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Salidroside and isorhamnetin attenuate urotensin II‑induced inflammatory response in vivo and in vitro: Involvement in regulating the RhoA/ROCK II pathway

  • Authors:
    • Chenjing Wang
    • Xiaodong Nan
    • Shuyan Pei
    • Yu Zhao
    • Xiaokun Wang
    • Shijie Ma
    • Guoyan Ma
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  • Published online on: February 17, 2021     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12553
  • Article Number: 292
  • Copyright: © Wang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Urotensin II (UII), a vital vasoconstrictor peptide, causes an inflammatory response in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Previous studies have reported that the Ras homolog gene family, member A (RhoA)/Rho kinases (ROCK) pathway modulates the inflammatory response of the atherosclerotic process. However, to the best of our knowledge, whether the RhoA/ROCK pathway mediates the inflammatory effect of UII has not been previously elucidated. Salidroside and isorhamnetin are two early developed antioxidant Tibetan drugs, both displaying cardioprotective effects against atherosclerosis. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the protective effects of salidroside, isorhamnetin or combination of these two drugs on the UII‑induced inflammatory response in vivo (rats) or in vitro [primary vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs)], as well as to examine the role of the RhoA/ROCK pathway in these processes. The levels of inflammatory markers were measured via ELISA. The mRNA and protein expression levels of RhoA and ROCK II were detected using reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR assay and western blot analysis. It was demonstrated that salidroside, isorhamnetin and both in combination decreased the levels of the serum pro‑inflammatory cytokines TNF‑α and IL‑1β, as well as increased the levels of the anti‑inflammatory cytokine IL‑10 and macrophage migration inhibitory factor in rats with subacute infusion of UII and in the culture supernatant from primary VSMCs‑exposed to UII. Moreover, salidroside, isorhamnetin and both in combination attenuated the mRNA and protein expression levels of RhoA and ROCK II in vivo and in vitro, at concentrations corresponding to human therapeutic blood plasma concentrations. Thus, these drugs could inhibit the RhoA/ROCK II pathway under UII conditions. The combination of salidroside and isorhamnetin did not display a stronger inhibitory effect on the inflammatory response and the RhoA/ROCK II pathway compared with salidroside and isorhamnetin in isolation. Collectively, the results indicated that salidroside, isorhamnetin and both in combination inhibited the RhoA/ROCK II pathway, which then attenuated the inflammatory response under UII‑induced conditions, resulting in cardioprotection in atherosclerosis.
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Wang C, Nan X, Pei S, Zhao Y, Wang X, Ma S and Ma G: Salidroside and isorhamnetin attenuate urotensin II‑induced inflammatory response <em>in vivo</em> and <em>in vitro</em>: Involvement in regulating the RhoA/ROCK II pathway. Oncol Lett 21: 292, 2021
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Wang, C., Nan, X., Pei, S., Zhao, Y., Wang, X., Ma, S., & Ma, G. (2021). Salidroside and isorhamnetin attenuate urotensin II‑induced inflammatory response <em>in vivo</em> and <em>in vitro</em>: Involvement in regulating the RhoA/ROCK II pathway. Oncology Letters, 21, 292. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12553
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Wang, C., Nan, X., Pei, S., Zhao, Y., Wang, X., Ma, S., Ma, G."Salidroside and isorhamnetin attenuate urotensin II‑induced inflammatory response <em>in vivo</em> and <em>in vitro</em>: Involvement in regulating the RhoA/ROCK II pathway". Oncology Letters 21.4 (2021): 292.
Chicago
Wang, C., Nan, X., Pei, S., Zhao, Y., Wang, X., Ma, S., Ma, G."Salidroside and isorhamnetin attenuate urotensin II‑induced inflammatory response <em>in vivo</em> and <em>in vitro</em>: Involvement in regulating the RhoA/ROCK II pathway". Oncology Letters 21, no. 4 (2021): 292. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12553