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- Title
Anti-Atherogenic Effects of the Aqueous Extract of Rhubarb in Rats Fed an Atherogenic Diet.
- Authors
Mi Kyoung Moon; Dae Gill Kang; An Sook Lee; Ki Bok Yeom; Jin Sook Kim; Ho Sub Lee
- Abstract
The present study was designed to investigate whether the aqueous extract of rhubarb (AR) could prevent the development of atherosclerosis through regulating vascular inflammatory processes in rats fed with an atherogenic diet. AR significantly reduced plasma low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, and increased plasma high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol in rats fed with an atherogenic diet. AR inhibited vascular expressions of endothelin-1 (ET-1) and endothelin-converting enzyme (ECE) induced in rats with an atherogenic diet. On the other hand, AR augmented the vascular expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (ecNOS) and restored vascular nitric oxide (NO) production. Furthermore, AR suppressed the elevated expression of vascular nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) p65 as well as adhesion molecules, including intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), and E-selectin in rats fed with an atherogenic diet. Also, AR decreased endothelial expression of ICAM-1 and ET-1 in aorta. These results suggest that AR suppresses the development of atherosclerosis in the atherogenic-diet rat model through inhibiting vascular expressions of proinflammatory and adhesion molecules via the regulation of nitric oxide and endothelin system.
- Subjects
ATHEROSCLEROSIS; VASCULITIS; RHUBARB; HIGH density lipoproteins; ENDOTHELINS
- Publication
American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2008, Vol 36, Issue 3, p555
- ISSN
0192-415X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1142/S0192415X08005977