Salidroside Ameliorated Intermittent Hypoxia-Aggravated Endothelial Barrier Disruption and Atherosclerosis via the cAMP/PKA/RhoA Signaling Pathway

Background: Endothelial barrier dysfunction plays a key role in atherosclerosis progression. The primary pathology of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome is chronic intermittent hypoxia (IH), which induces reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction, endothelial barrier injury, and atheroscle...

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Main Authors: Linyi Li, Yunyun Yang, Huina Zhang, Yunhui Du, Xiaolu Jiao, Huahui Yu, Yu Wang, Qianwen Lv, Fan Li, Qiuju Sun, Yanwen Qin
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.723922/full
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Linyi Li
Linyi Li
Yunyun Yang
Yunyun Yang
Yunyun Yang
Huina Zhang
Huina Zhang
Huina Zhang
Yunhui Du
Yunhui Du
Yunhui Du
Xiaolu Jiao
Xiaolu Jiao
Xiaolu Jiao
Huahui Yu
Huahui Yu
Huahui Yu
Yu Wang
Yu Wang
Yu Wang
Qianwen Lv
Qianwen Lv
Qianwen Lv
Fan Li
Fan Li
Fan Li
Qiuju Sun
Qiuju Sun
Qiuju Sun
Yanwen Qin
Yanwen Qin
Yanwen Qin
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Linyi Li
Linyi Li
Yunyun Yang
Yunyun Yang
Yunyun Yang
Huina Zhang
Huina Zhang
Huina Zhang
Yunhui Du
Yunhui Du
Yunhui Du
Xiaolu Jiao
Xiaolu Jiao
Xiaolu Jiao
Huahui Yu
Huahui Yu
Huahui Yu
Yu Wang
Yu Wang
Yu Wang
Qianwen Lv
Qianwen Lv
Qianwen Lv
Fan Li
Fan Li
Fan Li
Qiuju Sun
Qiuju Sun
Qiuju Sun
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description Background: Endothelial barrier dysfunction plays a key role in atherosclerosis progression. The primary pathology of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome is chronic intermittent hypoxia (IH), which induces reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction, endothelial barrier injury, and atherosclerosis. Salidroside, a typical pharmacological constituent of Rhodiola genus, has documented antioxidative, and cardiovascular protective effects. However, whether salidroside can improve IH-aggravated endothelial barrier dysfunction and atherosclerosis has not been elucidated.Methods and results: In normal chow diet-fed ApoE−/− mice, salidroside (100 mg/kg/d, p. o.) significantly ameliorated the formation of atherosclerotic lesions and barrier injury aggravated by 7-weeks IH (21%–5%–21%, 120 s/cycle). In human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), exposure to IH (21%–5%–21%, 40 min/cycle, 72 cycles) decreased transendothelial electrical resistance and protein expression of vascular endothelial cadherin (VE-cadherin) and zonula occludens 1. In addition, IH promoted ROS production and activated ras homolog gene family member A (RhoA)/Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) pathway. All of these effects of IH were reversed by salidroside. Similar to salidroside, ROCK-selective inhibitors Y26732, and Fasudil protected HUVECs from IH-induced ROS overproduction and endothelial barrier disruption. Furthermore, salidroside increased intracellular cAMP levels, while the PKA-selective inhibitor H-89 attenuated the effects of salidroside on IH-induced RhoA/ROCK suppression, ROS scavenging, and barrier protection.Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that salidroside effectively ameliorated IH-aggravated endothelial barrier injury and atherosclerosis, largely through the cAMP/PKA/RhoA signaling pathway.
