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Ob jectiev Oxidized low-density lipoprotein ( ox-LDL) induces vascular endothelial cell injury , which is one of the factors initiating atherosclerosis .This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of Tongxinluo ( TXL ) on vascular endothelial cells with ox-LDL-induced injury . Methods Human umbilical vein endothelial cells ( HUVEC ) were cultured in vitro and divided into five groups:normal control, oxidative stress injury (OSI) model, and high, medium and low dose TXL.The HUVECs were incubated with ox-LDL at the concentration of 30 mg/L for 24 hours to induce oxidative stress injury and then treated with TXL at 50, 100 and 150 mg/L for 4 hours, followed by 24 hour incubation with 30 mg/L ox-LDL added to the culture medium .The viability of the cells was detected by MTS assay, the nitric oxide (NO) content, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and mitochondrial membrane poten-tial ( MMP) in the cell culture supernatant were measured with respective kits , and the expressions of iNOS , MMP9, and NF-κBp65 proteins were determined by Western blot . Results The HUVECs of the OSI model group showed a significant decrease in cell via-bility compared with the normal control , ([73 .89 ±0.67] vs [100.00 ±2.23]%, P<0.01) but a remarkably increase after treated with medium and high dose TXL ([92.15 ±0.76]%and [ 97.19 ±1.45]%, P<0.01).The MMP, NO content, and SOD activity were markedly reduced in the model group (P<0.01) but elevated in the low, medium, and high dose TXL groups (P<0 .01).The expressions of the iNOS, MMP9, and NF-κBp65proteins were significantly up -regulated in the model group (P<0.01) but down reg-ulated in the low, medium, and high dose TXL groups (P<0.05).C on clusion TXL has the effects of anti-oxidation and anti-in-flammation and can protect vascular endothelial cells against ox-LDL-induced injury .
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Macrophages play an important role in the pathogenesis of many diseases because of its plasticity and diversity.The Notch signaling pathway is a key regulator of the biological function of macrophage and has a complex network connection with many other signaling pathways.This paper reviews the conduction of Notch signaling pathway and its regulation on the polarization of macro-phages.