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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2011, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (5): 481-487.

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Effects of magnesium lithospermate B on the expression of heme oxygenase-1 in HEK293T cells

REN Xian1, HOU Rui-ying2, QU Jian2, SHEN Jie2, ZHOU Hong-hao2, LIU Zhao-qian2   

  1. 1Shanghai Green Valley Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201304, China;
    2Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Central South University, Changsha 410078, Hunan, China
  • Received:2011-02-28 Revised:2011-04-25 Published:2011-07-08

Abstract: AIM: To further confirm the effects of magnesium lithospermate B (LAB) on the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in HEK293T cells induced by high glucose.METHODS: The intracellular reactive oxygen species in cells was determined by flow cytometry .The expression levels of HO-1 mRNA and HO-1 protein in HEK293T cells treated with high glucose and LAB were determined by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (QRT-PCR) and western blotting.RESULTS: Flow cytometry showed that the ROS concentration was increased markedly in HEK293T cells induced by high glucose and H2O2 and LAB inhibited the ROS generation of HEK293T cells. The expression levels of HO-1 mRNA and protein were increased significantly in HEK293T cells treated with high glucose and reached the peak value at 24 h.Compared with high glucose group,the expression levels of HO-1 mRNA and protein were obviously enhanced after cells were treated with 10,50,100 mol/L LAB.CONCLUSION: LAB not only can directly clear up the excess ROS in cells under oxidative stress, but also it play a antioxidant role via an increase of downstream gene HO-1 expression.

Key words: Magnesium lithospermate B, Reactive oxygen, Heme oxygenase-1, HEK293T

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