山葡萄籽中原花青素的提取

研究了提取溶剂、温度、时间、料液比4个因素对山葡萄籽中原花青素得率的影响。确定最佳提取工艺：以70％丙酮为提取荆,在60℃条件下,提取120min,料液比为1：7,原花青素的得率为2．31％     

葡萄籽中原花青素提取方法优化处理

溶剂提取法是提取葡萄籽原花青素的常用方法 ,然而 ,在不同提取条件下 ,提取效果并不一致。利用水、甲醇、乙醇、丙酮及它们的水溶液提取葡萄籽中的原花青素 ,而后用铁盐催化比色法测原花青素含量 ,考察了提取剂的浓度、粉碎度对提取的影响。在优化处理的基础上 ,获得了有效的提取条件 :葡萄籽粉碎度 10 0目 ,提取剂 70 %甲醇水溶液。     

葡萄籽中原花青素的提取及应用现状

原花青素（proanthocyanidins,PC)是目前国际上公认的清除人体内自由基最有效的天然抗氧化剂,广泛分布于多种天然植物中。阐述了葡萄废弃物中原花青素的功能,分析了其应用开发现状。结合常用的提取方法,并综合国内外关于原花青素的研究进展,对葡萄籽中原花青素提取的工艺参数进行优化,从而得出葡萄籽中原花青素最优提取方案。以期为葡萄籽的全面利用和原花青素的工业化生产提供科学依据,使原花青素拥有更广泛的应用。     

一种新型的α-纤维蛋白原酶对血小板聚集的影响

SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)检测中国眼镜蛇毒蛋白酶水解纤维蛋白原的作用方式,发现该蛋白酶可迅速水解纤维蛋白原Aα链,对γ链作用较弱,对Bβ链无作用,是一种新型的α-纤维蛋白原酶.用比浊法测定血小板聚集率,证实中国眼镜蛇毒蛋白酶低剂量(0.025 mg/kg)、中剂量(0.05 mg/kg)以及高剂量(0.1 mg/kg)体内给药浓度依赖性地抑制ADP(10 .Μmol/L)和胶原(100 mg/L)诱导的兔血小板聚集.     

葡萄籽原花青素提取物对糖尿病小鼠血糖的影响

为了研究葡萄籽原花青素提取物(Grape Seed Proanthocyanidin Extracts,GSPE)对糖尿病小鼠的降血糖作用及其机制,本文中采用腹腔注射四氧嘧啶(ALX)构建糖尿病动物模型.造模成功后,将糖尿病小鼠分为模型对照组、格列本脲处理组、葡萄籽原花青素提取物低、中、高三个剂量(50、100、150 mg/kg)处理组,另设正常对照组.连续灌胃给药21天,每天一次,以糖尿病小鼠的体重、血清丙二醛(MDA)含量、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性胰岛素水平、空腹血糖值和糖耐量为测定指标,研究不同剂量葡萄籽原花青素提取物对糖尿病小鼠的降血糖作用及机制.结果显示原花青素高剂量组能促进体重增长,显著降低糖尿病小鼠的血糖水平和糖耐量(P＜0.01);同时降低糖尿病小鼠血清MDA水平,提高其SOD活性.通过本实验研究可以看出葡萄籽原花青素提取物具有较强的降血糖作用,降糖机制可能与其提高胰岛素水平和抗氧化能力有关.     

葡萄籽原花青素对白色念珠菌抑菌作用的体外研究

目的研究葡萄籽原花青素对白色念珠菌的抑菌作用,通过观察其对生物膜活性的影响,探讨其在口腔微生态中变化的意义。方法采用MTT法确定葡萄籽原花青素体外对白色念珠菌的抑菌作用,激光共聚焦显微镜观察不同浓度药物作用后的效果,并进行红绿荧光染色定量分析。结果与阴性对照组相比,最小抑菌浓度为32 mg/m L,在所实验的浓度范围内随着药物浓度的增加抑菌性逐渐增大,CLSM观察,葡萄籽原花青素作用于白色念珠菌生物膜后可使生物膜内活菌比例下降,生物膜活性降低。结论葡萄籽原花青素对白色念珠菌起到了明显的抑制作用。     

一种新的α—纤维蛋白原酶对血小板聚集的影响

ＳＤＳ－聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳（ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ）检测中国眼镜蛇毒蛋白酶水解纤维蛋白原的作用方式,发现该蛋白酶可迅速水解纤维蛋白原Ａα链,对γ链作用较弱,对Ｂβ链无作用,是一种新型的α－纤维蛋白原本科,用比浊法测定血小板聚集率,证实中国眼镜蛇毒蛋白酶低剂量（）０．０２５）ｍｇ／ｋｇ）、中剂量（０．０５ｍｇ／ｋｇ）以及高剂量（０．１ｍｇ／ｋｇ）体内给药浓度依赖性地抑制ＡＤＰ（１０μｍｏｌ／Ｌ）和胶原（１     

