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- Title
Paeoniflorin alleviates endothelial dysfunction caused by overexpression of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 and soluble endoglin in preeclampsia via VEGFA upregulation.
- Authors
Zhang, Jin; Hua, Wei; Zhao, Xinyuan; Yang, Fan; Guo, Ting; Zhang, Jianhua; Zheng, Xuerong; Liang, Wanqi
- Abstract
This study assessed the protective effects of paeoniflorin against preeclampsia-related endothelial damage (ED). Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) isolated from healthy puerperae were identified by immunofluorescence assay. After paeoniflorin treatment, HUVECs were induced by soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1) and soluble endoglin (sEng) to establish ED. Cell viability, migration, invasion, tube formation, and apoptosis were assessed by (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) tetrazolium MTT assay, Scratch assay, Transwell assay, tube formation assay, and flow cytometry. VEGFA expression in HUVECs was analyzed by Western blot. HUVECs were successfully isolated and identified as Von Willebrand factor (vWF) positive. Individual treatment or cotreatment of sFlt-1 and sEng inhibited migration, invasion and tube formation, enhanced apoptosis, and decreased VEGFA expression in HUVECs. Paeoniflorin pretreatment partially reversed the effects delivered by cotreatment of sFlt-1 and sEng in HUVECs. Paeoniflorin alleviated preeclampsia-related ED caused by overexpression of sFlt-1 and sEng by upregulating VEGFA.
- Subjects
ENDOTHELIUM diseases; PREECLAMPSIA; ENDOGLIN; GENETIC overexpression; VON Willebrand factor; UMBILICAL veins
- Publication
Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry, 2021, Vol 85, Issue 4, p814
- ISSN
0916-8451
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/bbb/zbaa106