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Cytoprotective effects of euxanthone against ox-LDL-induced endothelial cell injury is mediated via Nrf2
Publication date: Available online 16 March 2019Source: Life SciencesAuthor(s): Shengnan Li, Yong Sun, Zhiwu Han, Xiaocui Bu, Weijie Yu, Junyu WangAbstractAimAtherosclerosis (AS) is a chronic condition of the arterial vessels and a risk factor for myocardial infarction and stroke. Euxanthone is a xanthone compound extracted from Polygala caudata, and shows vasodilatory action. The aim of this study was to determine the potential pharmacological effects of euxanthone against oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL)-induced endothelial cell injury.Material and methodsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were expo...
Source: Life Sciences - March 17, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Vascular peroxidase 1 is a novel regulator of cardiac fibrosis after myocardial infarction
Publication date: Available online 27 February 2019Source: Redox BiologyAuthor(s): Zhaoya Liu, Qian Xu, Qixin Yang, Jing Cao, Cong Wu, Huihui Peng, Xinyi Zhang, Jia Chen, Guangjie Cheng, Yueheng Wu, Ruizheng Shi, Guogang ZhangAbstractCardiac fibrosis is the most important mechanism contributing to cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI). VPO1 is a heme enzyme that uses hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to produce hypochlorous acid (HOCl). Our previous study has demonstrated that VPO1 regulates myocardial ischemic reperfusion and renal fibrosis. We investigated the role of VPO1 in cardiac fibrosis after MI. The results s...
Source: Redox Biology - February 27, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Sphingosine 1-phosphate promotes mesenchymal stem cell-mediated cardioprotection against myocardial infarction via ERK1/2-MMP-9 and Akt signaling axis
Publication date: Available online 24 October 2018Source: Life SciencesAuthor(s): Ruirui Chen, Xiqiang Cai, Jing Liu, Baobao Bai, Xue LiAbstractAimsThe sphingolipid metabolite sphingosine 1‑phosphate (S1P) has emerged as a potential cardioprotective molecule against ischemic heart disease. Moreover, S1P triggers mobilization and homing of bone marrow-derived stem/progenitor cells into the damaged heart. However, it remains elusive whether S1P promotes mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)-mediated cardioprotection against ischemic heart diseases.Main methodsAdipose tissue-derived MSCs (AT-MSCs) were obtained from GFP transgenic ...
Source: Life Sciences - October 24, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Molecular therapy set to protect at-risk patients against heart attack and stroke
(Charit é - Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin) Even a single dose of a specific ribonucleic acid molecule, known as a small interfering RNA (siRNA), offers patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease long-lasting protection against high LDL cholesterol -- one of the main risk factors for heart attack and stroke. This is the result of a clinical study that researchers from Charit é and Imperial College London have published as leading authors in the current edition of New England Journal of Medicine.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - March 30, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news

Angiogenic Factor AGGF1 Activates Autophagy with an Essential Role in Therapeutic Angiogenesis for Heart Disease
by Qiulun Lu, Yufeng Yao, Zhenkun Hu, Changqing Hu, Qixue Song, Jian Ye, Chengqi Xu, Annabel Z. Wang, Qiuyun Chen, Qing Kenneth Wang AGGF1 is an angiogenic factor with therapeutic potential to treat coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI). However, the underlying mechanism for AGGF1-mediated therapeutic angiogenesis is unknown. Here, we show for the first time that AGGF1 activates autophagy, a housekeeping catabolic cellular process, in endothelial cells (ECs), HL1, H9C2, and vascular smooth muscle cells. Studies withAtg5 small interfering RNA (siRNA) and the autophagy inhibitors bafilomycin A1 (Baf) ...
Source: PLoS Biology: Archived Table of Contents - August 10, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: Qiulun Lu Source Type: research

Exendin-4 protects adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells from apoptosis induced by hydrogen peroxide through the PI3K/Akt-Sfrp2 pathways.
Abstract Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs)-based therapy is a promising modality for the treatment of myocardial infarction in the future. However, the majority of transplanted cells are readily lost after transplantation because of hypoxia and oxidative stress. An efficient means to enhance the ability of ADMSCs to survive under pathologic conditions is required. In our study, we explored the effects of exendin-4 (Ex-4) on ADMSCs apoptosis in vitro induced by hydrogen peroxide, focusing in particular on mitochondrial apoptotic pathways and PI3K/Akt-secreted frizzled-related protein 2 (Sfrp2) surviva...
Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine - October 16, 2014 Category: Biology Authors: Zhou H, Yang J, Xin T, Li D, Guo J, Hu S, Zhou S, Zhang T, Zhang Y, Han T, Chen Y Tags: Free Radic Biol Med Source Type: research