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Combined Effects of Methyldopa and Flavonoids on the Expression of Selected Factors Related to Inflammatory Processes and Vascular Diseases in Human Placenta Cells—An In Vitro Study
- Source :
- Molecules, Volume 26, Issue 5, Molecules, Vol 26, Iss 1259, p 1259 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021.
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Abstract
- The aim of the study was to investigate combined effects of flavonoids (apigenin, baicalein, chrysin, quercetin, and scutellarin) and methyldopa on the expression of selected proinflammatory and vascular factors in vitro for prediction of their action in pregnancy-induced hypertension. The research was conducted on a trophoblast-derived human choriocarcinoma cell line and a primary human umbilical vein endothelial cell line. Cytotoxicity of compounds in selected concentrations (20, 40, and 100 µmol) was measured using the MTT test and the concentration of 40 µmol was selected for further analysis. Subsequently, their effects with methyldopa on the expression of selected markers responsible for inflammation (TNF-α<br />IL-1β<br />IL-6) and vascular effects (hypoxia-inducible factor 1α—HIF-1α<br />placental growth factor—PIGF<br />transforming growth factor β—TGF-β<br />vascular endothelial growth factor—VEGF) at the mRNA and protein levels were assessed. It was found that every combined administration of a flavonoid and methyldopa in these cells induced a down-regulating effect on all tested factors, except PIGF, especially at the mRNA expression level. As hypertension generally raises TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, HIF-1α, TGF-β, and VEGF mRNA expression and/or protein levels, the results obtained in the studied model may provide a positive prognostic factor for such activity in vivo.
- Subjects :
- placenta
Pharmaceutical Science
methyldopa
Pharmacology
In Vitro Techniques
Article
Analytical Chemistry
Cell Line
lcsh:QD241-441
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
0302 clinical medicine
lcsh:Organic chemistry
In vivo
Pregnancy
Drug Discovery
medicine
Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
Humans
Chrysin
Methyldopa
Vascular Diseases
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
030304 developmental biology
Cell Proliferation
Placenta Growth Factor
Inflammation
0303 health sciences
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit
Baicalein
Trophoblasts
inflammatory process
PIGF
Gene Expression Regulation
Chemistry (miscellaneous)
Apigenin
flavonoids
Molecular Medicine
Human umbilical vein endothelial cell
Female
Transforming growth factor
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14203049
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Molecules
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2d53c9cc43b71863168332e48790168e
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26051259