The effect of salvianolic acid B combined with laminar shear stress on TNF-α-stimulated adhesion molecule expression in human aortic endothelial cells

Li Xia Xie, S S Kumar Durairajan, Jia Hong Lu, Chen Li Liu, Wan Fung Kum, Yan Wang, Irene Koo, Wei Kang Wu, Dong Han, Fulong Lao, Jian Dong Huang, Min Li*

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Abstract

The study was conducted to investigate the effect of Salvianolic acid B (Sal B) on TNF-α-stimulated adhesion molecule expression i.e. vascular adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and E-selectin in human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs) under laminar shear stress (LSS) condition. Exposure of HAECs to LSS (12 dynes/cm2 for 6 h decreased the TNF-α-induced protein expression of adhesion molecules i.e. VCAM-1, ICAM-1 and E-selectin. Pre-treatment of HAECs with Sal B (10 μg/ml) then exposed to LSS (12 dynes/cm2) for 6 h significantly inhibited VCAM-1, ICAM-1 and E-selectin expression stimulated by TNF-α. Moreover, combined Sal B and LSS treatment inhibited the adhesiveness of monocytic U937 cells to TNF-α-stimulated HAECs. We further examined the molecular mechanisms and found that the combination of Sal B and LSS treatment dramatically inhibited TNF-α-induced NF-κB activation evidenced by IκBα degradation and p65 nuclear translocation in HAECs. This study provides the first biomechanopharmacological evidence that Sal B has a combination effect with LSS to reduce the expression of three adhesion molecules, leading to reduced monocyte adhesion to HAECs, at least in part, by inhibiting the NF-κB signaling pathway. Data from this study thus support the potential clinical application of Sal B in vascular inflammatory diseases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)245-258
Number of pages14
JournalClinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation
Volume44
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Physiology
  • Hematology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Physiology (medical)

User-Defined Keywords

  • adhesion molecules
  • IκBα
  • laminar shear stress
  • NF-κB
  • salvianolic acid B
  • TNF-α

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