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Berberine suppresses in vitro migration of human aortic smooth muscle cells through the inhibitions of MMP-2/9, u-PA, AP-1, and NF-κB

  • Liu, Su-Jian (Department of Interventional Therapy of Peripheral Vascular, Aerospace Center Hospital) ;
  • Yin, Cai-Xia (The Center of Anesthesia and Operation Room, Chinese PLA General Hospital) ;
  • Ding, Ming-Chao (Department of Interventional Therapy of Peripheral Vascular, Aerospace Center Hospital) ;
  • Xia, Shao-You (The Center of Anesthesia and Operation Room, Chinese PLA General Hospital) ;
  • Shen, Qin-Min (Department of Vascular Surgery, Beijing Aerospace General Hospital) ;
  • Wu, Ji-Dong (Department of Vascular Surgery, Beijing Aerospace General Hospital)
  • Received : 2013.08.14
  • Accepted : 2013.11.07
  • Published : 2014.07.31
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Abstract

Berberine, a type of isoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Chinese medicinal herbs, has been reported to have various pharmacological activities. Studies have demonstrated that berberine has beneficial effects on vascular remodeling and alleviates restenosis after vascular injury. However, its mechanism of action on vascular smooth muscle cell migration is not fully understood. We therefore investigated the effect of berberine on human aortic smooth muscle cell (HASMC) migration. Boyden chamber assay was performed to show that berberine inhibited HASMC migration dose-dependently. Real-time PCR and Western blotting analyses showed that levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-9, and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA) were reduced by berberine at both the mRNA and protein levels. Western blotting assay further confirmed that activities of c-Fos, c-Jun, and NF-${\kappa}B$ were significantly attenuated. These results suggest that berberine effectively inhibited HASMC migration, possibly by down-regulating MMP-2, MMP-9, and u-PA; and interrupting AP-1 and NF-${\kappa}B$ mediated signaling pathways.

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