The Natural Product Andrographolide Ameliorates Calcific Aortic Valve Disease by Regulating the Proliferation of Valve Interstitial Cells via the MAPK-ERK Pathway
Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is an active pathobiological process that involves fibrosis and calcification of aortic valve leaflets, thereby causing cardiac hemodynamic changes and eventually heart failure. Cell proliferation changes at the initial stage of CAVD are an important target for p...
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| description | Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is an active pathobiological process that involves fibrosis and calcification of aortic valve leaflets, thereby causing cardiac hemodynamic changes and eventually heart failure. Cell proliferation changes at the initial stage of CAVD are an important target for pharmaceutical intervention. This study aimed to investigate whether andrographolide (AGP) could inhibit the proliferation of valve interstitial cells (VICs) in vitro and in vivo to delay the process of CAVD. Cell proliferative factors were tested in both healthy and CAVD aortic valve samples. Cell cycle, cell growth, and calcification of VICs were assessed using flow cytometry, CCK8 assay, EdU staining, and Alizarin Red S staining. The expression of cell proliferative factors and osteogenic factors were quantified by qRT-PCR or immunofluorescence staining. The interaction between AGP and ERK (extracellular regulated protein kinases) was detected by molecular docking. In addition, a high-fat diet-fed animal model was used to verify the effect of AGP on CAVD in vivo. In conclusion, we found that AGP ameliorates aortic valve incrassation by inhibiting cell proliferation via the MAPK-ERK signaling pathway. Therefore, AGP is a promising drug that prevents the occurrence of CAVD via regulating cell proliferation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a59f4badd6b44f5b60a4974a85ad79b2022-12-22T02:09:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pharmacology1663-98122022-04-011310.3389/fphar.2022.871748871748The Natural Product Andrographolide Ameliorates Calcific Aortic Valve Disease by Regulating the Proliferation of Valve Interstitial Cells via the MAPK-ERK PathwayYuming Huang0Ming Liu1Chungeng Liu2Nianguo Dong3Liang Chen4Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, ChinaCalcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is an active pathobiological process that involves fibrosis and calcification of aortic valve leaflets, thereby causing cardiac hemodynamic changes and eventually heart failure. Cell proliferation changes at the initial stage of CAVD are an important target for pharmaceutical intervention. This study aimed to investigate whether andrographolide (AGP) could inhibit the proliferation of valve interstitial cells (VICs) in vitro and in vivo to delay the process of CAVD. Cell proliferative factors were tested in both healthy and CAVD aortic valve samples. Cell cycle, cell growth, and calcification of VICs were assessed using flow cytometry, CCK8 assay, EdU staining, and Alizarin Red S staining. The expression of cell proliferative factors and osteogenic factors were quantified by qRT-PCR or immunofluorescence staining. The interaction between AGP and ERK (extracellular regulated protein kinases) was detected by molecular docking. In addition, a high-fat diet-fed animal model was used to verify the effect of AGP on CAVD in vivo. In conclusion, we found that AGP ameliorates aortic valve incrassation by inhibiting cell proliferation via the MAPK-ERK signaling pathway. Therefore, AGP is a promising drug that prevents the occurrence of CAVD via regulating cell proliferation.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.871748/fullCAVDandrographolidecell proliferationvalve interstitial cellMAPK /ERK2 pathway |
| spellingShingle | Yuming Huang Ming Liu Chungeng Liu Nianguo Dong Liang Chen The Natural Product Andrographolide Ameliorates Calcific Aortic Valve Disease by Regulating the Proliferation of Valve Interstitial Cells via the MAPK-ERK Pathway Frontiers in Pharmacology CAVD andrographolide cell proliferation valve interstitial cell MAPK /ERK2 pathway |
| title | The Natural Product Andrographolide Ameliorates Calcific Aortic Valve Disease by Regulating the Proliferation of Valve Interstitial Cells via the MAPK-ERK Pathway |
| title_full | The Natural Product Andrographolide Ameliorates Calcific Aortic Valve Disease by Regulating the Proliferation of Valve Interstitial Cells via the MAPK-ERK Pathway |
| title_fullStr | The Natural Product Andrographolide Ameliorates Calcific Aortic Valve Disease by Regulating the Proliferation of Valve Interstitial Cells via the MAPK-ERK Pathway |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Natural Product Andrographolide Ameliorates Calcific Aortic Valve Disease by Regulating the Proliferation of Valve Interstitial Cells via the MAPK-ERK Pathway |
| title_short | The Natural Product Andrographolide Ameliorates Calcific Aortic Valve Disease by Regulating the Proliferation of Valve Interstitial Cells via the MAPK-ERK Pathway |
| title_sort | natural product andrographolide ameliorates calcific aortic valve disease by regulating the proliferation of valve interstitial cells via the mapk erk pathway |
| topic | CAVD andrographolide cell proliferation valve interstitial cell MAPK /ERK2 pathway |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.871748/full |
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