Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c07005
Keywords
vitexin; osteogenesis; angiogenesis; vitamin D receptors
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [82004025]
- Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou [202102020665]
- Guangdong Basic and Applied Research Foundation [2019A1515110561, 2021B1515140045, 2021B1515140065, 2021B1515140050]
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This study demonstrated that vitexin regulates angiogenesis and osteogenesis in ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis of rats via the VDR/eNOS signaling pathway, alleviating bone damage in the OVX rat model and promoting endothelial cell migration and tube formation.
It is extremely important to promote angiogenesis-dependent osteogenesis and ameliorate bone loss for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis (OP) development. Vitexin, as one of the major active components in pigeonpea leave, promoted the proliferation of osteoblast and HUVECs in hypoxia. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of vitexin on alleviating osteoporosis in ovariectomized (OVX) rats and further explore its underlying mechanisms. Herein, the OVX rat model was established and treated with vitexin (10 mg kg(-1)) for 3 months. After being sacrificed, we performed hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) staining and micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) to assess bone mass, which found that trabecular bone was damaged in the OVX rat model. Vitexin could repair bone injury and promote osteoblast biochemical indicators and angiogenesis indicators. Furthermore, EAhy926 cells were used to further explore the effect of vitexin on improving hypoxia-induced endothelial injury in vitro. Vitexin had a protective effect on hypoxia-treated EAhy926 cells and up-regulated vitamin D receptor (VDR) signaling and promoted phosphorylation of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K), protein kinase B (AKT), and endothelial NO synthase (eNOS), which enhanced endothelial cell migration and tube formation. VDR small-interfering RNA (siRNA) transfection significantly decreased both VDR and p-eNOS proteins, and VDR siRNA transfection + vitexin could not further increase VDR and downstream proteins. Overall, this study presented that vitexin regulates angiogenesis and osteogenesis in ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis of rats via the VDR/eNOS signaling pathway.
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