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Mixed Aqueous Extract of Salvia Miltiorrhiza Reduces Blood Pressure Through Inhibition of Vascular Remodelling and Oxidative Stress in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Mixed Aqueous Extract of Salvia Miltiorrhiza Reduces Blood Pressure Through Inhibition of Vascular Remodelling and Oxidative Stress in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Jing Zhang, Sheng Jun An, Jun Qiu Fu, Pei Liu, Tie Mei Shao, Manli Li, Xue Li, Zhan Jiao, Xi Qing Chai

Cell Physiol Biochem. 2016;40(1-2):347-360.

PMID: 27866193

Abstract:

Background/aims:
Salvia miltiorrhiza (SM) contains four major aqueous active ingredients, which have been isolated, purified and identified as danshensu (DSS), salvianolic acid A (Sal-A), salvianolic acid B (Sal-B) and protocatechuic aldehyde (PAL), totally abbreviated as SABP. Although SM is often used to treat various cardiovascular diseases in traditional Chinese medicine, the efficacy and function of optimal compatibility ratio of SM's active ingredients (SABP) in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases remain uncertain. This study investigated antihypertensive effect and underlying mechanisms of SABP vs. SM lyophilized powder (SMLP) in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and to establish the ratio of the optimal compatibility of DSS, Sal-A, Sal-B and PAL in improving cardiovascular functions.
Methods:
The SHRs were treated with either SABP or SMLP and their systolic blood pressures (SBP) were monitored. The isolated thoracic aorta of SHRs was segregated for immunohistochemistry, Hematoxylin-Eosin stain and mRNA and protein expression of NOX4, TGF-β1, Col-I, ET-1, α-SMA and Smad7. Moreover, the adventitial fibroblasts (AFs) were isolated and cultured from SD rats' aorta and the reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was determined after SABP or SMLP treatment.
Results:
SABP, but not SMLP, significantly reduced SBP, which were accompanied by the inhibited morphological changes in the thoracic aorta and the reduced mRNA and protein expression of NOX4, TGF-β1, Col-I, ET-1 and α-SMA, but the increased Smad 7 expression in SHRs. Moreover, SABP also resulted in a decreased ROS production in AFs of SD rats.
Conclusions:
These results indicate that SABP, but not SMLP, treatment potently inhibits hypertension through improvements of vascular remodeling and oxidative stress. The present study provides new evidence that the efficacy and function from optimal compatibility ratio of SM active ingredients is much better than its lyophilized powder, which represents a strategy to develop SM's new beneficial effect in improving cardiovascular functions.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
CS31042646	Powdered Chinese Salvia Extract			Price

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