Ginsenoside Rb1 Alleviates Oxidative Low-Density Lipoprotein-Induced Vascular Endothelium Senescence via the SIRT1/Beclin-1/Autophagy Axis

J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2020 Feb;75(2):155-167. doi: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000000775.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylation
  • Animals
  • Autophagy / drug effects*
  • Beclin-1 / metabolism*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Cellular Senescence / drug effects*
  • Diet, High-Fat
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Endothelial Cells / drug effects*
  • Endothelial Cells / enzymology
  • Endothelial Cells / ultrastructure
  • Ginsenosides / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Hyperlipidemias / blood
  • Hyperlipidemias / drug therapy*
  • Hyperlipidemias / enzymology
  • Hyperlipidemias / pathology
  • Hypolipidemic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Lipoproteins, LDL / toxicity*
  • Male
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Signal Transduction
  • Sirtuin 1 / genetics
  • Sirtuin 1 / metabolism*

Substances

  • BECN1 protein, human
  • Beclin-1
  • Ginsenosides
  • Hypolipidemic Agents
  • Lipoproteins, LDL
  • oxidized low density lipoprotein
  • ginsenoside Rb1
  • SIRT1 protein, human
  • Sirt1 protein, rat
  • Sirtuin 1