山葡萄籽中原花青素的提取

研究了提取溶剂、温度、时间、料液比4个因素对山葡萄籽中原花青素得率的影响.确定最佳提取工艺以70%丙酮为提取剂,在60℃条件下,提取120 min,料液比为17,原花青素的得率为2.31%     

葡萄籽原花青素对大鼠烟雾吸入性肺损伤的保护作用

目的:探讨葡萄籽原花青素(grape seed proanthocyanidin extract,GSPE)对大鼠烟雾吸入性肺损伤的保护作用。方法:将48只大鼠随机分为正常对照组、烟雾吸入性肺损伤模型组、GSPE治疗组(500mg/kg),分别于致伤后2、4、12、24h监测动脉血气分析,分批处死大鼠,分别进行肺组织湿/干重测定,制备组织匀浆测超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)、一氧化氮合酶(NOS)活性及一氧化氮(NO)、丙二醛(MDA)含量和HE染色。结果:与模型组比较,GSPE治疗组各时间点动脉血氧分压均显著升高(P<0.01),肺组织含水量显著降低(P<0.05),肺组织中SOD活性均明显升高(P<0.01),GSH-Px活性均明显升高(P<0.05),NOS活性及NO、MDA含量均明显降低(P<0.05)。肺组织病理学观察GSPE治疗组较模型组肺间质水肿减轻,炎性细胞浸润减少。结论:GSPE可能通过其显著增加组织的抗氧化能力而对烟雾吸入性肺损伤起到一定保护作用。     

蕨类植物花青素和原花青素成分及含量分析

以7目14科共44种蕨类植物为材料,对它们的花青素、原花青素和总黄酮含量进行检测。结果显示,44种蕨类植物均含有花青素,较为进化的水龙骨目植物的总花青素平均含量明显高于其它蕨类植物。矢车菊素、飞燕草素和天竺葵素是蕨类植物主要的花青素类型,其中乌毛蕨科植物富含矢车菊素,鳞毛蕨科植物富含飞燕草素。本研究中大部分蕨类含有原花青素,水龙骨目植物的原花青素平均含量高于其它蕨类。研究结果表明,蕨类植物中花青素和原花青素等黄酮类化合物的分布与植物科属相关,推测花青素与蕨类植物的生长发育和抗逆过程相关。     

Cation-induced aggregation of membrane vesicles isolated from vascular smooth muscle

Cations stimulated aortic muscle membrane aggregation with increasing potency according to their effective charge, e.g., K⁺2+3+, and the stimulation is reciprocally related to the apparent affinity for these cations. Divalent metal ion-induced membrane aggregation showed a dependence on the ionic radius, being optimal for Cd²⁺. Polyvalent cation-induced membrane aggregation was reversibly suppressed by high ionic strength as well as by metal ion chelators, irreversibly inhibited by the cross-linking agent glutaraldehyde, and enhanced by increasing concentrations of ethanol and increased temperature of the medium. When the pH is lowered below 6.0, membrane aggregation progressively increased with a concomitant decrease in cation-induced aggregation. The patterns of aggregation of microsomal membranes and further purified plasma membranes were almost identical whereas the aggregation of the heterogeneous mitochondrial membrane-enriched fraction was distinctly different in the initial rate of aggregation, its pH dependence, and metal ion concentration dependence. Our results indicate that cation-induced membrane aggregation can also be used to isolate a plasma membrane-enriched fraction from vascular smooth muscle.     

Nitroalkenes induce rat aortic smooth muscle cell apoptosis via activation of caspase-dependent pathways

Nitroalkene derivatives of nitro-linoleic acid (LNO₂) and nitro-oleic acid (OA-NO₂) are nitrated unsaturated fatty acids that can be detected in healthy human plasma, red blood cells and urine. It has been shown that nitroalkenes have potent anti-inflammatory properties in multiple disease models. In the present study, we are the first to investigate the apoptotic effects of nitroalkenes in rat aortic smooth muscle cells (RASMCs). We observed that nitroalkenes induce RASMCs apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, nitroalkenes stimulate extrinsic caspase-8 and intrinsic caspase-9 activity to trigger the caspase-3 apoptotic signaling cascade, resulting in RASMCs death. Furthermore, the pro-apoptotic protein, Bad was upregulated and antiapoptotic protein, Bcl-xl was downregulated during nitroalkene-induced apoptosis. These results demonstrate that nitroalkenes can induce RASMCs apoptosis via stimulation of caspase activity and the regulation of apoptotic protein expression levels.     

