Abstract
BACKGROUND: Insufficient angiogenesis and arteriogenesis in cardiac tissue after myocardial infarction (MI) is a significant factor hampering the functional recovery of the heart. To overcome this problem we screened for compounds capable of stimulating angiogenesis, and herein investigate the most active molecule, 5-Methoxyleoligin (5ML), in detail.
METHODS AND RESULTS: 5ML potently stimulated endothelial tube formation, angiogenic sprouting, and angiogenesis in a chicken chorioallantoic membrane assay. Further, microarray- and knock down- based analyses revealed that 5ML induces angiogenesis by upregulation of CYP26B1. In an in vivo rat MI model 5ML potently increased the number of arterioles in the peri-infarction and infarction area, reduced myocardial muscle loss, and led to a significant increase in LV function (plus 21% 28 days after MI).
CONCLUSION: The present study shows that 5ML induces CYP26B1-dependent angiogenesis in vitro, and arteriogenesis in vivo. Whether or not CYP26B1 is relevant for in vivo arteriogenesis is not clear at the moment. Importantly, 5ML-induced arteriogenesis in vivo makes the compound even more interesting for a post MI therapy. 5ML may constitute the first low molecular weight compound leading to an improvement of myocardial function after MI.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e58342 |
| Pages (from-to) | e58342 |
| Journal | PLoS ONE |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 12 Mar 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Animals
- Arterioles/enzymology
- Asteraceae/chemistry
- Chick Embryo
- Coronary Circulation/drug effects
- Coronary Vessels/enzymology
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
- Humans
- Lignans/chemistry
- Male
- Myocardial Infarction/drug therapy
- Myocardium/enzymology
- Neovascularization, Physiologic/drug effects
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Retinoic Acid 4-Hydroxylase
- Ventricular Function, Left/drug effects