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ArticleJournal of pharmaceutical analysis2025

Ginger protects against vein graft remodeling by precisely modulating ferroptotic stress in vascular smooth muscle cell dedifferentiation.

Xiaoyu Yu, Weiwei Wu, Jingjun Hao, Yuxin Zhou, Deyang Yu, Wei Ding, Xuejuan Zhang, Gaoli Liu, Jianxun Wang

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Article in Journal of pharmaceutical analysis, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Xiaoyu YuSchool of Basic Medicine, Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China.
Weiwei WuSchool of Basic Medicine, Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China.
Jingjun HaoSchool of Basic Medicine, Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China.
Yuxin ZhouSchool of Basic Medicine, Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China.
Deyang YuDepartment of Emergency Surgery, Qingdao Central Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China.
Wei DingDepartment of General Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China.
Xuejuan ZhangDepartment of General Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China.
Gaoli LiuDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China.
Jianxun WangSchool of Basic Medicine, Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vein graft (VG) failure (VGF) is associated with VG intimal hyperplasia, which is characterized by abnormal accumulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Most neointimal VSMCs are derived from pre-existing VSMCs via a process of VSMC phenotypic transition, also known as dedifferentiation. There is increasing evidence to suggest that ginger or its bioactive ingredients may block VSMC dedifferentiation, exerting vasoprotective functions; however, the precise mechanisms have not been fully characterized. Therefore, we investigated the effect of ginger on VSMC phenotypic transition in VG remodeling after transplantation. Ginger significantly inhibited neointimal hyperplasia and promoted lumen (L) opening in a 3-month VG, which was primarily achieved by reducing ferroptotic stress. Ferroptotic stress is a pro-ferroptotic state. Contractile VSMCs did not die but instead gained a proliferative capacity and switched to the secretory type, forming neointima (NI) after vein transplantation. Ginger and its two main vasoprotective ingredients (6-gingerol and 6-shogaol) inhibit VSMC dedifferentiation by reducing ferroptotic stress. Network pharmacology analysis revealed that 6-gingerol inhibits ferroptotic stress by targeting P53, while 6-shogaol inhibits ferroptotic stress by targeting 5-lipoxygenase (Alox5), both promoting ferroptosis. Furthermore, both ingredients co-target peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (

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DedifferentiationFerroptotic stressGingerVascular smooth muscle cellsVein graft

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PMCPMC11835576

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