Glucocorticoid amplifies vasopressin-induced phosphoinositide hydrolysis in aortic smooth muscle cells

It has been reported that glucocorticoid modifies phosphoinositide (PI) hydrolysis stimulated by vasoactive agents in vascular smooth muscle cells. In the present study, we investigated the point at which glucocorticoid affects vasopressin-induced PI hydrolysis in primary cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cells. The pretreatment with dexamethasone significantly amplified the formation of inositol trisphosphate (IP₃) induced by vasopressin in a dose-dependent manner in a range of 1 pM to 10 nM. The effect of dexamethasone was dependent on the time of pretreatment up to 8 h. Dexamethasone had little effect on the number of vasopressin receptor and its affinity to vasopressin. The pretreatment with dexamethasone also amplified the formation of IP₃ induced by NaF, a GTP-binding protein activator, or angiotensin II. 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate, a protein kinase C (PKC)-activating phorbol ester, significantly reduced the dexamethasone-induced enhancement of IP₃ formation stimulated by vasopressin, angiotensin II or NaF. 4α-Phorbol-12, 13-didecanoate, a PKC-nonactivating phorbol ester, had little effect on the enhancement by dexamethasone. These results strongly suggest that glucocorticoid amplifies vasopressin-induced PI hydrolysis at a point downstream from GTP-binding protein in primary cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cells, and that the activation of PKC has a negative feedback effect on the amplification by glucocorticoid of vasopressin-induced PI hydrolysis.     

Silencing CCL8 inhibited the proliferation and migration of PDGF-BB-stimulated human aortic smooth muscle cells

ABSTRACT

C-C motif Chemokine ligand 8 (CCL8) has been found in diseases’ pathogenesis. But its molecular mechanism in atherosclerosis (AS) remains to be elucidated. Human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMCs) were stimulated by PDGF-BB to establish cell model. α-SMA in PDGF-BB-stimulated HASMCs was measured by immunofluorescence staining. Relative gene expressions in PDGF-BB-stimulated HASMCs were detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot. HASMCs proliferation, migration, and cell cycle were assessed by cell counting kit-8, wound-healing assay, and flow cytometry. HASMCs viability was increased after PDGF-BB stimulation, with α-SMA downregulation yet CCL8 upregulation. Silencing CCL8 inhibited PDGF-BB-stimulated HASMCs proliferation and migration, and increased cells percentage in G1 phases but decreased those in S phase. Also, silencing CCL8 decreased OPN and cyclinD1 expressions and AKT and ERK1/2 phosphorylation while increased those of α-SMA and Sm22α. However, upregulating CCL8 led to opposite effects, suggesting CCL8 could be an atherosclerosis therapeutic target.     

Vascular smooth muscle cells direct extracellular dysregulation in aortic stiffening of hypertensive rats

Aortic stiffening is an independent risk factor that underlies cardiovascular morbidity in the elderly. We have previously shown that intrinsic mechanical properties of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) play a key role in aortic stiffening in both aging and hypertension. Here, we test the hypothesis that VSMCs also contribute to aortic stiffening through their extracellular effects. Aortic stiffening was confirmed in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) vs. Wistar‐Kyoto (WKY) rats in vivo by echocardiography and ex vivo by isometric force measurements in isolated de‐endothelized aortic vessel segments. Vascular smooth muscle cells were isolated from thoracic aorta and embedded in a collagen I matrix in an in vitro 3D model to form reconstituted vessels. Reconstituted vessel segments made with SHR VSMCs were significantly stiffer than vessels made with WKY VSMCs. SHR VSMCs in the reconstituted vessels exhibited different morphologies and diminished adaptability to stretch compared to WKY VSMCs, implying dual effects on both static and dynamic stiffness. SHR VSMCs increased the synthesis of collagen and induced collagen fibril disorganization in reconstituted vessels. Mechanistically, compared to WKY VSMCs, SHR VSMCs exhibited an increase in the levels of active integrin β1‐ and bone morphogenetic protein 1 (BMP1)‐mediated proteolytic cleavage of lysyl oxidase (LOX). These VSMC‐induced alterations in the SHR were attenuated by an inhibitor of serum response factor (SRF)/myocardin. Therefore, SHR VSMCs exhibit extracellular dysregulation through modulating integrin β1 and BMP1/LOX via SRF/myocardin signaling in aortic stiffening.     

Extraction and reconstitution of calponin and consequent contractile ability in permeabilized smooth muscle fibers

We demonstrate reduction and restoration of contractile ability in response to protein extraction and reconstitution in Triton X-100/glycerol-permeabilized smooth muscle fibers. Through significant reduction in the content of caldesmon (CaD), calponin (CaP), and the 20-kDa regulatory light chain (RLC) of myosin, but not other contractile proteins in "chemically skinned" fibers, we substantially reduced the contractile ability of these fibers, as measured by their ability to generate isometric force and to hydrolyze ATP by actomyosin Mg2+ ATPase. When the protein-depleted fibers were then reconstituted (either with a mixture of purified protein standards of CaD, CaP, and myosin RLC or with a protein extract from the demembranized muscle fibers containing CaD, CaP, and myosin RLC plus several low-molecular-mass proteins), all proteins used for reincorporation returned nearly to control levels, as did isometric force generation and rate of ATP hydrolysis. The fact that the low-molecular-mass proteins do not affect contractility in this model system indicates that our methods for reversible modulation of the content of CaP and CaD may provide a valuable tool for studying the thin-filament-based regulation of contractility.     