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spelling doaj.art-0a408d262bd64639af52313ecdf102062022-12-21T23:33:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pharmacology1663-98122021-08-011210.3389/fphar.2021.723922723922Salidroside Ameliorated Intermittent Hypoxia-Aggravated Endothelial Barrier Disruption and Atherosclerosis via the cAMP/PKA/RhoA Signaling PathwayLinyi Li0Linyi Li1Linyi Li2Yunyun Yang3Yunyun Yang4Yunyun Yang5Huina Zhang6Huina Zhang7Huina Zhang8Yunhui Du9Yunhui Du10Yunhui Du11Xiaolu Jiao12Xiaolu Jiao13Xiaolu Jiao14Huahui Yu15Huahui Yu16Huahui Yu17Yu Wang18Yu Wang19Yu Wang20Qianwen Lv21Qianwen Lv22Qianwen Lv23Fan Li24Fan Li25Fan Li26Qiuju Sun27Qiuju Sun28Qiuju Sun29Yanwen Qin30Yanwen Qin31Yanwen Qin32The Key Laboratory of Upper Airway Dysfunction-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Ministry of Education, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Upper Airway Dysfunction-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Ministry of Education, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Upper Airway Dysfunction-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Ministry of Education, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Upper Airway Dysfunction-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Ministry of Education, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Upper Airway Dysfunction-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Ministry of Education, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Upper Airway Dysfunction-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Ministry of Education, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Upper Airway Dysfunction-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Ministry of Education, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Upper Airway Dysfunction-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Ministry of Education, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Upper Airway Dysfunction-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Ministry of Education, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Upper Airway Dysfunction-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Ministry of Education, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Upper Airway Dysfunction-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Ministry of Education, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing, ChinaBackground: Endothelial barrier dysfunction plays a key role in atherosclerosis progression. The primary pathology of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome is chronic intermittent hypoxia (IH), which induces reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction, endothelial barrier injury, and atherosclerosis. Salidroside, a typical pharmacological constituent of Rhodiola genus, has documented antioxidative, and cardiovascular protective effects. However, whether salidroside can improve IH-aggravated endothelial barrier dysfunction and atherosclerosis has not been elucidated.Methods and results: In normal chow diet-fed ApoE−/− mice, salidroside (100 mg/kg/d, p. o.) significantly ameliorated the formation of atherosclerotic lesions and barrier injury aggravated by 7-weeks IH (21%–5%–21%, 120 s/cycle). In human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), exposure to IH (21%–5%–21%, 40 min/cycle, 72 cycles) decreased transendothelial electrical resistance and protein expression of vascular endothelial cadherin (VE-cadherin) and zonula occludens 1. In addition, IH promoted ROS production and activated ras homolog gene family member A (RhoA)/Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) pathway. All of these effects of IH were reversed by salidroside. Similar to salidroside, ROCK-selective inhibitors Y26732, and Fasudil protected HUVECs from IH-induced ROS overproduction and endothelial barrier disruption. Furthermore, salidroside increased intracellular cAMP levels, while the PKA-selective inhibitor H-89 attenuated the effects of salidroside on IH-induced RhoA/ROCK suppression, ROS scavenging, and barrier protection.Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that salidroside effectively ameliorated IH-aggravated endothelial barrier injury and atherosclerosis, largely through the cAMP/PKA/RhoA signaling pathway.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.723922/fullatherosclerosisobstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndromeintermittent hypoxiasalidrosideendothelial barrier
spellingShingle Linyi Li
Linyi Li
Linyi Li
Yunyun Yang
Yunyun Yang
Yunyun Yang
Huina Zhang
Huina Zhang
Huina Zhang
Yunhui Du
Yunhui Du
Yunhui Du
Xiaolu Jiao
Xiaolu Jiao
Xiaolu Jiao
Huahui Yu
Huahui Yu
Huahui Yu
Yu Wang
Yu Wang
Yu Wang
Qianwen Lv
Qianwen Lv
Qianwen Lv
Fan Li
Fan Li
Fan Li
Qiuju Sun
Qiuju Sun
Qiuju Sun
Yanwen Qin
Yanwen Qin
Yanwen Qin
Salidroside Ameliorated Intermittent Hypoxia-Aggravated Endothelial Barrier Disruption and Atherosclerosis via the cAMP/PKA/RhoA Signaling Pathway
Frontiers in Pharmacology
atherosclerosis
obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome
intermittent hypoxia
salidroside
endothelial barrier
title Salidroside Ameliorated Intermittent Hypoxia-Aggravated Endothelial Barrier Disruption and Atherosclerosis via the cAMP/PKA/RhoA Signaling Pathway
title_full Salidroside Ameliorated Intermittent Hypoxia-Aggravated Endothelial Barrier Disruption and Atherosclerosis via the cAMP/PKA/RhoA Signaling Pathway
title_fullStr Salidroside Ameliorated Intermittent Hypoxia-Aggravated Endothelial Barrier Disruption and Atherosclerosis via the cAMP/PKA/RhoA Signaling Pathway
title_full_unstemmed Salidroside Ameliorated Intermittent Hypoxia-Aggravated Endothelial Barrier Disruption and Atherosclerosis via the cAMP/PKA/RhoA Signaling Pathway
title_short Salidroside Ameliorated Intermittent Hypoxia-Aggravated Endothelial Barrier Disruption and Atherosclerosis via the cAMP/PKA/RhoA Signaling Pathway
title_sort salidroside ameliorated intermittent hypoxia aggravated endothelial barrier disruption and atherosclerosis via the camp pka rhoa signaling pathway
topic atherosclerosis
obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome
intermittent hypoxia
salidroside
endothelial barrier
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.723922/full
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