Ginsenoside Rg1 attenuates high glucose‑induced endothelial barrier dysfunction in human umbilical vein endothelial cells by protecting the endothelial glycocalyx

  • Authors:
    • Tingting Zhu
    • Honglian Wang
    • Li Wang
    • Xia Zhong
    • Wei Huang
    • Xian Deng
    • Hengli Guo
    • Jianfeng Xiong
    • Youhua Xu
    • Junming Fan
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  • Published online on: March 13, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7378
  • Pages: 3727-3733
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Abstract

Disruption of the endothelial barrier is essential for vascular complications associated with diabetes mellitus, and damage to the endothelial glycocalyx has been demonstrated to participate in this process. Ginsenoside Rg1 (Rg1), the major active component isolated from Panax notoginseng, is widely applied for the protection against vascular injury. The present study aimed to analyze the effect of high glucose on endothelial barrier function and its association with endothelial glycocalyx in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), and explore the potential benefits of Rg1 in protecting endothelial barrier function from high glucose‑induced injury. The results indicated that high glucose induced a disorder of the endothelial glycocalyx and increased heparanase mRNA expression in HUVECs, which was reversed by Rg1 treatment. In addition, Rg1 treatment reduced transendothelial electrical resistance and transendothelial albumin passage after high‑glucose stimulation. The present study suggested that high glucose caused a disruption in the endothelial glycocalyx and increased heparanase expression, which finally resulted in endothelial barrier dysfunction in HUVECs. Of note, Rg1 has a protective effect on high glucose‑induced endothelial barrier dysfunction by attenuating the associated increase in heparanase expression.
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Zhu T, Wang H, Wang L, Zhong X, Huang W, Deng X, Guo H, Xiong J, Xu Y, Fan J, Fan J, et al: Ginsenoside Rg1 attenuates high glucose‑induced endothelial barrier dysfunction in human umbilical vein endothelial cells by protecting the endothelial glycocalyx. Exp Ther Med 17: 3727-3733, 2019
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Zhu, T., Wang, H., Wang, L., Zhong, X., Huang, W., Deng, X. ... Fan, J. (2019). Ginsenoside Rg1 attenuates high glucose‑induced endothelial barrier dysfunction in human umbilical vein endothelial cells by protecting the endothelial glycocalyx. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 17, 3727-3733. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7378
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Zhu, T., Wang, H., Wang, L., Zhong, X., Huang, W., Deng, X., Guo, H., Xiong, J., Xu, Y., Fan, J."Ginsenoside Rg1 attenuates high glucose‑induced endothelial barrier dysfunction in human umbilical vein endothelial cells by protecting the endothelial glycocalyx". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 17.5 (2019): 3727-3733.
Chicago
Zhu, T., Wang, H., Wang, L., Zhong, X., Huang, W., Deng, X., Guo, H., Xiong, J., Xu, Y., Fan, J."Ginsenoside Rg1 attenuates high glucose‑induced endothelial barrier dysfunction in human umbilical vein endothelial cells by protecting the endothelial glycocalyx". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 17, no. 5 (2019): 3727-3733. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7378