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Bavachalcone-induced Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Expression Through the AMP-activated Protein Kinase Pathway in Human Endothelial Cells

Bavachalcone-induced Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Expression Through the AMP-activated Protein Kinase Pathway in Human Endothelial Cells

Yanqi Dang, Shuang Ling, Ju Duan, Jing Ma, Rongzhen Ni, Jin-Wen Xu

Pharmacology. 2015;95(3-4):105-10.

PMID: 25766656

Abstract:

Mitochondrial oxidative stress has been suggested as a major etiological factor in cardiovascular diseases. Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) is an essential antioxidant mitochondrial enzyme. Although polyphenols can induce MnSOD expression, their mechanism of action remains unclear. We examined the effect of bavachalcone, a bioactive compound isolated from Psoralea corylifolia, on MnSOD protein expression and explored whether this effect is mediated through the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling pathway. Our data showed that bavachalcone enhanced the luciferase activity of the MnSOD promoter and increased MnSOD mRNA and protein expressions. Moreover, bavachalcone suppressed the mitochondrial superoxide production in endothelial cells. Conversely, bavachalcone stimulated liver kinase B1 and AMPKα phosphorylation. mRNA interference by using short hairpin RNA (shRNA) of AMPK inhibited bavachalcone-induced MnSOD expression. A-769662, an AMPK activator, also stimulated AMPK activity and increased MnSOD expression. Furthermore, AMPK knockdown by shRNA-AMPK reversed the inhibitory effects of bavachalcone on mitochondrial superoxide production in endothelial cells. These findings indicate that bavachalcone can protect the endothelial function by increasing AMPK activity and MnSOD expression and reducing mitochondrial oxidative stress. .

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP28448853	Bavachalcone		28448-85-3	Price

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