Antiatherosclerotic effects of Artemisia princeps Pampanini cv. Sajabal in LDL receptor deficient mice

J Agric Food Chem. 2009 Feb 25;57(4):1267-74. doi: 10.1021/jf802639y.

Abstract

Antiatherosclerotic effects of ethanolic extracts of Artemisia princeps Pampanini cv. Sajabal (ESJ) were investigated in low-density lipoprotein receptor deficient (LDLR(-/-)) mice. The Western diet-induced high levels of total cholesterol and triglyceride were similar in the ESJ and control groups. However, circulating oxidized LDL was significantly decreased in the ESJ group (p < 0.05). ESJ also markedly decreased aortic expression levels of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), and reduced the aortic lesion formation and macrophage accumulation by 36.7% (p < 0.05) and 43% (p < 0.01) in the control group, respectively. Additionally, ESJ inhibited atherogenic properties with cytokine-induced surface expression of cell adhesion molecules, chemokines, and monocyte adhesion to the human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), and simultaneously suppressed nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation. These results suggest that ethanolic extracts of Artemisia princeps Pampanini cv. Sajabal contributes to the antiatherosclerotic and anti-inflammatory activities in LDLR(-/-) mice.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage
  • Aorta / chemistry
  • Aorta / pathology
  • Artemisia / chemistry*
  • Atherosclerosis / pathology
  • Atherosclerosis / prevention & control*
  • Cell Adhesion
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Cholesterol / blood
  • Diet, Atherogenic
  • Endothelial Cells / drug effects
  • Endothelial Cells / physiology
  • Humans
  • Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / analysis
  • Interleukin-1beta / analysis
  • Lipoproteins, LDL / blood
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Plant Extracts / administration & dosage*
  • Receptors, LDL / deficiency*
  • Triglycerides / blood
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / analysis
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / pharmacology
  • Umbilical Veins
  • Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / analysis

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Interleukin-1beta
  • Lipoproteins, LDL
  • Plant Extracts
  • Receptors, LDL
  • Triglycerides
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
  • oxidized low density lipoprotein
  • Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
  • Cholesterol