Altered expression of eNOS, prostacyclin synthase, prostaglandin G/H synthase, and thromboxane synthase in porcine aortic endothelial cells after exposure to human serum-relevance to xenotransplantation

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 798-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengfei Chen ◽  
Hanchao Gao ◽  
Ying Lu ◽  
Huirong Nie ◽  
Zhaoming Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Human Serum ◽  
Altered Expression ◽  
Thromboxane Synthase ◽  
Aortic Endothelial Cells ◽  
Prostacyclin Synthase ◽  
Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells ◽  
Aortic Endothelial

HUMAN SERUM-INDUCED EXPRESSION OF E-SELECTIN ON PORCINE AORTIC ENDOTHELIAL CELLS IN VITRO IS TOTALLY COMPLEMENT MEDIATED1

2001 ◽  
Vol 72 (12) ◽  
pp. 1967-1973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Una ??. S??lvik ◽  
Guttorm Haraldsen ◽  
Arnt E. Fiane ◽  
Eva Boretti ◽  
John D. Lambris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Human Serum ◽  
Induced Expression ◽  
Aortic Endothelial Cells ◽  
Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells ◽  
Aortic Endothelial

scholarly journals Clinopodium tomentosum (Kunth) Govaerts Leaf Extract Influences in vitro Cell Proliferation and Angiogenesis on Primary Cultures of Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Irvin Tubon ◽  
Chiara Bernardini ◽  
Fabiana Antognoni ◽  
Roberto Mandrioli ◽  
Giulia Potente ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Primary Cultures ◽  
Ethanolic Extract ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Aortic Endothelial Cells ◽  
Phenolic Components ◽  
Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells ◽  
Aortic Endothelial

Clinopodium tomentosum (Kunth) Govaerts is an endemic species in Ecuador, where it is used as an anti-inflammatory plant to treat respiratory and digestive affections. In this work, effects of a Clinopodium tomentosum ethanolic extract (CTEE), prepared from aerial parts of the plant, were investigated on vascular endothelium functions. In particularly, angiogenesis activity was evaluated, using primary cultures of porcine aortic endothelial cells (pAECs). Cells were cultured for 24 h in the presence of CTEE different concentrations (10, 25, 50, and 100 μg/ml); no viability alterations were found in the 10-50 μg/ml range, while a slight, but significant, proliferative effect was observed at the highest dose. In addition, treatment with CTEE was able to rescue LPS-induced injury in terms of cell viability. The CTEE ability to affect angiogenesis was evaluated by scratch test analysis and by an in vitro capillary-like network assay. Treatment with 25-50 μg/ml of extract caused a significant increase in pAEC’s migration and tube formation capabilities compared to untreated cells, as results from the increased master junctions’ number. On the other hand, CTEE at 100 μg/ml did not induce the same effects. Quantitative PCR data demonstrated that FLK-1 mRNA expression significantly increased at a CTEE dose of 25 μg/ml. The CTEE phytochemical composition was assessed through HPLC-DAD; rosmarinic acid among phenolic acids and hesperidin among flavonoids were found as major phenolic components. Total phenolic content and total flavonoid content assays showed that flavonoids are the most abundant class of polyphenols. The CTEE antioxidant activity was also showed by means of the DPPH and ORAC assays. Results indicate that CTEE possesses an angiogenic capacity in a dose-dependent manner; this represents an initial step in elucidating the mechanism of the therapeutic use of the plant.

scholarly journals TNF-α, IL-4, and IFN-γ Regulate Differential Expression of P- and E-Selectin Expression by Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells

2000 ◽  
Vol 164 (6) ◽  
pp. 3309-3315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire J. Stocker ◽  
Katharine L. Sugars ◽  
Olivier A. Harari ◽  
R. Clive Landis ◽  
Bernard J. Morley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Differential Expression ◽  
Aortic Endothelial Cells ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Ifn Γ ◽  
Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells ◽  
Aortic Endothelial

scholarly journals African Swine Fever Virus Infection of Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells Leads to Inhibition of Inflammatory Responses, Activation of the Thrombotic State, and Apoptosis

2001 ◽  
Vol 75 (21) ◽  
pp. 10372-10382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Vallée ◽  
Stephen W. G. Tait ◽  
Penelope P. Powell
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
African Swine Fever Virus ◽  
African Swine Fever ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Fever Virus ◽  
Parp Cleavage ◽  
Aortic Endothelial Cells ◽  
Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells ◽  
Aortic Endothelial

ABSTRACT African swine fever (ASF) is an asymptomatic infection of warthogs and bushpigs, which has become an emergent disease of domestic pigs, characterized by hemorrhage, lymphopenia, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. It is caused by a large icosohedral double-stranded DNA virus, African swine fever virus (ASFV), with infection of macrophages well characterized in vitro and in vivo. This study shows that virulent isolates of ASFV also infect primary cultures of porcine aortic endothelial cells and bushpig endothelial cells (BPECs) in vitro. Kinetics of early and late gene expression, viral factory formation, replication, and secretion were similar in endothelial cells and macrophages. However, ASFV-infected endothelial cells died by apoptosis, detected morphologically by terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling and nuclear condensation and biochemically by poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage at 4 h postinfection (hpi). Immediate-early proinflammatory responses were inhibited, characterized by a lack of E-selectin surface expression and interleukin 6 (IL-6) and IL-8 mRNA synthesis. Moreover, ASFV actively downregulated interferon-induced major histocompatibility complex class I surface expression, a strategy by which viruses evade the immune system. Significantly, Western blot analysis showed that the 65-kDa subunit of the transcription factor NF-κB, a central regulator of the early response to viral infection, decreased by 8 hpi and disappeared by 18 hpi. Both disappearance of NF-κB p65 and cleavage of PARP were reversed by the caspase inhibitor z-VAD-fmk. Interestingly, surface expression and mRNA transcription of tissue factor, an important initiator of the coagulation cascade, increased 4 h after ASFV infection. These data suggest a central role for vascular endothelial cells in the hemorrhagic pathogenesis of the disease. Since BPECs infected with ASFV also undergo apoptosis, resistance of the natural host must involve complex pathological factors other than viral tropism.

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