Shuai ZHAO, Lie-yuan ZHANG, Wen-wei FENG, et al. Effect of Shugan Wendan Decoction on LXRα, NF-кB and Endothelial Function in Atherosclerosis Rabbits[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2019, 25(15): 108-115.
DOI:
Shuai ZHAO, Lie-yuan ZHANG, Wen-wei FENG, et al. Effect of Shugan Wendan Decoction on LXRα, NF-кB and Endothelial Function in Atherosclerosis Rabbits[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2019, 25(15): 108-115. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20191639.
Effect of Shugan Wendan Decoction on LXRα, NF-кB and Endothelial Function in Atherosclerosis Rabbits
To investigate the mechanism of Shugan Wendan decoction in treating atherosclerosis based on liver X receptor
α
(LXR
α
)/nuclear factor-
κ
B(NF-
κ
B) signal.
Method:
2
A New Zealand rabbit model of atherosclerosis with liver-Qi stagnation was established by using calf serum albumin immune injury
high fat feeding and bondage emotional stress method. Theses rabbits are randomly divided into 6 groups
control group
model group
atorvastatin group
Shugan Wendan decoction low
medium and high dose group(2.18
6.54
19.62 g·kg
-1
·d
-1
). After successful modeling
the rabbits were treated by injecting drugs with Atorvastatin and low
middle and high dose Shugan Wendan decoction to gastric.The control group and the model group were given intragastric administration of saline in the same volume. The period of gavage is 6 weeks. The pathological changes of the rabbits were detected by hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining.Serum levels of totalcholesterol(TC)
triglyceride(TG)
low density extremityprotein(LDL-C)
high density extremity protein(HDL-C)
nitric oxide(NO)
and endothelin-1(ET-1) of the rabbits were detected by enzyme method
nitrate reductase method
and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)
respectively.The gene expression of CRP
IL-1
β
IL-6 and MMP-9 in the aorta was detected by Real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction(Real-time PCR) method.The protein expression of LXR
α
/NF-
κ
B signaling pathway wasdetected by Western blot.
Result:
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Compared with normal control group
in model group
the lumen of the blood vessels was significantly narrowed
atheromatous plaques were formed
and a large number of intracellular foam-like changes were seen. In atorvastatin group and Shugan Wendan decoction group
the blood vessels in high
middle
and low concentration groups were narrowed. Atherosclerotic plaques and foam-like changes were all lower than the model group.Compared with the normal control group
the TG
TC
and LDL-C levels in the model groupincreased(
P
<
0.05)
HDL decreased (
P
<
0.05)
NO decreased (
P
<
0.05)
ET-1 increased (
P
<
0.05)
the expression levels of hs-CRP
IL-1
β
IL-6 and MMP-9 all increased(
P
<
0.05)
the expression of LXR
α
protein in the model group was decreased(
P
<
0.05)
and the protein expression of NF-
κ
B was increased(
P
<
0.05). Compared with model group
the levels of TG
TC and LDL-C the atorvastatin group andlow
medium
and highdose Shugan Wendan decoction group decreased
(
P
<
0.05)
NO in the atorvastatin group and the highdose Shugan Wendan decoction group increased and ET-1 decreased(
P
<
0.05). In group comparison
the expression levels of CRP
IL-1
β
IL-6 and MMP-9 in the atorvastatin group
the low
middle and high dose Shugan Wendan decoction groups all decreased(
P
<
0.05). The expression of LXR
α
protein in the group was increased(
P
<
0.05) and the protein expression of NF-
κ
B was decreased(
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion:
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Shugan Wendan decoction can inhance the function of vascular endothelial cells and the stability of atherosclerotic plaque by regulating LXR
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