PMID- 29663988 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181018 LR - 20181018 IS - 2095-4352 (Print) VI - 30 IP - 4 DP - 2018 Apr TI - [Unfractionated heparin inhibits the activation of endothelial cells by decreasing the degree of HOXA9 reduced expression]. PG - 302-305 LID - 10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-4352.2018.04.003 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To study unfractionated heparin (UFH) effect on the expression of HOXA9 in activation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). METHODS: HUVECs were cultured and they were randomly divided into four groups (n = 5) for the challenge respectively: (1) control group (with an equal volume of phosphate buffer saline); (2) LPS group (LPS 10 mg/L); (3) UFH group (UFH 10 kU/L); (4) UFH+LPS group (10 kU/L UFH 30 minutes + LPS 10 mg/L). After treatment for 3 hours, the expressions of HOXA9, E-selectin and nuclear factor-kappaB (NK-kappaB) in endothelial cells were detected by Western Blot. RESULTS: Compared with the control group, the expression of HOXA9 in LPS group was significantly decreased, the expressions of E-selectin and NF-kappaB were significantly increased (HOXA9/beta-actin: 0.082+/-0.009 vs. 0.199+/-0.067, E-selectin/beta-actin: 0.113+/-0.055 vs. 0.047+/-0.030, NF-kappaB/beta-actin: 0.845+/-0.025 vs. 0.664+/-0.092, all P < 0.05). Compared with LPS group, the expression of HOXA9 in UFH+LPS group was significantly increased, the expressions of E-selectin and NF-kappaB were significantly decreased (HOXA9/beta-actin: 0.190+/-0.096 vs. 0.082+/-0.009, E-selecin/beta-actin: 0.057+/-0.017 vs. 0.113+/-0.055, NF-kappaB/beta-actin: 0.544+/-0.060 vs. 0.845+/-0.025, all P < 0.05). Each protein expression of UFH group were in accordance with the control group. CONCLUSIONS: In LPS stimulated endothelial cells, HOXA9 expression is down regulated, E-expression is reduced, and endothelial cell activation is inhibited. UFH can inhibit the activation of endothelial cells by decreasing the degree of HOXA9 reduced expression. FAU - Yang, Rui AU - Yang R AD - Department of Critical Care Medicine, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning, China. Corresponding author: Ma Xiaochun, Email: mxc2972@163.com. FAU - Zhang, Xiaojuan AU - Zhang X FAU - Liang, Yingjian AU - Liang Y FAU - Ma, Xiaochun AU - Ma X LA - chi PT - Journal Article PL - China TA - Zhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue JT - Zhonghua wei zhong bing ji jiu yi xue JID - 101604552 RN - 0 (Homeodomain Proteins) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (homeobox protein HOXA9) RN - 9005-49-6 (Heparin) SB - IM MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Heparin MH - Homeodomain Proteins MH - *Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells MH - Humans MH - Lipopolysaccharides MH - NF-kappa B EDAT- 2018/04/18 06:00 MHDA- 2018/10/20 06:00 CRDT- 2018/04/18 06:00 PHST- 2018/04/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/04/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/10/20 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-4352.2018.04.003 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Zhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue. 2018 Apr;30(4):302-305. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-4352.2018.04.003.