Isoliquiritigenin Attenuates Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension via Inhibition of the Inflammatory Response and PASMCs Proliferation
Joint Authors
Zhao, RongJie
Jin, Haifeng
Jiang, Yang
Du, Fengxia
Guo, Linna
Wang, Guan
Shen, Lei
Kim, Sang Chan
Lee, Chul Won
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-05-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive and serious disease, where exacerbated inflammatory response plays a critical role.
Isoliquiritigenin (ISL), an important flavonoid isolated from Glycyrrhizae radix, exhibits a wide range of pharmacological actions including anti-inflammation.
Previously we found ISL alleviated hypoxia-induced PH; in the present study, to extend this, we evaluated the effects of ISL on monocrotaline (MCT)-induced PH and the relevant mechanisms.
Rats received a single intraperitoneal injection of MCT, followed by intragastric treatments with ISL (10 mg/kg/d or 30 mg/kg/d) once a day for 28 days.
The MCT administration increased the right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) (p < 0.001), the median width of pulmonary arteries (p < 0.01), and the weight ratio of the right ventricular wall/left ventricular wall plus septum (Fulton index) (p < 0.01) in rats; however, these changes were inhibited by both doses of ISL (p < 0.05).
In addition, treatment with ISL suppressed the upregulated production of serum interleukin-6 (p < 0.01) and tumor necrosis factor-α (p < 0.05) by MCT and reversed the increases in the numbers of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA)-positive cells (p < 0.01) in the medial wall of pulmonary arteries.
In in vitro experiments, ISL (10 μM, 30 μM, and 100 μM) inhibited excessive proliferation of cultured primary pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) (p < 0.05, p < 0.01, and p < 0.001) in a dose-dependent manner and prevented an increase in the expressions of PCNA (p < 0.01) and phospho-Akt (p < 0.05) in PASMCs induced by hypoxia.
These results suggest that ISL can attenuate MCT-induced PH via its anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative actions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jin, Haifeng& Jiang, Yang& Du, Fengxia& Guo, Linna& Wang, Guan& Kim, Sang Chan…[et al.]. 2019. Isoliquiritigenin Attenuates Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension via Inhibition of the Inflammatory Response and PASMCs Proliferation. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149831
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jin, Haifeng…[et al.]. Isoliquiritigenin Attenuates Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension via Inhibition of the Inflammatory Response and PASMCs Proliferation. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149831
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jin, Haifeng& Jiang, Yang& Du, Fengxia& Guo, Linna& Wang, Guan& Kim, Sang Chan…[et al.]. Isoliquiritigenin Attenuates Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension via Inhibition of the Inflammatory Response and PASMCs Proliferation. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149831
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149831