphorylation of eNOS under HG conditions. Mechanistically, VAC-treated HMEC-1 cells exhibited higher AMPK phosphorylation, which was attenuated by HG stimulation. Moreover, HG-triggered miRNA-34a upregulation was inhibited by VAC pretreatment, which is in accordance with pretreatment with AMPK inhibitor compound C (CC). In addition, both reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) and VAC abolished HG-evoked dephosphorylation of AMPK and eNOS, increased miRNA-34a expression, and decreased NO production. These results suggest that VAC impedes HG-induced endothelial dysfunction via inhibition of the ROS/AMPK/miRNA-34a/eNOS signaling cascade.
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- Fei Xu
- Department of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214100, China.
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214100, China.
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214100, China.
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214100, China.
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214100, China.
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214100, China.
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214100, China.
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214100, China.
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214100, China.
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214100, China.
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214100, China.
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214100, China.
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214100, China.
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214100, China.
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Sun JY, Zhai L, Li QL, Ye JX, Kang LN, Xie J, Xu B. Effects of ACE inhibition on endothelial progenitor cell mobilization and prognosis after acute myocardial infarction in type 2 diabetic patients. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2013; 68:665-73. [PMID: 23778412 PMCID: PMC3654302 DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2013(05)14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess the chemotactic response of endothelial progenitor cells to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in T2DM patients after acute myocardial infarction, as well as the associated prognosis. METHODS Sixty-eight T2DM patients with acute myocardial infarction were randomized to either receive or not receive daily oral perindopril 4 mg, and 36 non-diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction were enrolled as controls. The numbers of circulating CD45-/low+CD34+CD133+KDR+ endothelial progenitor cells, as well as the stromal cell-derived factor-α and high-sensitivity C reactive protein levels, were measured before acute percutaneous coronary intervention and on days 1, 3, 5, 7, 14, and 28 after percutaneous coronary intervention. Patients were followed up for 6 months. Chinese Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR-TRC-12002599. RESULTS T2DM patients had lower circulating endothelial progenitor cell counts, decreased plasma vascular endothelial growth factor and α levels, and higher plasma high-sensitivity C reactive protein levels compared with non-diabetic controls. After receiving perindopril, the number of circulating endothelial progenitor cells increased from day 3 to 7, as did the plasma levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and stromal cell-derived factor-α, compared with the levels in T2DM controls. Plasma high-sensitivity C reactive protein levels in the treated group decreased to the same levels as those in non-diabetic controls. Furthermore, compared with T2DM controls, the perindopril-treated T2DM patients had lower cardiovascular mortality and occurrence of heart failure symptoms (p<0.05) and better left ventricle function (p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors represents a novel approach for improving cardiovascular repair after acute myocardial infarction in T2DM patients.
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- Jia-Yin Sun
- Nanjing University Medical School, Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing 210008, China
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Sattar NA, Hussain F, Iqbal T, Sheikh MA. Determination of in vitro antidiabetic effects of Zingiber officinale Roscoe. BRAZ J PHARM SCI 2012. [DOI: 10.1590/s1984-82502012000400003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Aqueous extracts of Zingiber officinale rhizomes were studied to evaluate their antidiabetic effects on protein glycation and on the diffusion of glucose in vitro in the present study. Zingiber officinale rhizome aqueous extract were examined at concentrations of 5, 10, 20 and 40 g/L. The antidiabetic effects were found to be dose-dependent. Antidiabetic potential of Zingiber officinale was mainly through inhibition of the glucose diffusion and to a limited extent by reducing the glycation. However, further studies are needed to determine in vitro effects of therapeutic potential by restraining postprandial glucose absorptions and plasma protein glycations in diabetic subjects.
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Current findings from the literature on the multifactorial genesis of macroangiopathy of diabetes mellitus (DM) were compiled using the PubMed database. The primary aim was to find an explanation for the morphological, immunohistochemical and molecular characteristics of this form of atherosclerosis. The roles of advanced glycation end products (AGE), defective signal transduction and imbalance of matrix metalloproteinases in the increased progression of atherosclerosis in coronary and cerebral arteries as well as peripheral vascular disease are discussed. The restricted formation of collateral arteries (arteriogenesis) in diabetic patients with postischemic lesions is also a focus of attention. The increased level of prothrombotic factors and the role of diabetic neuropathy in DM are also taken into account. Therapeutic influences of AGE-RAGE (receptor of AGE) interactions on the vascular wall and the effects of endothelial progenitor cells in the repair of diabetic vascular lesions are additionally highlighted.
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- J Kunz
- Lilienthalstr. 19, 14612, Falkensee, Deutschland.
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