title: A polysaccharides MDG-1 augments survival in the ischemic heart by inducing S1P release and S1P1 expression.
abstract: Ophiopogon japonicus is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat cardiovascular disease. Recent studies have confirmed the anti-ischemic properties of a water-soluble β-D-fructan (MDG-1) from O. japonicus. The sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) signaling pathway is involved in its cytoprotective effects. Herein, we explore the role of the S1P signaling pathway in the anti-ischemic effect of MDG-1 and assess one possible mechanism by which it induces S1P release and sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1P(1)) expression in human microvascular endothelial cells (HMEC-1) and cardiomyocytes. Our evidence demonstrates that MDG-1 promotes sphingosine kinase (SPHK) activity in HMEC-1 cells. An analytical method for measuring the mass of S1P using ESI/MS/MS was developed and we found that MDG-1 increases intracellular S1P levels. Meanwhile, MDG-1 is protective during hypoxia and ischemia through mechanisms that require S1P(1) receptor activation, which was confirmed both in oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD) and coronary artery ligation models by using transfection of cloned human S1P(1) receptor and RNA interference. These data indicate that the increase of intracellular S1P generation, particularly by activation of the SPHK enzyme, coupled with the autocrine and paracrine stimulation of cell surface S1P receptors, is a potential mechanism in the anti-ischemic and cell protective effect of MDG-1.
authors.affiliation: Engineering Research Center of Modern Preparation Technology of TCM, Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cai Lun Road, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, China.
authors.forename: Shuo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ling-Yi
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ke-Feng
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Ruan
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Xiao-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D019610:Cytoprotection / Q000187:drug effects; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D042541:Intracellular Space / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000378:metabolism; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D034622:RNA Interference; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D049349:Receptors, Lysosphingolipid / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D012995:Solubility; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D000099157:Sphingosine Kinase
chemical_list: D008246:Lysophospholipids; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); D011134:Polysaccharides; D049349:Receptors, Lysosphingolipid; D013110:Sphingosine; D014867:Water; D000099157:Sphingosine Kinase; C517472:polysaccharide MDG-1; C060506:sphingosine 1-phosphate