Abstract:Objective To investigate the protective effect and mechanism of coptisine on vascular endothelial cells induced by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Methods Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (EA.hy926) cultured in vitro were divided into control group, model group and drug administration group. The control group was added with fresh medium, and the model group was stimulated by H2O2 for 4 h. The drug-treated group was pretreated with different concentrations of coptisine (2.5, 5, 10, 20, 40 μmol/L) for 4 h, and then stimulated with H2O2 for 4 h. Cell viability was detected by MTS assay, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) was detected by ROS fluorescent probe - dihydroethidine (DHE) staining, apoptosis was detected by Annexin V-FITC/PI double staining, and Western blot was used to detect the changes of apoptosis-related proteins caspase-3, Bcl-2 and Bax. Results Compared with the control group, the cell viability and Bcl-2 protein levels of the model group were markedly decreased, whereas the ROS levels, apoptotic rate, caspase-3 and Bax protein levels were significantly increased (P < 0.01). However, compared with the model group, the cell viability and Bcl-2 protein levels of dosing group were increased gradually with the increasing concentration of coptisine, while the ROS levels, apoptotic rate, caspase-3 and Bax protein levels were decreased gradually with the increasing concentration of coptisine (P < 0.01). Conclusion Coptisine exerts its protective effect on vascular endothelial cells injured by H2O2 in a dose-dependent manner by inhibiting the decrease of survival rate, the increase of ROS, the increase of apoptotic rate, the up-regulation of caspase-3 and Bax protein expression and the down-regulation of Bcl-2 protein expression in EA.hy926 cells induced by H2O2.
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