期刊
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
卷 40, 期 -, 页码 115-124出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2016.08.024
关键词
Ilexgenin A; Atherosclerosis; Lipid disorder; Inflammation; THP-1; Oxidized low-density lipoprotein
资金
- Science and Technology Bureau of Yangzhou City [YZ 2014187]
Ilexgenin A (IA), a novel pentacyclic triterpenoid, is a compound extracted from leaves of Ilex hainanensis Merr. In this study, we explored the efficacy of IA on atherosclerosis and its underlying mechanism. We determined that treatment with IA attenuated atherosclerosis in high-fat diet-induced apolipoprotein E deficient mice via a series of effects involving regulation of lipid parameters, decrease of atherosclerosis-related indexes, inhibition of inflammatory cytokines secretion and pathological changes of main organs. Furthermore, the underlying mechanism of IA was investigated on oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL)-induced THP-1 cells. We showed that pre-treatment with IA decreased active inflammation cytokines involving interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-1 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) expression in a concentration-dependent manner. In addition, we confirmed that IA inhibited the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), protein kinase B (Akt), IKK alpha phosphorylation and NF-kappa B activity induced by Ox-LDL Overall, these findings define IA as a novel drug candidate for anti-atherosclerotic therapy. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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