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Guangyao Shi1, Dinghui Liu1, Bin Zhou1
1Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Abstract:
Oxidative low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) induces endothelium senescence and promotes atherosclerosis. Ginsenoside Rb1 (gRb1) has been proved to protect human umbilical vein cells (HUVECs), but its effect on ox-LDL-induced endothelium senescence and the underlying mechanism remains unknown. This study is to explore the involvement of the SIRT1/Beclin-1/autophagy axis in the effect of gRb1 on protecting endothelium against ox-LDL-induced senescence. Hyperlipidemia of Sprague Dawley rats was induced by high-fat diet, and gRb1 was intraperitoneal injected. A senescence model of HUVECs induced by ox-LDL was also established. The results showed that gRb1 alleviated hyperlipidemia-induced endothelium senescence and ox-LDL-induced HUVECs senescence. GRb1 also restored the reductions in SIRT1 and autophagy, which were involved in the anti-senescence effects. Beclin-1 acetylation was reduced, and the correlation between SIRT1 and Beclin-1 was increased by gRb1. Results of our study demonstrated the anti-senescence function of gRb1 against hyperlipidemia in the endothelium, and the underlying mechanism involves the SIRT1/Beclin-1/autophagy axis.
