Fufang Danshen dripping pills protect vascular smooth muscle cells by reducing endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy through regulating IRE1-TRAF2-ASK1 -JNK pathway / 中国药理学通报

Aim To investigate the molecular mechanism of the protection of vascular smooth muscle cells by the regulation of endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy by Fufang Danshen dripping pills.Methods Fifty patients with atherosclerosis were randomly divided into two groups; one group received normal treatment,while the other group was added Fufang Danshen dripping pills,and the clinical efficacy was observed.Vascular smooth muscle cells were divided into control,ox LDL model,Fufang Danshen dripping pill group,Fufang Danshen dripping pill+endoplasmic reticulum stress inhibitor group,and Fufang Danshen dripping pill+endoplasmic reticulum stress inducer group.Proliferation was detected,and vasodilator function factors and oxidative stress were measured in each group,ER stress marker proteins,autophagy marker proteins and apoptosis related protein expression were detected,and activation of the IRE1-TRAF2-ASK1-JNK signaling pathway was detected.Results Compared with control group,various indicators of cells in ox-LDL model group showed that they were under ER stress,high oxidative stress,high autophagy status,and the IRE1-TRAF2-ASK1-JNK pathway was found to be over activated.However,compared with ox LDL model group,the above indicators in Fufang Danshen dripping pill group and Fufang Danshen dripping pill+endoplasmic reticulum stress inhibitor group were significantly better,the IRE1-TRAF2-ASK1-JNK pathway was over activated,and the endoplasmic reticulum stress inhibitor was more obvious,and Fufang Danshen dripping pill+endoplasmic reticulum stress inducer group significantly reversed the improved effects of Fufang Danshen dripping pills.Conclusions Fufang Danshen dripping pills protect vascular smooth muscle cells by inhibiting excessive activation of the IRE1-TRAF2-ASK1-JNK pathway,decreasing endoplasmic reticulum stress,maintaining proper autophagy,and inhibiting abnormal cell proliferation and apoptosis.

Determination of Seven Active Components Compared with Fufang Danshen Tablets and Dripping Pills by HPLC / 医药导报

Objective To establish a HPLC method for simultaneous determination of seven active components in Fufang Danshen tablets and Fufang Danshen dripping pills. Methods These seven compounds were analyzed simultaneously with a Zorbax C18 column by gradient elution using acetonitrile-0. 1% phosphoric acid solution as mobile phase, the flow rate was 1 mL·min-1 and the detection wavelength was set at 203, 270 and 281 nm, respectively. Results All the seven components showed good linear relation between peak area and concentration of the test, and the average recoveries were between 95. 1%-100. 4%. Tanshinone ⅡA was not detected in samples of dropping pills. Conclusion The HPLC method to determine the components including tanshinone ⅡA, salvianolic acid B, propanoid acid, protocatechuic aldehyde, notoginsenoside R1 , ginsenoside Rg1 and ginsenoside Rb1 of the two different Danshen preparations has been established, and it has the advantages of simplicity, high precision, good repeatability, and can be used for the quality control of two kinds of Fufang Danshen preparations. The content of tanshinone Ⅱ A in Fufang Danshen tablet was distinctly higher than that of dropping pills.