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Aqueous and Alcoholic Extracts of Triphala and Their Active Compounds Chebulagic Acid and Chebulinic Acid Prevented Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells, by Inhibiting SMAD-3 Phosphorylation
Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) of the retinal pigment epithelium is involved in the pathogenesis of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) that often leads to retinal detachment. In this study, Triphala, an ayurvedic formulation and two of its active ingredients, namely chebulagic acid an...
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author | Sivasankar, Shanmuganathan Lavanya, Ramu Brindha, Pemaiah Angayarkanni, Narayanasamy |
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description | Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) of the retinal pigment epithelium is involved in the pathogenesis of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) that often leads to retinal detachment. In this study, Triphala, an ayurvedic formulation and two of its active ingredients, namely chebulagic acid and chebulinic acid were evaluated for anti-EMT properties based on in vitro experiments in human retinal pigment epithelial cell line (ARPE-19) under TGFβ1 induced conditions. ARPE-19 cells were treated with TGFβ1 alone or co-treated with various concentrations of aqueous extract (AqE) (30 - 300 μg/ml); alcoholic extract (AlE) (50 - 500 μg/ml) of triphala and the active principles chebulagic acid (CA) and chebulinic acid (CI) (CA,CI: 50 - 200 μM). The expression of EMT markers namely MMP-2, αSMA, vimentin and the tight junction protein ZO-1 were evaluated by qPCR, western blot and immunofluorescence. The functional implications of EMT, namely migration and proliferation of cells were assessed by proliferation assay, scratch assay and transwell migration assay. AqE, AlE, CA and CI reduced the expression and activity of MMP-2 at an ED50 value of 100 μg/ml, 50 μg/ml, 100 μM and 100 μM, respectively. At these concentrations, a significant down-regulation of the expression of αSMA, vimentin and up-regulation of the expression of ZO-1 altered by TGFβ1 were observed. These concentrations also inhibited proliferation and migration of ARPE-19 cells induced by TGFβ1. EMT was found to be induced in ARPE-19 cells, through SMAD-3 phosphorylation and it was inhibited by AqE, AlE, CA and CI. Further studies in experimental animals are required to attribute therapeutic potential of these extracts and their active compounds, as an adjuvant therapy in the disease management of PVR. |
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spelling | pubmed-43684232015-03-27 Aqueous and Alcoholic Extracts of Triphala and Their Active Compounds Chebulagic Acid and Chebulinic Acid Prevented Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells, by Inhibiting SMAD-3 Phosphorylation Sivasankar, Shanmuganathan Lavanya, Ramu Brindha, Pemaiah Angayarkanni, Narayanasamy PLoS One Research Article Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) of the retinal pigment epithelium is involved in the pathogenesis of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) that often leads to retinal detachment. In this study, Triphala, an ayurvedic formulation and two of its active ingredients, namely chebulagic acid and chebulinic acid were evaluated for anti-EMT properties based on in vitro experiments in human retinal pigment epithelial cell line (ARPE-19) under TGFβ1 induced conditions. ARPE-19 cells were treated with TGFβ1 alone or co-treated with various concentrations of aqueous extract (AqE) (30 - 300 μg/ml); alcoholic extract (AlE) (50 - 500 μg/ml) of triphala and the active principles chebulagic acid (CA) and chebulinic acid (CI) (CA,CI: 50 - 200 μM). The expression of EMT markers namely MMP-2, αSMA, vimentin and the tight junction protein ZO-1 were evaluated by qPCR, western blot and immunofluorescence. The functional implications of EMT, namely migration and proliferation of cells were assessed by proliferation assay, scratch assay and transwell migration assay. AqE, AlE, CA and CI reduced the expression and activity of MMP-2 at an ED50 value of 100 μg/ml, 50 μg/ml, 100 μM and 100 μM, respectively. At these concentrations, a significant down-regulation of the expression of αSMA, vimentin and up-regulation of the expression of ZO-1 altered by TGFβ1 were observed. These concentrations also inhibited proliferation and migration of ARPE-19 cells induced by TGFβ1. EMT was found to be induced in ARPE-19 cells, through SMAD-3 phosphorylation and it was inhibited by AqE, AlE, CA and CI. Further studies in experimental animals are required to attribute therapeutic potential of these extracts and their active compounds, as an adjuvant therapy in the disease management of PVR. Public Library of Science 2015-03-20 /pmc/articles/PMC4368423/ /pubmed/25793924 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120512 Text en © 2015 Sivasankar et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Sivasankar, Shanmuganathan Lavanya, Ramu Brindha, Pemaiah Angayarkanni, Narayanasamy Aqueous and Alcoholic Extracts of Triphala and Their Active Compounds Chebulagic Acid and Chebulinic Acid Prevented Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells, by Inhibiting SMAD-3 Phosphorylation |
title | Aqueous and Alcoholic Extracts of Triphala and Their Active Compounds Chebulagic Acid and Chebulinic Acid Prevented Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells, by Inhibiting SMAD-3 Phosphorylation |
title_full | Aqueous and Alcoholic Extracts of Triphala and Their Active Compounds Chebulagic Acid and Chebulinic Acid Prevented Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells, by Inhibiting SMAD-3 Phosphorylation |
title_fullStr | Aqueous and Alcoholic Extracts of Triphala and Their Active Compounds Chebulagic Acid and Chebulinic Acid Prevented Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells, by Inhibiting SMAD-3 Phosphorylation |
title_full_unstemmed | Aqueous and Alcoholic Extracts of Triphala and Their Active Compounds Chebulagic Acid and Chebulinic Acid Prevented Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells, by Inhibiting SMAD-3 Phosphorylation |
title_short | Aqueous and Alcoholic Extracts of Triphala and Their Active Compounds Chebulagic Acid and Chebulinic Acid Prevented Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells, by Inhibiting SMAD-3 Phosphorylation |
title_sort | aqueous and alcoholic extracts of triphala and their active compounds chebulagic acid and chebulinic acid prevented epithelial to mesenchymal transition in retinal pigment epithelial cells, by inhibiting smad-3 phosphorylation |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4368423/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25793924 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120512 |
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