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- Title
An aqueous extract of the Anogeissus leiocarpus bark (AEAL) induces the endothelium-dependent relaxation of porcine coronary artery rings involving predominantly nitric oxide.
- Authors
Belemnaba, Lazare; Ouédraogo, Sylvin; Nitiéma, Mathieu; Chataigneau, Thierry; Guissou, Innocent Pierre; Schini-Kerth, Valérie B.; Bucher, Bernard; Auger, Cyril
- Abstract
Background: Anogeissus leiocarpus is a Sahel tree traditionally used by the residents of Burkina Faso for its antihypertensive properties. In this study, experiments were conducted to evaluate whether an aqueous extract of the Anogeissus leiocarpus (AEAL) trunk bark induces a vasorelaxant effect on porcine coronary artery rings and to investigate the underlying mechanism. Methods: AEAL-induced relaxations were assessed using porcine coronary artery rings suspended in organ chambers. The phosphorylation levels of Src, Akt and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) were assessed in a primary endothelial cell culture by Western blot. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation was assessed using dihydroethidine. Results: In porcine coronary artery rings, AEAL at 0.1–300 μg/mL induced endothelium-dependent relaxations, which were inhibited in the presence of inhibitors of nitric oxide (NO) and the endothelium-derived hyperpolarization pathways. Moreover, the AEAL-induced NO-mediated relaxations were significantly reduced by the inhibitors of Src and PI3-kinase as well as by the membrane-permeant ROS scavengers. In cultured porcine coronary artery endothelial cells, treatment with AEAL is associated with an intracellular generation of ROS. Moreover, the AEAL induced the phosphorylations of Akt (Ser473), eNOS (Ser1177) and a transient phosphorylation of Src (Ser17) in a time-dependent manner. Conclusions: These findings indicate that AEAL is a potent inducer of endothelium-dependent NO-mediated relaxations in porcine coronary arteries through the redox-sensitive Src/PI3-kinase/Akt pathway-dependent activation of eNOS.
- Subjects
REACTIVE oxygen species; ANIMAL experimentation; CELLULAR signal transduction; CORONARY arteries; ENDOTHELIUM; MEDICINAL plants; NITRIC oxide; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; RELAXATION for health; WESTERN immunoblotting; NITRIC-oxide synthases; PLANT extracts
- Publication
Journal of Basic & Clinical Physiology & Pharmacology, 2018, Vol 29, Issue 6, p599
- ISSN
0792-6855
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/jbcpp-2017-0084