Effect of Yifei Huoxue Granule on Nitric Oxide and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthesis in Rat Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells Cultured in Chronic Hypoxia Condition in vitro
ZHANG Ling-yun1, OU Min2, HUANG You-zhang2, et al. Effect of Yifei Huoxue Granule on Nitric Oxide and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthesis in Rat Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells Cultured in Chronic Hypoxia Condition in vitro[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2011, 17(23): 117-121.
ZHANG Ling-yun1, OU Min2, HUANG You-zhang2, et al. Effect of Yifei Huoxue Granule on Nitric Oxide and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthesis in Rat Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells Cultured in Chronic Hypoxia Condition in vitro[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2011, 17(23): 117-121. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2011.23.057.
Objective:To investigate the effect of Yifei Huoxue granule(YFHXG) on the nitric oxide(NO) leveland inducible nitric oxide synthesis(iNOS) activation of rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells(PASMCs) upon exposure to chronic hypoxic conditions.Method: Tissue block anchorage was useed to the primary culture of rat PASMCs
PASMCs were randomly divided into normoxia group
hypoxia group
hypoxia+ YFHXG group(7.5
1.5
0.15 g·L-1).NO level was measured by nitrate reductase method
mRNA abundance of iNOS was detected by RT-PCR
the expression of iNOS were examined by immunohistochemistry.Result: Compared with PASMCs in normoxia group
hypoxia caused NO levels to increase
the transcription and translation of iNOS improved a lot in hypoxia group(P<0.05);But compared with hypoxia alone group
YFHXG group had a significantly effect in increasing NO level and iNOS activity which was based on hypoxia induced(P<0.05).Conclusion: YFHXG can directly promote NO level and iNOS activation of PASMCs on hypoxic conditions through enhancing the transcription and translation of iNOS
thus inhibiting the proliferation of PASMCs and mediating vasodilation
it may play a crucial role in the protecting of hypoxic pulmonary arterial hypertension.