期刊
MOLECULES
卷 21, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules21121756
关键词
specnuezhenide; angiogenesis; hypoxia-inducible factor-1; oxygen-induced retinopathy; vascular endothelial growth factor
资金
- Technology Support Program of Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province, China [2012SZ0038]
Specnuezhenide (SPN), one of the main ingredients of Chinese medicine Nu-zhen-zi, has anti-angiogenic and vision improvement effects. However, studies of its effect on retinal neovascularization are limited so far. In the present study, we established a vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) secretion model of human acute retinal pigment epithelial-19 (ARPE-19) cells by exposure of 150 mu M CoCl2 to the cells and determined the VEGFA concentrations, the mRNA expressions of VEGFA, hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) & prolyl hydroxylases 2 (PHD-2), and the protein expressions of HIF-1 alpha and PHD-2 after treatment of 3-(5'-hydroxymethyl-2'-furyl)-1-benzylindazole (YC-1, 1.0 mu g/mL) or SPN (0.2, 1.0 and 5.0 mu g/mL). Furthermore, rat pups with retinopathy were treated with SPN (5.0 and 10.0 mg/kg) in an 80% oxygen atmosphere and the retinal avascular areas were assessed through visualization using infusion of ADPase and H&E stains. The results showed that SPN inhibited VEGFA secretion by ARPE-19 cells under hypoxia condition, down-regulated the mRNA expressions of VEGFA and PHD-2 slightly, and the protein expressions of VEGFA, HIF-1 alpha and PHD-2 significantly in vitro. SPN also prevented hypoxia-induced retinal neovascularization in a rat model of oxygen-induced retinopathy in vivo. These results indicate that SPN ameliorates retinal neovascularization through inhibition of HIF-1 alpha/VEGF signaling pathway. Therefore, SPN has the potential to be developed as an agent for the prevention and treatment of diabetic retinopathy.
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