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- Title
Kaempferol, a Major Flavonoid in Ginkgo Folium, Potentiates Angiogenic Functions in Cultured Endothelial Cells by Binding to Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor.
- Authors
Hu, Wei-Hui; Wang, Huai-You; Xia, Yi-Teng; Dai, Diana Kun; Xiong, Qing-Ping; Dong, Tina Ting-Xia; Duan, Ran; Chan, Gallant Kar-Lun; Qin, Qi-Wei; Tsim, Karl Wah-Keung
- Abstract
Kaempferol is a major flavonoid in Ginkgo Folium and other edible plants, which is being proposed here to have roles in angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is important in both physiological and pathological development. Here, kaempferol was shown to bind with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), probably in the heparin binding domain of VEGF: this binding potentiated the angiogenic functions of VEGF in various culture models. Kaempferol potentiated the VEGF-induced cell motility in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), as well as the sub-intestinal vessel sprouting in zebrafish embryos and formation of microvascular in rat aortic ring. In cultured HUVECs, application of kaempferol strongly potentiated the VEGF-induced phosphorylations of VEGFR2, endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk) in time-dependent and concentration-dependent manners, and in parallel the VEGF-mediated expressions of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), MMP-2 and MMP-9, were significantly enhanced. In addition, the potentiation effect of kaempferol was revealed in VEGF-induced migration of skin cell and monocyte. Taken together, our results suggested the pharmacological roles of kaempferol in potentiating VEGF-mediated functions should be considered.
- Subjects
VASCULAR endothelial cells; GINKGO; NITRIC-oxide synthases; VASCULAR endothelial growth factors; MATRIX metalloproteinases; EDIBLE plants; EXTRACELLULAR signal-regulated kinases
- Publication
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020, Vol 11, p1
- ISSN
1663-9812
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fphar.2020.00526