Journal
PHYTOMEDICINE
Volume 91, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2021.153694
Keywords
Hydroxysafflor yellow A; Atherosclerosis; Independent risk factors; Vascular protection
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China, China (NSFC) [81891012, 81630101, U19A2010]
- Xinglin Scholar Research Premotion Project of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine [CXTD2018019]
- Sichuan Province Science and Technology Support Program [2021JDRC0041]
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HSYA, as a natural product, exhibits preventive and therapeutic effects on atherosclerosis and its risk factors through multiple mechanisms, contributing to reducing the harm of independent risk factors of atherosclerosis. Further investigation is needed to provide a solid foundation for its clinical application.
Background: Atherosclerosis is a chronic vascular inflammatory disease with complex pathogenesis. Its serious consequence is insufficient blood supply to heart and brain, which eventually leads to myocardial ischemia, infarction and stroke. Hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA), a single chalcone glycoside compound with a variety of pharmacological effects, which has shown a potential biological activity for prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis. Purpose: The main purpose of this review is to comprehensively elucidate the mechanism of HSYA on atherosclerosis and its risk factors (hyperlipidemia, hypertension and diabetes mellitus). Method: The literatures on HSYA in the treatment of atherosclerosis and its risk factors were searched in PubMed, Google Scholar, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, including in vitro (cell), in vivo (animal) and clinical (human) studies, and summarized reasonably. Results: HSYA is a promising natural product for treating atherosclerosis. It can suppress foam cell formation, vascular endothelial cell dysfunction, vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration, and platelet activation. The mechanisms are achieved by regulating the reverse cholesterol transport process, fatty acid synthesis, oxidative stress, PI3K/Akt/mTOR, NLRP3 inflammasome, TNFR1/NF-kappa B, NO-cGMP, Bax/Bcl-2, MAPKs, CDK/CyclinD and TLR4/Rac1/Akt signaling pathways. Besides, HSYA is devoted to lowering blood lipids, regulating ion channels, reducing vascular inflammation, and protecting pancreatic beta cells, which is conducive to reducing the harm of independent risk factors of atherosclerosis. Conclusions: HSYA exhibits the preventive and therapeutic effects on atherosclerosis and its risk factors in vivo and in vitro, which is relevant to multiple mechanisms. The clinical trials of HSYA need to be further investigated to provide a solid foundation for its clinical application.
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