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ArticlePloS one2016

Acetylbritannilactone Modulates Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Signaling and Regulates Angiogenesis in Endothelial Cells.

Jingshan Zhao, Honglin Niu, Aiying Li, Lei Nie

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Synthesis and antihepatoma activity of dimeric 1-O-acetylbritannilactone derivatives.Medicinal chemistry research : an international journal for rapid communications on design and mechanisms of action of biologically active agents · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jingshan ZhaoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, 050200, China.
Honglin NiuDepartment of Nephrology, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
Aiying LiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, 050200, China.
Lei NieKey Laboratory of Medical Biotechnology of Hebei Province and Key Laboratory of Neural and Vascular Biology of Ministry of Education, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, China.
Hebei Medical University · CNHebei University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study was conducted to determine the effects of 1-O-acetylbritannilactone (ABL), a compound extracted from Inula britannica L., on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling and angiogenesis in endothelial cells (ECs). We showed that ABL promotes VEGF-induced cell proliferation, growth, migration, and tube formation in cultured human ECs. Furthermore, the modulatory effect of ABL on VEGF-induced Akt, MAPK p42/44, and p38 phosphorylation, as well as on upstream VEGFR-2 phosphorylation, were associated with VEGF-dependent Matrigel angiogenesis in vivo. In addition, animals treated with ABL (26 mg/kg/day) recovered blood flow significantly earlier than control animals, suggesting that ABL affects ischemia-mediated angiogenesis and arteriogenesis in vivo. Finally, we demonstrated that ABL strongly reduced the levels of VEGFR-2 on the cell surface, enhanced VEGFR-2 endocytosis, which consistent with inhibited VE-cadherin, a negative regulator of VEGF signaling associated with VEGFR-2 complex formation, but did not alter VE-cadherin or VEGFR-2 expression in ECs. Our results suggest that ABL may serve as a novel therapeutic intervention for various cardiovascular diseases, including chronic ischemia, by regulating VEGF signaling and modulating angiogenesis.

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Angiogenesis Inducing AgentsAnimalsAntigens, CDCadherin 5CadherinsCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalHindlimbHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsIschemiaLactonesMice, Inbred C57BLNeovascularization, PhysiologicacetylbritannilatoneAngiogenesis Inducing AgentsAntigens, CDCadherin 5CadherinsLactonesVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2VEGFA protein, human

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