Ginsenoside Rh2 inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor-induced corneal neovascularization
Ginsenoside Rh2 inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor-induced corneal neovascularization
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人参皂苷Rh2抑制血管内皮生长因子诱导的角膜新生血管形成
DOI:
10.1096/fj.201701074rr
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发表时间:
2018
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Cao Cong
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Zhang Xiao-Pei;Li Ke-Ran;Yu Qing;Yao Mu-Di;Ge Hui-Min;Li Xiu-Miao;Jiang Qin;Yao Jin;Cao Cong
VEGF‐induced neovascularization plays a pivotal role in corneal neovascularization (CoNV). The current study investigated the potential effect of ginsenoside Rh2 (GRh2) on neovascularization. In HUVECs, pretreatment with GRh2 largely attenuated VEGF‐induced cell proliferation, migration, and vessel‐like tube formationin vitro.At the molecular level, GRh2 disrupted VEGF‐induced VEGF receptor 2(VEGFR2)‐Grb‐2‐associated binder 1 (Gab1) association in HUVECs, causing inactivation of downstream AKT and ERK signaling. Gab1 knockdown (by targeted short hairpin RNA) similarly inhibited HUVEC proliferation and migration. Notably, GRh2 was ineffective against VEGF in Gab1‐silenced HUVECs. In a mouse cornea alkali burn model, GRh2 eyedrops inhibited alkali‐induced neovascularization and inflammatory cell infiltrations in the cornea. Furthermore, alkali‐induced corneal expression ofmRNAs/longnoncoding RNAs in cornea were largely attenuated by GRh2. Overall, GRh2 inhibits VEGF‐induced an‐giogenic effectviainhibiting VEGFR2‐Gab1 signaling invitro.It also alleviates angiogenic and inflammatory responses in alkali burn‐treated mouse corneas.—Zhang, X.‐P., Li, K.‐R., Yu, Q., Yao, M.‐D., Ge, H.‐M., Li, X.‐M., Jiang, Q., Yao, J., Cao, C. Ginsenoside Rh2 inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor‐induced corneal neovascularization. FASEB J. 32, 3782–3791 (2018). www.fasebj.org