PMID- 35035688 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240405 IS - 1943-8141 (Print) IS - 1943-8141 (Electronic) IS - 1943-8141 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 12 DP - 2021 TI - Effects of ticagrelor on proliferation, apoptosis, and inflammatory factors of human aortic vascular smooth muscle cells through lncRNA KCNQ1OT1. PG - 13462-13470 AB - OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to determine the effects of ticagrelor on the proliferation and apoptosis of and inflammatory factors in human aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (HAVSMCs). METHODS: A total of 20 patients who were first diagnosed with coronary heart disease (CHD) from August 2020 to March 2021 and 20 healthy adults were enrolled into the study. Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) and different concentrations of ticagrelor were applied in the treatment of HAVSMCs, and then the cell proliferation and apoptosis and the expression of apoptosis-related proteins, inflammatory factors, and IkappaBalpha in them were determined. RESULTS: Compared with the ox-LDL group, the OD value was significantly increased after ticagrelor treatment, and the apoptosis rate was significantly reduced (P<0.05); compared with the ox-LDL group, the B lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) protein, IkappaB, KCNQ1OT1 expression in the ticagrelor group increased significantly, Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) expression decreased significantly (P<0.05); The expression of serum KCNQ1OT1 in patients with coronary heart disease was significantly higher than that in healthy individuals (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Ticagrelor may regulate the expression of lncRNA KCNQ1OT1 and up-regulate the expression of IkappaBalpha to promote proliferation and anti-apoptosis, so as to prevent ox-LDL from oxidative damage to HAVSMCs. CI - AJTR Copyright (c) 2021. FAU - Wang, Yan AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Cardiology, Henan Provincial Chest Hospital Henan, China. FAU - Jiao, Jichao AU - Jiao J AD - Department of Neurosurgery, The 7th People's Hospital of Zhengzhou Zhengzhou, Henan, China. FAU - Wang, Daohai AU - Wang D AD - Department of Gsatroenterology, Henan Tumor Hospital Zhengzhou, Henan, China. FAU - Song, Jingchao AU - Song J AD - Department of Cardiac Surgery, Henan Provincial Chest Hospital Henan, China. FAU - Huang, Kejun AU - Huang K AD - Department of Cardiology, Henan Provincial Chest Hospital Henan, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20211215 PL - United States TA - Am J Transl Res JT - American journal of translational research JID - 101493030 PMC - PMC8748171 OTO - NOTNLM OT - HAVSMCs OT - IkappaBalpha OT - Ticagrelor OT - apoptosis OT - inflammation OT - lncRNA KCNQ1OT1 OT - proliferation COIS- None. EDAT- 2022/01/18 06:00 MHDA- 2022/01/18 06:01 PMCR- 2021/12/15 CRDT- 2022/01/17 05:57 PHST- 2021/04/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/08/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/01/17 05:57 [entrez] PHST- 2022/01/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/01/18 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/12/15 00:00 [pmc-release] PST - epublish SO - Am J Transl Res. 2021 Dec 15;13(12):13462-13470. eCollection 2021.