• Title of article

    The Anti-Atherosclerotic Effect of Prosopis Farcta is Associated with the Inhibition of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1

  • Author/Authors

    Bahrami, Gholamreza Medical Biology Research Center - Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran , Hosseinzadeh, Leila Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center - Faculty of Pharmacy - Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran , Azadid, Zahra Students research committee - Faculty of Pharmacy - Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran , Mohammadi, Bahareh Medical Biology Research Center - Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran , Mahdiyan, Zahra Students research committee - Faculty of Pharmacy - Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran , Hajialyani, Marziyeh Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center - Faculty of Pharmacy - Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran , Farzaei, Mohammad Hosein School of Pharmacy - Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

  • Pages
    11
  • From page
    357
  • To page
    367
  • Abstract
    This study evaluated the anti-atherosclerosis effect of aqueous extract and polysaccharide-enriched fraction of Prosopis farcta on adhesion and inflammatory cascades in vascular endothelial cells and related molecular mechanisms. Cellular toxicities of LPS, plant extract and polysaccharide-enriched fraction were analyzed in vitro using the MTT method. The ROS accumulation, mRNA expression of ICAM1 and VCAM1, and COX activity were measured in HUVEC cells. These results revealed a new underlying mechanism for anti-atherosclerosis effect of P. farcta and polysaccharide-enriched fraction by attenuating inflammatory cascade mediated by COX expression, modulating expression of celladhesion molecules including VCAM-1 and ICAM-1, and diminishing oxidative stress agents.
  • Keywords
    Prosopis Farcta , LPS , HUVEC , Cytotoxicity , Adhesion Molecules , Atherosclerosis
  • Journal title
    Journal of Reports in Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Serial Year
    2018
  • Record number

    2524693