title: Ligustrazini inhibits endotoxin induced PAI-1 expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells.
abstract: Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) is one of important coagulant factors. Endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces thrombosis by stimulating PAI-1 secretion of vascular cells (EC). Using sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Northern blot, was investigated the effects of Chinese medicine ligustrazini on PAI-1 expression in EC and LPS-stimulated EC. The results showed that ligustrazini inhibited both basal and LPS-induced PAI-1 mRNA expression in EC. The effect of ligustrazini on LPS-induced PAI-1 secretion worked in a dose-dependent manner. This study provided theoretic and experimental evidence for use of ligustrazini against septic shock and cardiovascular diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ruan
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D011719:Pyrazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1; D011719:Pyrazines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C017953:tetramethylpyrazine