Higenamine exerts an antispasmodic effect on cold-induced vasoconstriction by regulating the PI3K/Akt, ROS/α2C-AR and PTK9 pathways independently of the AMPK/eNOS/NO axis
Higenamine exerts an antispasmodic effect on cold-induced vasoconstriction by regulating the PI3K/Akt, ROS/α2C-AR and PTK9 pathways independently of the AMPK/eNOS/NO axis
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Higenamine 通过独立于 AMPK/eNOS/NO 轴调节 PI3K/Akt、ROS/α2C-AR 和 PTK9 通路,对寒冷引起的血管收缩发挥解痉作用
DOI:
10.3892/etm.2019.7656
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发表时间:
2019-08-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Zhao, Guoping
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作者:
Guan, Jianhua;Lin, Haoming;Zhao, Guoping
The present study aimed to investigate the antispasmodic effect of higenamine on cold-induced cutaneous vasoconstriction and the underlying molecular mechanisms. A cold-induced cutaneous vasoconstriction rat model was established and different doses of higenamine were delivered by intravenous injection. The changes of cutaneous regional blood flow (RBF) between groups were analyzed. In vitro, the proliferation of human dermal microvascular endothelial cells was measured by MTT. The NO concentration was detected by a nitrate reductase assay. Flow cytometry was applied to measure reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. The protein expression levels were detected by western blotting. The results demonstrated that in the model group, RBF declined compared with the normal control group, but was reversed by treatment with higenamine. The expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), phosphorylated (p)-eNOS, protein kinase B (Akt1), p-Akt1, AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) alpha 1 and p-AMPK alpha 1 was upregulated by hypothermic treatment but was reversed by higenamine treatment. Treatment with higenamine significantly reduced the level of intracellular alpha 2C-adrenoreceptor (AR) compared with the hypothermia group (P