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| Title of Article |
Limonin ameliorates cardiovascular dysfunction and remodeling in hypertensive rats |
| Date of Acceptance |
3 June 2023 |
| Journal |
| Title of Journal |
Life Sciences |
| Standard |
SCOPUS |
| Institute of Journal |
Copyright © 2023 Elsevier |
| ISBN/ISSN |
1879-0631 |
| Volume |
unknown, on the publishing process |
| Issue |
327 |
| Month |
่ีืมิถุนายน |
| Year of Publication |
2023 |
| Page |
121834 |
| Abstract |
Aims: Limonin is a tetracyclic triterpenoid isolated from citrus fruits. Here, the effects of limonin on cardiovascular abnormalities in nitric oxide-deficient rats induced by Nω-Nitrol-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) were explored.
Main methods: Male Sprague Dawley rats were given L-NAME (40 mg/kg, drinking water) for 3 weeks and then treated daily with polyethylene glycol (vehicle), limonin (50 or 100 mg/kg) or telmisartan (10 mg/kg) for two weeks.
Key findings: Limonin (100 mg/kg) markedly reduced L-NAME-induced hypertension, cardiovascular dysfunction and remodeling in rats (P<0.05). Increases in systemic angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity and angiotensin II (Ang II) and a reduction in circulating ACE2 were restored in hypertensive rats treated with limonin (P<0.05). Reductions in antioxidant enzymes and nitric oxide metabolites (NOx) and increases in oxidative stress components induced by L-NAME were relieved by limonin treatment (P<0.05). Limonin suppressed the increased expression of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin (IL)-6 in cardiac tissue and circulating TNF-α in rats that received L-NAME (P<0.05). Changes in Ang II receptor type I (AT1R), Mas receptor (MasR), nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-ĸB) and NADPH oxidase subunit 2 (gp91phox) protein expression in cardiac and aortic tissue were normalized by limonin (P<0.05).
Significance: In conclusion, limonin ameliorated L-NAME-induced hypertension, cardiovascular dysfunction and remodeling in rats. These effects were relevant to restorations of the renin-angiotensin system, oxidative stress and inflammation in NO-deficient rats. The molecular mechanisms are associated with the modulation of AT1R, MasR, NF-ĸB and gp91phox protein expression in cardiac and aortic tissue.
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| Keyword |
Hypertension, cardiovascular dysfunction and remodeling, renin-angiotensin system, oxidative stress, inflammation |
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| Reviewing Status |
มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
| Status |
ได้รับการตอบรับให้ตีพิมพ์ |
| Level of Publication |
นานาชาติ |
| citation |
false |
| Part of thesis |
true |
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