Atorvastatin plus therapeutic ultrasound improve postnatal neovascularization in response to hindlimb ischemia via the PI3K-Akt pathway

Statins and therapeutic ultrasound (TUS) have been shown to ameliorate angiogenesis on ischemic hindlimb animals and promote human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) tube formation and proliferation. Here, we evaluate the therapeutic effect of TUS in combination with atorvastatin (Ator) thera...

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Published inAmerican journal of translational research Vol. 11; no. 5; pp. 2877 - 2886
Main Authors Wang, Xue-Lian, Qi, Jia, Shi, Yi-Qin, Lu, Zhao-Yang, Li, Rui-Lin, Huang, Gao-Jian, Ning, Bing-Bing, Hao, Liang-Shi, Wang, Huan, Hao, Chang-Ning, Li, Yue, Zhou, Hong-Sheng, Duan, Jun-Li
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States e-Century Publishing Corporation 01.01.2019
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therapeutic ultrasound
eNOS
Statin
VEGF
angiogenesis
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Summary:Statins and therapeutic ultrasound (TUS) have been shown to ameliorate angiogenesis on ischemic hindlimb animals and promote human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) tube formation and proliferation. Here, we evaluate the therapeutic effect of TUS in combination with atorvastatin (Ator) therapy on angiogenesis in hindlimb ischemia and HUVECs. After subjecting excision of the left femoral artery, all mice were randomly distributed to one of four groups: Control; Ator treated mice (Ator); TUS treated mice (TUS); and Ator plus TUS treated mice (Ator+TUS). At day 14 post-surgery, the Ator plus TUS treatment cohort had the greatest blood perfusion, accompanied by elevated capillary density. In vitro, Ator plus TUS augmented tube formation, migration and proliferative capacities of HUVECs. Additionally, the united administration upregulated expression of angiogenic factors phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt), phosphorylated endothelial nitric oxide synthase (p-eNOS), as well as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), both in vivo and in vitro. These benefits could be blocked by either phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) or eNOS inhibitor. Our data indicated that the united administration could significantly enhance ischemia-mediated angiogenesis and exert a protective effect against ischemic/hypoxia induced damage among HUVECs through up-regulating VEGF expression and activating the PI3K-Akt-eNOS pathway.
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ISSN:1943-8141
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