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ArticleInternational journal of molecular medicine2019

Astragaloside IV inhibits oxidized low‑density lipoprotein‑induced endothelial damage via upregulation of miR‑140‑3p.

Weibin Qian, Qiuhai Qian, Xinrui Cai, Ru Han, Wenjun Yang, Xinyue Zhang, Hongmin Zhao, Ranran Zhu

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Article in International journal of molecular medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Weibin QianDepartment of Lung Disease, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250011, P.R. China.
Qiuhai QianDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250011, P.R. China.
Xinrui CaiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250062, P.R. China.
Ru HanPersonnel Section, Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250062, P.R. China.
Wenjun YangDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250011, P.R. China.
Xinyue ZhangDepartment of Chinese Internal Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250355, P.R. China.
Hongmin ZhaoCangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine of Hebei, Cangzhou, Hebei 061899, P.R. China.
Ranran ZhuDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250011, P.R. China.
Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNShandong First Medical University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNPeople's Hospital of Cangzhou · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxidized low‑density lipoprotein (ox‑LDL)‑mediated endothelial cell injury has an important role in the vascular complications of type 2 diabetes. Astragaloside IV (ASV) is an active component of Radix Astragali, which has been demonstrated to exert protective effects against endothelial damage. The present study explored whether microRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in mediating the protective effects of ASV on ox‑LDL‑induced damage in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). RNA sequencing and reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR analyses revealed that ox‑LDL treatment significantly downregulated miR‑140‑3p expression in HUVECs. miR‑140‑3p overexpression promoted cell proliferation and inhibited apoptosis in ox‑LDL‑induced HUVECs. However, inhibition of miR‑140‑3p expression could reverse the effects of ASV on ox‑LDL‑induced HUVECs and reactivate ASV‑inhibited PI3K/Akt signaling in ox‑LDL‑induced HUVECs. In addition, Krüppel‑like factor 4 (KLF4) was identified as a target of miR‑140‑3p in ox‑LDL‑treated HUVECs. Subsequent experiments revealed that KLF4 overexpression partially counteracted the protective effects of miR‑140‑3p or ASV treatment in ox‑LDL‑induced HUVECs. Taken together, the current findings demonstrated that the protective effects of ASV on HUVECs were dependent on miR‑140‑3p upregulation and subsequent inhibition of KLF4 expression, which in turn suppressed the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. The present results shed light to the molecular mechanism by which ASV alleviated ox‑LDL‑induced endothelial cell damage.

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ApoptosisCell SurvivalEndothelial CellsGene Expression RegulationHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsLipid MetabolismLipoproteins, LDLMicroRNAsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSaponinsSignal TransductionTriterpenesastragaloside VIKLF4 protein, humanKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsLipoproteins, LDLMicroRNAsMirn140 microRNA, humanoxidized low density lipoproteinPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSaponinsTriterpenes

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