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Kang SU, Kim HJ, Ma S, Oh DY, Jang JY, Seo C, Lee YS, Kim CH. Liquid plasma promotes angiogenesis through upregulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase-induced extracellular matrix metabolism: potential applications of liquid plasma for vascular injuries. Cell Commun Signal 2024; 22:138. [PMID: 38374138 PMCID: PMC10875778 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-023-01412-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Applications of nonthermal plasma have expanded beyond the biomedical field to include antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, wound healing, and tissue regeneration. Plasma enhances epithelial cell repair; however, the potential damage to deep tissues and vascular structures remains under investigation. RESULT This study assessed whether liquid plasma (LP) increased nitric oxide (NO) production in human umbilical vein endothelial cells by modulating endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) phosphorylation and potential signaling pathways. First, we developed a liquid plasma product and confirmed the angiogenic effect of LP using the Matrigel plug assay. We found that the NO content increased in plasma-treated water. NO in plasma-treated water promoted cell migration and angiogenesis in scratch and tube formation assays via vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA expression. In addition to endothelial cell proliferation and migration, LP influenced extracellular matrix metabolism and matrix metalloproteinase activity. These effects were abolished by treatment with NG-L-monomethyl arginine, a specific inhibitor of NO synthase. Furthermore, we investigated the signaling pathways mediating the phosphorylation and activation of eNOS in LP-treated cells and the role of LKB1-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase in signaling. Downregulation of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase by siRNA partially inhibited LP-induced eNOS phosphorylation, angiogenesis, and migration. CONCLUSION The present study suggests that LP treatment may be a novel strategy for promoting angiogenesis in vascular damage. Video Abstract.
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- Sung Un Kang
- Department of Otolaryngology, Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164, World cup-ro, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, 443-380, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164, World cup-ro, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, 443-380, Republic of Korea
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- Medical Accelerator Research Team, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences (KIRAMS), 75 Nowonro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01812, South Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164, World cup-ro, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, 443-380, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164, World cup-ro, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, 443-380, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164, World cup-ro, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, 443-380, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164, World cup-ro, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, 443-380, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164, World cup-ro, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, 443-380, Republic of Korea.
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Sendzikaite S, Sudikiene R, Lubaua I, Silis P, Rybak A, Brzezinska-Rajszys G, Obrycki Ł, Jankauskiene A, Litwin M. Multi-centre cross-sectional study on vascular remodelling in children following successful coarctation correction. J Hum Hypertens 2022; 36:819-825. [PMID: 34344993 DOI: 10.1038/s41371-021-00585-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Coarctation of the aorta is an arteriopathy with life-long sequelae, with remarkably increased cardiovascular events in young adults even after successful repair and despite blood pressure status. There are data on arterial remodelling in adults after coarctation correction, however, these data are scarce in childhood. Thus, the aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate changes in arterial wall function and morphology in children following successful coarctation repair and to compare these changes among patients with different blood pressure status and coarctation correction modes. Blood pressure status, echocardiographic parameters, arterial wall structure and stiffness, endothelial function and central blood pressure measurements were evaluated in 110 children aged 6-18 years following successful coarctation repair with right arm blood pressure not exceeding leg blood pressure by ≥20 mmHg. The prevalence of arterial hypertension was 50%. The mean carotid intima-media thickness SDS was 3.1 ± 1.5 and above 1.65 SDS in 91 of 110 patients. Increased right carotid intima-media thickness was associated with left ventricular hypertrophy, office blood pressure difference between leg and right arm, recoarctation in the past and interventional coarctation correction. Increased local common carotid artery stiffness was associated with increased pulse pressure and central systolic blood pressure. Potentially decreased endothelial function was related to a slight increase of peak and mean systolic gradient in the descending aorta. After successful coarctation repair and with a low blood pressure gradient, children still have a high prevalence of arterial hypertension and significant arterial remodelling, indicating accelerated biological age and advanced arteriosclerosis.
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- Skaiste Sendzikaite
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Clinic for Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Children's Clinical University Hospital, Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- Clinic for Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Children's Clinical University Hospital, Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Cardiology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Nephrology and Arterial Hypertension, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Nephrology and Arterial Hypertension, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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Zhu Y, Tao S, Zhang D, Xiao J, Wang X, Yuan L, Pan H, Wang D. Association between fibrinogen/albumin ratio and severity of coronary artery calcification in patients with chronic kidney disease: a retrospective study. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13550. [PMID: 35694387 PMCID: PMC9179587 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Aim Previous studies have shown that the fibrinogen to albumin ratio (FAR) is closely related to the severity and prognosis of coronary atherosclerosis. In this study, we sought to evaluate the association between FAR and the degree of coronary artery calcification (CAC) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Methods In this retrospective study, 218 patients with CKD were stratified into low, medium and high FAR groups according to the tertiles of the FAR values. The CAC scores, clinical information and laboratory test results of the three FAR groups were compared. To explore the relationship between FAR and CAC we conducted binary logistic regression and correlation analyses. Results In the low FAR group, the CAC scores were significantly lower than those in the medium and high FAR groups (P < 0.001). There was a significant correlation between the FAR and CAC scores (r = 0.510, P < 0.001). The FAR was an independent predictor of CAC (OR = 1.106, 95% CI [1.004-1.218], P = 0.042). Conclusion In patients with CKD, the FAR can be considered as an effective predictor of CAC.
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- Yuyu Zhu
- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hehei, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hehei, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hehei, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hehei, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hehei, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hehei, Anhui Province, China
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- School of Public Health of Anhui Medical University, Hehei, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hehei, Anhui Province, China
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Cheng H, Lu T, Wang J, Xia Y, Chai X, Zhang M, Yao Y, Zhou N, Zhou S, Chen X, Su W, Liu C, Yi W, Chen Y, Yao L. HuangqiGuizhiWuwu Decoction Prevents Vascular Dysfunction in Diabetes via Inhibition of Endothelial Arginase 1. Front Physiol 2020; 11:201. [PMID: 32269530 PMCID: PMC7109290 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Hyperglycemia induces vascular endothelial dysfunction, which contributes to the development of vascular complication of diabetes. A classic prescription of traditional medicine, HuangqiGuizhiWuwu Decoction (HGWWD) has been used for the treatment of various cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, which all are related with vascular pathology. The present study investigated the effect of HGWWD treatment in streptozocin (STZ)-induced vascular dysfunction in mouse models. In vivo studies were performed using wild type mice as well as arginase 1 knockout specific in endothelial cells (EC-A1-/-) of control mice, diabetes mice and diabetes mice treated with HGWWD (60 g crude drugs/kg/d) for 2 weeks. For in vitro studies, aortic tissues were treated with mice serum containing HGWWD with or without adenoviral arginase 1 (Ad-A1) transduction in high glucose (HG) medium. We found that HGWWD treatment restored STZ-induced impaired mean velocity and pulsatility index of mouse left femoral arteries, aortic pulse wave velocity and vascular endothelial relaxation accompanied by elevated NO production in the aorta and plasma, as well as reduced endothelial arginase activity and aortic arginase 1 expression. The protective effect of HGWWD is reversed by an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthesis. Meanwhile, the preventive effect of serum containing HGWWD in endothelial vascular dysfunction is completely blocked by Ad-A1 transduction in HG incubated aortas. HGWWD treatment further improved endothelial vascular dysfunction in STZ induced EC-A1-/- mice. This study demonstrates that HGWWD improved STZ-induced vascular dysfunction through arginase 1 - NO signaling, specifically targeting endothelial arginase 1.
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- Hong Cheng
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Acupuncture Research Center, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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