Ginsenoside-Rd potentiates apoptosis induced by hydrogen peroxide in basilar artery smooth muscle cells through the mitochondrial pathway
Ginsenoside-Rd potentiates apoptosis induced by hydrogen peroxide in basilar artery smooth muscle cells through the mitochondrial pathway
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人参皂苷-Rd 通过线粒体途径增强过氧化氢诱导的基底动脉平滑肌细胞凋亡
DOI:
10.1007/s10495-011-0671-4
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发表时间:
2012-02-01
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影响因子:
7.2
通讯作者:
Guan, Yong-Yuan
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作者:
Li, Shi-Yang;Wang, Xiao-Guang;Guan, Yong-Yuan
Our previous studies showed that ginsenoside-Rd, a purified component from Panax notoginseng, inhibited cell proliferation and reversed basilar artery remodeling. The aim of this study was to investigate whether ginsenoside- Rd influences H2O2-induced apoptosis in basilar artery smooth muscle cells (BASMCs). The results showed that ginsenoside-Rd significantly potentiated H2O2-induced cell death and cell apoptosis. This resulted in a concentration-dependent reduction of the cell viability. Ginsenoside-Rd further increased cytochrome C release and caspase-9/caspase-3 activations, and reduced the stability of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax. Cyclosporine A, an inhibitor of mitochondrial-permeability transition, inhibited alteration of mitochondrial permeability induced by H2O2and reversed the effect of ginsenoside-Rd on MMP. Our data strongly suggest that ginsenoside-Rd potentiated H2O2-induced apoptosis of BASMCs through the mitochondria-dependent pathway.