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ArticleCytotechnology2018

Anti inflammatory effect of asiaticoside on human umbilical vein endothelial cells induced by ox-LDL.

Li Jing, Wang Haitao, Wang Qiong, Zhu Fu, Zhang Nan, Zhang Xuezheng

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Article in Cytotechnology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review of OxLDL Driven Inflammatory Cell Activation.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2025
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  2. [Effect of asiaticoside on systolic blood pressure and relaxation of isolated thoracic aorta of rats].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2024
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  6. Pharmacological Effects ofEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Li JingDepartment of Rehabilitation, Weifang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 261041, China.
Wang HaitaoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Weifang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 261041, China.
Wang QiongDepartment of Health Care, Weifang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 261041, China.
Zhu FuDepartment of Health, Weifang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 261041, China.
Zhang NanDepartment of Health Care, Weifang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 261041, China.
Zhang XuezhengDepartment of Health, Weifang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 261041, China. zhang.xuezheng@yahoo.com.
Weifang Chinese Medicine Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early diagnosis and changes associated with atherosclerosis are crucial in clinical medicine. However, atherosclerosis is a multifactorial disease. Asiaticoside (AA), a triterpenoid derived from Centella asiatica, has anti-inflammatory activity. Endothelium-derived nitric oxide is important in modulating vascular tone in a distinct vessel size-dependent manner; it plays a dominant role in conduit arteries and endothelium-dependent hyperpolarisation in resistance vessels. This study evaluated the effects of AA administration on human umbilical endothelial cells with oxidised low-density lipoprotein-induced inflammation. We measured the levels of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1). Our results indicated that 10-30 μM AA modulated endothelial hyper permeability, adenosine triphosphate levels, ICAM-1 expression, VCAM-1 expression, E-selectin levels, and PECAM-1 expression to 90% (p < 0.005), 80% (p < 0.05), 105% (p < 0.01), 65% (p < 0.005), 70% (p < 0.05), and 105% (p < 0.01), respectively. Taken together, our data suggest that AA inhibits the augmentation of endothelial permeability, thus preventing the early events of atherosclerosis.

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Adhesion moleculeAsiaticosideAtherosclerosisEndotheliumInflammation

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PMID29460197
PMCPMC5851977
OpenAlexW2788027683

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