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Larissa Bollinger

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Reciprocal regulation of endothelial nitric-oxide synthase and NADPH oxidase by betulinic acid in human endothelial cells.

2007

Nitric oxide (NO) produced by endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) is a protective principle in the vasculature. Many cardiovascular diseases are associated with reduced NO bioactivity and eNOS uncoupling due to oxidative stress. Compounds that reverse eNOS uncoupling and increase eNOS expression are of therapeutic interest. Zizyphi Spinosi semen (ZSS) is one of the most widely used traditional Chinese herbs with protective effects on the cardiovascular system. In human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and HUVEC-derived EA.hy 926 cells, an extract of ZSS increased eNOS promoter activity, eNOS mRNA and protein expression, and NO production in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Maj…

Nitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIBlotting Westernmedicine.disease_causeNitric OxideGene Expression Regulation EnzymologicNitric oxidechemistry.chemical_compoundEnosBetulinic acidmedicineHumansNitric Oxide DonorsEnzyme InhibitorsBetulinic AcidCyclic GMPCells CulturedPharmacologyNADPH oxidaseBetulinbiologyDose-Response Relationship DrugReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionNOX4AcetophenonesEndothelial CellsNADPH OxidasesZiziphusSaponinsbiology.organism_classificationTriterpenesNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterchemistryBiochemistryNADPH Oxidase 4biology.proteinMolecular MedicineSpermineP22phoxPentacyclic TriterpenesReactive Oxygen SpeciesOxidative stressDrugs Chinese HerbalThe Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics
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Prunella vulgaris L. Upregulates eNOS Expression in Human Endothelial Cells

2010

The purported effects of "circulation-improving" herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) show striking similarities with the vascular actions of nitric oxide (NO) produced by the endothelial NO synthase (eNOS). We have previously reported that Salviae miltiorrhizae radix and Zizyphi spinosae semen upregulate eNOS expression. In the present study, we studied the effect on eNOS gene expression of 15 Chinese herbs with potential effects on the vasculature, and identified Prunella vulgaris L. (PVL) (flowering spike) as a potent eNOS-upregulating agent. In EA.hy 926 cells, a cell line derived from human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC), an aqueous extract of PVL increased eNOS …

Time FactorsNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIEndotheliumCell SurvivalBlotting WesternPrunella vulgarisCynarosidePharmacologyNitric OxideGene Expression Regulation EnzymologicCell LineNitric oxidechemistry.chemical_compoundUrsolic acidEnosmedicineHumansPrunellaRNA MessengerDose-Response Relationship DrugbiologyEndothelial CellsGeneral Medicinebiology.organism_classificationUp-RegulationNitric oxide synthasemedicine.anatomical_structureComplementary and alternative medicinechemistryChild Preschoolbiology.proteinLuteolinDrugs Chinese HerbalThe American Journal of Chinese Medicine
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Ursolic acid from the Chinese herb Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza L.) upregulates eNOS and downregulates Nox4 expression in human endothelial cells

2007

Danshen, the dried root of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Lamiaceae), is one of the most commonly used traditional Chinese medicines for cardiovascular indications. In EA.hy 926 cells, a cell line derived from human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC), an aqueous extract of danshen, and also a methanol extract of the plant, increased eNOS promoter activity, eNOS mRNA and protein expression, as well as endothelial NO production. A dichloromethane extract, in contrast, did not change eNOS gene expression. Thus, the active danshen constituent(s) responsible for eNOS upregulation is (are) hydrophilic and/or alcohol-soluble. One such compound is ursolic acid that significantly increased eNOS ex…

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