DanHong Injection inhibits the development of primary abdominal aortic aneurysms in apoE knockout mice  

作　　者：Mengyang Liu Yuanli Chen Xiaoxiao Yang Ling Zhang Tao Zhao Buchang Zhao Lifu Jia Yan Zhu Xiumei Gao Boli Zhang Xiaoju Li Rong Xiang Jihong Han Yajun Duan 

机构地区：[1]State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University [2]College of Life Sciences, Nankai University [3]Buchang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd [4]Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine [5]Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy,Nankai University

出　　处：《Chinese Science Bulletin》2014年第13期1366-1373,共8页

基　　金：supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2010CB945003,2011CB512008);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81272460,81000128);Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(20120031110020);Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Commission of China(13JCYBJC24600)

摘　　要：Clinical observations indicate that DanHong Injection(DHI)can increase blood flow and reduce various syndromes in patients with cardiovascular disease.However,it still needs to define the function of DHI and the involved mechanisms in details,such as the protective effect on the development of primary abdominal aortic aneurysms(AAAs).In this study,we determined whether DHI is able to inhibit AAA in apoE knockout(apoE-/-)mice.Thirty apoE-/-male mice on high-fat diet(0.5%cholesterol,21%fat)were randomly divided into two groups and received i.p.injection of saline(100 lL/day)and DHI(100 lL/day),respectively,for 16 weeks.At the end of experiment,we determined the development of atherosclerosis in en face aorta and aneurysms,pathological morphology of arterial wall,and serum lipid levels.We also determined the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1(MCP-1),MMP-2,and MMP-9mRNA in aortic wall using real-time RT-PCR.Our results indicated that high-fat diet induced the development of AAAs in apoE-/-mice,but the induction was totally blocked by DHI(P\0.01).The result of staining of abdominal aortic cross sections showed that DHI maintained the collagen content in arterial wall,thereby preventing the animals from the development of AAA.Although DHI had little effect on serum total-and LDLcholesterol levels,it reduced the expression of MCP-1,MMP-2,and MMP-9 mRNA in aortic wall(P\0.01).Taken together,our study suggests that DHI can inhibit the high-fat diet-induced AAA formation.The inhibitory effects may be related to the maintenance of the collagen content and inhibition of expression of AAA-related genes.Our study may suggest a new application of DHI in clinics.Clinical observations indicate that DanHong Injection （DHI） can increase blood flow and reduce various syndromes in patients with cardiovascular disease. How- ever, it still needs to define the function of DHI and the involved mechanisms in details, such as the protective effect on the development of primary abdominal aortic aneurysms （AAAs）. In this study, we determined whether DHI is able to inhibit AAA in apoE knockout （apoE-/-） mice. Thirty apoE-/- male mice on high-fat diet （0.5 % cholesterol, 21% fat） were randomly divided into two groups and received i.p. injection of saline （100 μL/day） and DHI （100 μL/day）, respectively, for 16 weeks. At the end of experiment, we determined the development of atherosclerosis in en face aorta and aneurysms,pathological morphology of arterial wall, and serum lipid levels. We also determined the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 （MCP-1）, MMP-2, and MMP-9 mRNA in aortic wall using real-time RT-PCR. Our results indicated that high-fat diet induced the development of AAAs in apoE-/- mice, but the induction was totally blocked by DHI （P 〈 0.01）. The result of staining of abdominal aortic cross sections showed that DHI main- tained the collagen content in arterial wall, thereby pre- venting the animals from the development of AAA. Although DHI had little effect on serum total- and LDL- cholesterol levels, it reduced the expression of MCP-1, MMP-2, and MMP-9 mRNA in aortic wall （P 〈 0.01）. Taken together, our study suggests that DHI can inhibit the high-fat diet-induced AAA formation. The inhibitory effects may be related to the maintenance of the collagen content and inhibition of expression of AAA-related genes. Our study may suggest a new application of DHI in clinics.

关 键 词：载脂蛋白E 雄性小鼠 基因敲除 动脉瘤 注射液 RT-PCR检测 APOE基因 血清脂质水平 

分 类 号：R285.5[医药卫生—中药学]