Protective effect of neferine on endothelial cell nitric oxide production induced by lysophosphatidylcholine: the role of the DDAH–ADMA pathway
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Abstract
Neferine, extracted from the seed embryo of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., has multiple cardiovascular pharmacological effects. The dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH) - asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) system is a novel pathway for modulating nitric oxide (NO) production. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the protective effect of neferine on endothelial NO production was related to the DDAH-ADMA pathway. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were first exposed to neferine (0.1, 1.0, or 10.0 μmol/L) for 1 h, and then incubated with lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC; 10 μg/mL) in the presence of neferine for 24 h. The medium was collected for measuring the levels of NO, maleic dialdehyde (MDA), as well as ADMA. The endothelial cells were collected for measuring DDAH activity and the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS). LPC significantly decreased NO concentration and DDAH activity and increased the levels of ADMA, ROS, and MDA. Neferine could partially counteract the changes induced by LPC. These findings suggested that neferine could modulate the DDAH-ADMA pathway via its antioxidant properties, which was involved in its beneficial effect on endothelial NO production.
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| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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