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| Content Provider | Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) |
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| Author | Li, Xiaofei Ding, Hong Sang, Ying Li, Zhike Niu, Yunhui Zhang, Qianying Yin, Shanye Li, Jian |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | Despite major scientific advances in its prevention, treatment and care, hypertension remains a serious condition that might lead to long-term complications such as heart disease and stroke. The great majority of forms of hypertension eventually result from an increased vasomotor tone activity that is regulated by endothelial NOS (eNOS) in vascular endothelium. Here, we examined the effect of fucoidan on eNOS activation in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). We also examined the effects of functional components of Undaria pinnatifida fucoidan on blood pressure and vascular function in eNOS inhibition-induced hypertensive rats in vivo. Our results suggest that fucoidan increased nitric oxide production by activating eNOS and Akt phosphorylation, which could be impaired by Akt or eNOS inhibitors. In the hypertensive rat model, treatment of fucoidan resulted in potent and persistent reduction of high blood pressure (BP) even after drug withdrawal. Our results showed that the mechanisms might involve protection against vascular structure damage, enhanced endothelium-independent vascular function and inhibition of abnormal proliferation of smooth muscle cells, which are mediated by the Akt–eNOS signaling pathway. Moreover, fucoidan treatment reduced the vascular inflammation and oxidative stress control caused by iNOS expression. Together, these results support a putative role of fucoidan in hypertension prevention and treatment. |
| Starting Page | 2398 |
| Ending Page | 2408 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| File Format | HTM / HTML PDF |
| ISSN | 20426496 |
| Volume Number | 7 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Journal | Food & Function |
| DOI | 10.1039/c6fo00288a |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Akt Hypertension Vasomotor Endothelial NOS Endothelium Fucoidan Umbilical vein Undaria Blood pressure Nitric oxide Protein kinase B Phosphorylation Before Present Smooth muscle tissue Inflammation Oxidative stress |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Medicine Food Science |
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