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Abstract Title:

Total ginsenosides suppress monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats: involvement of nitric oxide and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways.

Abstract Source:

J Ginseng Res. 2016 Jul ;40(3):285-91. Epub 2015 Oct 22. PMID: 27616905

Abstract Author(s):

Na Qin, Wei Yang, Dongxu Feng, Xinwen Wang, Muyao Qi, Tianxin Du, Hongzhi Sun, Shufang Wu

Article Affiliation:

Na Qin

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Ginsenosides have been shown to exert beneficial pharmacological effects on the central nervous, cardiovascular, and endocrine systems. We sought to determine whether total ginsenosides (TG) inhibit monocrotaline (MCT)-induced pulmonary hypertension and to elucidate the underlying mechanism.

METHODS: MCT-intoxicated rats were treated with gradient doses of TG, with or without N (G)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester. The levels of molecules involving the regulation of nitric oxide and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways were determined.

RESULTS: TG ameliorated MCT-induced pulmonary hypertension in a dose-dependent manner, as assessed by the right ventricular systolic pressure, the right ventricular hypertrophy index, and pulmonary arterial remodeling. Furthermore, TG increased the levels of pulmonary nitric oxide, endothelial nitric oxide synthase, and cyclic guanosine monophosphate. Lastly, TG increased mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase-1 expression and promoted the dephosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1/2, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase 1/2.

CONCLUSION: TG attenuates MCT-induced pulmonary hypertension, which may involve in part the regulation of nitric oxide and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways.

Study Type : Animal Study

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