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  • Title: Vascular barrier protective effects of orientin and isoorientin in LPS-induced inflammation in vitro and in vivo.
    Author: Lee W, Ku SK, Bae JS.
    Journal: Vascul Pharmacol; 2014 Jul; 62(1):3-14. PubMed ID: 24792192.
    Abstract:
    Endothelial cell protein C receptor (EPCR) can be shed from the cell surface, and this process is mediated by tumor necrosis factor-α converting enzyme (TACE), and high levels of soluble EPCR are involved in vascular inflammation. Orientin, one of the C-glycosyl flavonoids, has been known to have anxiolytic and antioxidative activities. However, the effect of orientin on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory response has not been studied. Here we investigated the barrier protective effects of orientin against pro-inflammatory responses induced by LPS and the associated signaling pathways. We found that orientin inhibited LPS-induced barrier disruption, expression of cell adhesion molecules (CAMs), and adhesion/transendothelial migration of monocytes to human endothelial cells. Orientin induced potent inhibition of phorbol-12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and LPS-induced EPCR shedding. Orientin also suppressed LPS-induced hyperpermeability and leukocyte migration in vivo. Furthermore, orientin suppressed the production of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) or Interleukin (IL)-6 and the activation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) or extracellular regulated kinases (ERK) 1/2 by LPS. Moreover, treatment with orientin resulted in reduced LPS-induced lethal endotoxemia. These results suggest that orientin protects vascular barrier integrity by inhibiting hyperpermeability, expression of CAMs, and adhesion and migration of leukocytes, thereby endorsing its usefulness as a therapy for vascular inflammatory diseases.
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