Abstract

Inflammation eventually leads to pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Astragaloside IV(AS‐IV) has a protective effect on pulmonary hypertension, but the specific protective mechanism has been unclear until now. Therefore, in this study, our aim was to investigate the mechanisms underlying the effects of AS‐IV on PAH. In vivo, male Sprague‐Dawley (SD) rats were injected intraperitoneally with monocrotaline (MCT, 60 mg/kg) and treated with AS‐IV (40 mg/kg, 80 mg/kg), MCC950 and MDL‐28170. In vitro, human pulmonary artery endothelial cells (HPAECs) were treated with monocrotaline pyrrole (MCTP, 60 μg/mL). The protein expression levels of NLRP‐3, caspase‐1, ASC, IL‐18, IL‐1β and calpain‐1 were measured in vivo and/or in vitro. The results showed that AS‐IV decreased the protein expression levels of NLRP‐3, caspase‐1, ASC, IL‐18, IL‐1β and calpain‐1 in vivo and/or vitro. In conclusion, in this study the results suggested that AS‐IV could inhibit monocrotaline‐induced pulmonary arterial hypertension via the NLRP‐3/calpain‐1 pathway.

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