PMID- 29594285 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180925 LR - 20211204 IS - 2042-650X (Electronic) IS - 2042-6496 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 4 DP - 2018 Apr 25 TI - Paeoniflorin prevents endoplasmic reticulum stress-associated inflammation in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated human umbilical vein endothelial cells via the IRE1alpha/NF-kappaB signaling pathway. PG - 2386-2397 LID - 10.1039/c7fo01406f [doi] AB - Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-associated inflammation is a critical molecular mechanism involved in the pathogenesis of endothelial dysfunction (ED). Hence, strategies for alleviating ER stress-induced inflammation may be essential for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Paeoniflorin (PF), a bioactive compound from Paeonia lactiflora Pallas is known for its functional properties against vascular inflammation. However, to date, PF-mediated protection against ER stress-dependent inflammation has not been identified. Herein, we investigate the protective effect of PF on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) injury and explore its underlying mechanism. The result of the cell viability assay indicates that PF promotes the cell survival rate in LPS-stimulated HUVECs. In addition, the LPS-induced over-production of inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-6 (IL-6) and monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1)) and ER stress markers (78 kDa glucose regulated protein (GRP78) and CCAAT/enhancer binding protein homologous protein (CHOP)) are significantly decreased by PF and the ER stress inhibitor 4-phenylbutric acid (4-PBA). The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) assay implies that the ultrastructural abnormalities in ER are reversed by PF treatment, which is similar to the protective effect of 4-PBA. Impressively, we find that the inositol-requiring enzyme 1alpha (IRE1alpha)/nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB) pathway is significantly activated and contributes to the progress of LPS-induced HUVEC injury by promoting inflammatory cytokine production. IRE1alpha siRNA, AEBSF (ATF6 inhibitor), GSK2656157 (PERK inhibitor), PDTC (NF-kappaB inhibitor) and thapsigargin (TG, IRE1 activator) are used to confirm the role of the IRE1alpha/NF-kappaB pathway in PF-mediated protection against LPS-induced HUVEC injury. Our findings indicate that PF has an inhibitory effect on endothelial injury. To summarize, PF might be a potential therapeutic agent to inhibit ER stress-associated vascular inflammation. FAU - Chen, Juan AU - Chen J AD - School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, PR China. FAU - Zhang, Minghua AU - Zhang M FAU - Zhu, Maomao AU - Zhu M FAU - Gu, Junfei AU - Gu J FAU - Song, Jie AU - Song J FAU - Cui, Li AU - Cui L FAU - Liu, Dan AU - Liu D FAU - Ning, Qing AU - Ning Q FAU - Jia, Xiaobin AU - Jia X FAU - Feng, Liang AU - Feng L LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Food Funct JT - Food & function JID - 101549033 RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Drugs, Chinese Herbal) RN - 0 (Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP) RN - 0 (Glucosides) RN - 0 (HSPA5 protein, human) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Monoterpenes) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 21AIQ4EV64 (peoniflorin) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (ERN1 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 3.1.- (Endoribonucleases) SB - IM MH - Chemokine CCL2/genetics/metabolism MH - Drugs, Chinese Herbal/*pharmacology MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/*drug effects MH - Endoribonucleases/genetics/*metabolism MH - Glucosides/*pharmacology MH - Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-6/genetics/metabolism MH - Lipopolysaccharides/adverse effects MH - Monoterpenes/*pharmacology MH - NF-kappa B/genetics/*metabolism MH - Paeonia/*chemistry MH - Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects EDAT- 2018/03/30 06:00 MHDA- 2018/09/27 06:00 CRDT- 2018/03/30 06:00 PHST- 2018/03/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/09/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/03/30 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1039/c7fo01406f [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Food Funct. 2018 Apr 25;9(4):2386-2397. doi: 10.1039/c7fo01406f.