Danggui-Buxue decoction alleviated vascular senescence in mice exposed to chronic intermittent hypoxia through activating the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway

CONTEXT: As a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH). Recent studies indicated that the increased cardiovascular risk in patients with OSA may be mediated by accelerated vascular senescence. Danggui-Buxue decoction (DBD) has been used for treating cardiovascular diseases, but its mechanism of vascular senescence regulation is still unclear.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of DBD on vascular senescence in mice exposed to CIH and to explore the role of the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: C57BL/6N mice were randomly divided into Normoxia control group (CON), CIH (21%-5% O2, 20 times/h, 8 h/d) exposed group (CIH), and DBD treatment group (intragastrically treated with 2.34, 4.68, or 9.36 g/kg/day of DBD separately for 12 weeks as DBL, DBM, or DBH). Blood pressure, cardiac and vascular function, vascular senescence, inflammation response, oxidative stress, and Nrf2/HO-1 expression were determined.

RESULTS: DBD (4.68 and 9.36 g/kg) significantly decreased Tail-cuff blood pressure, increased left ventricular systolic function, and alleviated arterial stiffness and vasorelaxation dysfunction in mice exposed to CIH. DBD treatment reduced SA-β-gal activity, decreased p16 (0.68-fold, 0.62-fold), P21 (0.58-fold, 0.52-fold), and p53 expressions (0.67-fold, 0.65-fold), and increased SIRT1 expression (2.22-fold, 2.98-fold) in the aortic. DBD treatment decreased IL-6, NF-κB, and TNF-α expressions, decreased MDA but increased SOD levels, and increased Nrf2 (1.8-fold, 1.89-fold) and HO-1 (2.25-fold, 2.43-fold) expression.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: DBD could attenuate vascular senescence accelerated by CIH exposure through inhibiting inflammatory response and oxidative stress by activating the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:61

Enthalten in:

Pharmaceutical biology - 61(2023), 1 vom: 11. Dez., Seite 1041-1053

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Dongli [VerfasserIn]
Si, Jianchao [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Yajing [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Bingbing [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xue [VerfasserIn]
Qi, Kerong [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Shengchang [VerfasserIn]
Ji, Ensheng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aging
Inflammation
Journal Article
NF-E2-Related Factor 2
Obstructive sleep apnea
Oxidative stress

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Date Completed 12.07.2023

Date Revised 18.07.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/13880209.2023.2230753

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35932231X