Effect of puerarin and daidzein on proliferating vascular smooth muscle cells / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the different effects of Puerarin and Daidzein on the expression of proliferating vascular smooth muscle cells, and to discuss the mechanism.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>MT was used to detect the state of VSMC (vascular smooth muscle cell) activity. The expression levels of Survivin, Bcl-xl, Bax and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) messenger RNA (mRNA) were analyzed quantitatively by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (Rt-PCR).</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Compared with Puerarin groups, VSMC activity in daidzein groups was lower, and the ratio of Bax/Gapdh/Bcl-xl/Gapdh was higher.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The inhibition effect of daidzein on VSMC proliferation is stronger than that of puerarin.</p>