MicroRNA‐203 mimics age‐related aortic smooth muscle dysfunction of cytoskeletal pathways

Increased aortic stiffness is a biomarker for subsequent adverse cardiovascular events. We have previously reported that vascular smooth muscle Src‐dependent cytoskeletal remodelling, which contributes to aortic plasticity, is impaired with ageing. Here, we use a multi‐scale approach to determine the molecular mechanisms behind defective Src‐dependent signalling in an aged C57BL/6 male mouse model. Increased aortic stiffness, as measured in vivo by pulse wave velocity, was found to have a comparable time course to that in humans. Bioinformatic analyses predicted several miRs to regulate Src‐dependent cytoskeletal remodelling. qRT‐PCR was used to determine the relative levels of predicted miRs in aortas and, notably, the expression of miR‐203 increased almost twofold in aged aorta. Increased miR‐203 expression was associated with a decrease in both mRNA and protein expression of Src, caveolin‐1 and paxillin in aged aorta. Probing with phospho‐specific antibodies confirmed that overexpression of miR‐203 significantly attenuated Src and extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK) signalling, which we have previously found to regulate vascular smooth muscle stiffness. In addition, transfection of miR‐203 into aortic tissue from young mice increased phenylephrine‐induced aortic stiffness ex vivo, mimicking the aged phenotype. Upstream of miR‐203, we found that DNA methyltransferases (DNMT) 1, 3a, and 3b are also significantly decreased in the aged mouse aorta and that DNMT inhibition significantly increases miR‐203 expression. Thus, the age‐induced increase in miR‐203 may be caused by epigenetic promoter hypomethylation in the aorta. These findings indicate that miR‐203 promotes a re‐programming of Src/ERK signalling pathways in vascular smooth muscle, impairing the regulation of stiffness in aged aorta.     

Effects of cyclic stretch on the molecular regulation of myocardin in rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cells

Background

The expression of myocardin, a cardiac-restricted gene, increases during environmental stress. How mechanical stretch affects the regulation of myocardin in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is not fully understood. We identify the mechanisms and pathways through which mechanical stretch induces myocardin expression in VSMCs.

Results

Rat VSMCs grown on a flexible membrane base were stretched to 20% of maximum elongation, at 60 cycles per min. An in vivo model of aorta-caval shunt in adult rats was also used to investigate myocardin expression. Cyclic stretch significantly increased myocardin and angiotensin II (AngII) expression after 18 and 6 h of stretch. Addition of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) pathway inhibitor (PD98059), ERK small interfering RNA (siRNA), and AngII receptor blocker (ARB; losartan) before stretch inhibited the expression of myocardin protein. Gel shift assay showed that myocardin-DNA binding activity increased after stretch. PD98059, ERK siRNA and ARB abolished the binding activity induced by stretch. Stretch increased while myocardin-mutant plasmid, PD98059, and ARB abolished the promoter activity. Protein synthesis by measuring [³H]proline incorporation into the cells increased after cyclic stretch, which represented hypertrophic change of VSMCs. An in vivo model of aorta-caval shunt also demonstrated increased myocardin protein expression in the aorta. Confocal microscopy showed increased VSMC size 24 h after cyclic stretch and VSMC hypertrophy after creation of aorta-caval shunt for 3 days.

Conclusions

Cyclic stretch enhanced myocardin expression mediated by AngII through the ERK pathway in cultured rat VSMCs. These findings suggest that myocardin plays a role in stretch-induced VSMC hypertrophy.     

Vasopressin phosphorylates HSP27 in aortic smooth muscle cells

Administration of arginine vasopressin (AVP) time-dependently induced the phosphorylation of heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) at Ser-15 and Ser-85 in smooth muscle of aorta in vivo. The AVP-induced phosphorylation of HSP27 at Ser-15 and Ser-85 was inhibited by a V1a receptor antagonist but not by a V2 receptor antagonist. In cultured aortic smooth muscle A10 cells, AVP markedly stimulated the phosphorylation of HSP27 at Ser-15 and Ser-85. The AVP-induced phosphorylation of HSP27 was attenuated by SB203580 and PD169316, inhibitors of p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase, but not by PD98059, a MEK inhibitor. These results strongly suggest that AVP phosphorylates HSP27 via p38 MAP kinase in aortic smooth muscle cells.