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. 2010 Feb 10;627(1-3):42-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.10.045. Epub 2009 Oct 28.

Effect of apocynin on NADPH oxidase-mediated oxidative stress-LOX-1-eNOS pathway in human endothelial cells exposed to high glucose

Ashraf Taye  1 , Adel H Saad, Arun Hs Kumar, Henning Morawietz
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Effect of apocynin on NADPH oxidase-mediated oxidative stress-LOX-1-eNOS pathway in human endothelial cells exposed to high glucose

Ashraf Taye et al. Eur J Pharmacol. .

Abstract

Hyperglycemia-induced generation of reactive oxygen species contributes to the development of proatherogenic changes and vasculopathy in diabetes. NADPH oxidase has been recognized as a major source of reactive oxygen species in the vasculature and the lectin-like oxLDL receptor-1 (LOX-1) appears to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of diabetic endothelial dysfunction. The present study aimed to examine the relationships between the hyperglycemia-mediated NADPH oxidase-LOX-1 pathway activation and nitric oxide-mediated endothelial function. In addition, we investigated effect of the NADPH oxidase inhibitor, apocynin on these consequences. In human umbilical artery endothelial cells (HUAECs), the effect of high glucose on expressional regulations and functional consequences of NADPH oxidase subunits, LOX-1 and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), in the absence and presence of apocynin (10 micromol/l) were evaluated. HUAECs were cultured under normal (5.5 mmol/l) or high glucose (30mmol/l) concentrations for 48 h in the absence and presence of apocynin. Our results showed that high glucose significantly enhanced the activity and the protein expression of NADPH oxidase subunits, Nox2 and p47(phox). High glucose markedly increased LOX-1 mRNA level and this was functionally reflected on the augmented uptake of Dil-labelled LDL (5 micromol/l, 3h) by HUAECs. Furthermore, high glucose attenuated eNOS protein and total nitrite levels. However, apocynin inhibited all these changes. Collectively, our study demonstrates that high glucose-induced oxidative stress via NADPH oxidase activation and this contributed to LOX-1 upregulation and eNOS downregulation in human endothelial cells. Apocynin efficiently reversed these consequences, suggesting its potential role as a vasculoprotective agent.

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