Jing-lian QU, Han-jie YANG, Hui-liang ZHAO. Effect of Serum Containing Buyang Huanwu Tang on Endothelial-to-mesenchymal Transition of Human Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cells[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2019, 25(19): 1-9.
DOI:
Jing-lian QU, Han-jie YANG, Hui-liang ZHAO. Effect of Serum Containing Buyang Huanwu Tang on Endothelial-to-mesenchymal Transition of Human Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cells[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2019, 25(19): 1-9. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20192036.
Effect of Serum Containing Buyang Huanwu Tang on Endothelial-to-mesenchymal Transition of Human Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cells
To investigate the regulatory effect of serum containing Buyang Huanwu Tang on endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition(EndMT) in human pulmonary artery endothelial cells (HPAEC)
and make further analysis on its mechanism from the perspective of the signal transduction of Jagged1/Notch1.
Method:
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Rabbit serum containing Buyang Huanwu Tang was prepared by gavage with dosage of 53.36 g·kg
-1
·d
-1
and blank serum was prepared by gavage with same volume of normal saline. The HPAECs cultured
in vitro
EndMT model was established by the transforming growth factor-
β
1
(TGF-
β
1
) induced
which were divided into five groups: the control group (10%blank serum)
the model group (10%blank serum+ TGF-
β
1
)
the serum containing high-dose Buyang Huanwu Tang group (10%medicated serum + TGF-
β
1
)
the medium-dose group (5%medicated serum + 5%blank serum medicated + TGF-
β
1
) and the low-dose group(2.5%medicated serum+ 7.5%blank serum+ TGF-
β
1
). Cell proliferation was detected by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) method. Cell migration was detected by transwell and scratch assay. The endothelial markers platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1/CD31)
vascular endothelial cadherin (VE-cadherin) and the mesenchymal markers fibroblast-specific protein 1 (FSP1)
α
-smooth muscle actin (
α
-SMA) were observed by immunofluorescence assay. The expression levels of Notch1
Jagged1 and CBF1 were detected by Western blot assay.
Result:
2
Compared with the control group
the proliferation and migration abilities of the HPAEC cells in model group were enhanced (
P
<
0.01)
and the expressions of CD31 and VE-cadherin were decreased
while the expressions of FSP1 and
α
-SMA were increased. Further study found that the expressions of Notch1
Jagged1 and CBF1 were up-regulated (
P
<
0.01). After the intervention of the serum containing Buyang Huanwu Tang
compared with model group
the proliferation and migration abilities of cells were decreased (
P
<
0.05
P
<
0.01)
and the expressions of CD31 and VE-cadherin were on the rise
while the expressions of FSP1and
α
-SMA were on the decline. The expressions of Notch1
Jagged1 and CBF1 were also significantly lower than those in model group (
P
<
0.05
P
<
0.01). With the increase of serum concentration
the effect was more obvious.
Conclusion:
2
The serum containing Buyang Huanwu Tang can partly inhibit the EndMT in human pulmonary artery endothelial cells
which may be related to the regulation effect of Jagged1/Notch1 signaling.
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