Journal
ANATOMICAL RECORD-ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
Volume 295, Issue 1, Pages 78-86Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ar.21489
Keywords
berberine; MMP-9; EMMPRIN; NF-?B; oxLDL-stimulated macrophages
Categories
Funding
- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality [08411966900]
- Traditional Chinese Medicine of Zhejiang [2010ZA085]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Upregulation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN) by macrophages leads to atherosclerotic plaque rupture by degradation of the extracellular matrix. NF-?B activation regulates many key inflammatory genes linked to atherosclerosis. In the present study, the function of berberine, a natural extract from Rhizoma coptidis, on MMP-9 and EMMPRIN expression, the role of NF-?B activation in oxLDL-stimulated macrophages, and the possible mechanism in which NF-?B activation is involved were investigated. Berberine inhibited the expression of MMP-9 and EMMPRIN at both mRNA and protein levels. The phosphorylation of IB-a and nuclear translocation of p65 protein were reduced by berberine, suggesting that NF-?B activation was inhibited by berberine in oxLDL-stimulated macrophages. Overall, berberine suppressed the expression of MMP-9 and EMMPRIN by at least reducing partly the activity of NF-B in oxLDL-induced macrophages. Anat Rec, 2012. (C) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available