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Clinopodium tomentosum (Kunth) Govaerts Leaf Extract Influences in vitro Cell Proliferation and Angiogenesis on Primary Cultures of Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells

Clinopodium tomentosum (Kunth) Govaerts is an endemic species in Ecuador, where it is used as an anti-inflammatory plant to treat respiratory and digestive affections. In this work, effects of a Clinopodium tomentosum ethanolic extract (CTEE), prepared from aerial parts of the plant, were investigat...

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Autores principales: Tubon, Irvin, Bernardini, Chiara, Antognoni, Fabiana, Mandrioli, Roberto, Potente, Giulia, Bertocchi, Martina, Vaca, Gabriela, Zannoni, Augusta, Salaroli, Roberta, Forni, Monica
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7450313/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32908631
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2984613
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author Tubon, Irvin
Bernardini, Chiara
Antognoni, Fabiana
Mandrioli, Roberto
Potente, Giulia
Bertocchi, Martina
Vaca, Gabriela
Zannoni, Augusta
Salaroli, Roberta
Forni, Monica
author_facet Tubon, Irvin
Bernardini, Chiara
Antognoni, Fabiana
Mandrioli, Roberto
Potente, Giulia
Bertocchi, Martina
Vaca, Gabriela
Zannoni, Augusta
Salaroli, Roberta
Forni, Monica
author_sort Tubon, Irvin
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description Clinopodium tomentosum (Kunth) Govaerts is an endemic species in Ecuador, where it is used as an anti-inflammatory plant to treat respiratory and digestive affections. In this work, effects of a Clinopodium tomentosum ethanolic extract (CTEE), prepared from aerial parts of the plant, were investigated on vascular endothelium functions. In particularly, angiogenesis activity was evaluated, using primary cultures of porcine aortic endothelial cells (pAECs). Cells were cultured for 24 h in the presence of CTEE different concentrations (10, 25, 50, and 100 μg/ml); no viability alterations were found in the 10-50 μg/ml range, while a slight, but significant, proliferative effect was observed at the highest dose. In addition, treatment with CTEE was able to rescue LPS-induced injury in terms of cell viability. The CTEE ability to affect angiogenesis was evaluated by scratch test analysis and by an in vitro capillary-like network assay. Treatment with 25-50 μg/ml of extract caused a significant increase in pAEC's migration and tube formation capabilities compared to untreated cells, as results from the increased master junctions' number. On the other hand, CTEE at 100 μg/ml did not induce the same effects. Quantitative PCR data demonstrated that FLK-1 mRNA expression significantly increased at a CTEE dose of 25 μg/ml. The CTEE phytochemical composition was assessed through HPLC-DAD; rosmarinic acid among phenolic acids and hesperidin among flavonoids were found as major phenolic components. Total phenolic content and total flavonoid content assays showed that flavonoids are the most abundant class of polyphenols. The CTEE antioxidant activity was also showed by means of the DPPH and ORAC assays. Results indicate that CTEE possesses an angiogenic capacity in a dose-dependent manner; this represents an initial step in elucidating the mechanism of the therapeutic use of the plant.
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spelling pubmed-74503132020-09-08 Clinopodium tomentosum (Kunth) Govaerts Leaf Extract Influences in vitro Cell Proliferation and Angiogenesis on Primary Cultures of Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells Tubon, Irvin Bernardini, Chiara Antognoni, Fabiana Mandrioli, Roberto Potente, Giulia Bertocchi, Martina Vaca, Gabriela Zannoni, Augusta Salaroli, Roberta Forni, Monica Oxid Med Cell Longev Research Article Clinopodium tomentosum (Kunth) Govaerts is an endemic species in Ecuador, where it is used as an anti-inflammatory plant to treat respiratory and digestive affections. In this work, effects of a Clinopodium tomentosum ethanolic extract (CTEE), prepared from aerial parts of the plant, were investigated on vascular endothelium functions. In particularly, angiogenesis activity was evaluated, using primary cultures of porcine aortic endothelial cells (pAECs). Cells were cultured for 24 h in the presence of CTEE different concentrations (10, 25, 50, and 100 μg/ml); no viability alterations were found in the 10-50 μg/ml range, while a slight, but significant, proliferative effect was observed at the highest dose. In addition, treatment with CTEE was able to rescue LPS-induced injury in terms of cell viability. The CTEE ability to affect angiogenesis was evaluated by scratch test analysis and by an in vitro capillary-like network assay. Treatment with 25-50 μg/ml of extract caused a significant increase in pAEC's migration and tube formation capabilities compared to untreated cells, as results from the increased master junctions' number. On the other hand, CTEE at 100 μg/ml did not induce the same effects. Quantitative PCR data demonstrated that FLK-1 mRNA expression significantly increased at a CTEE dose of 25 μg/ml. The CTEE phytochemical composition was assessed through HPLC-DAD; rosmarinic acid among phenolic acids and hesperidin among flavonoids were found as major phenolic components. Total phenolic content and total flavonoid content assays showed that flavonoids are the most abundant class of polyphenols. The CTEE antioxidant activity was also showed by means of the DPPH and ORAC assays. Results indicate that CTEE possesses an angiogenic capacity in a dose-dependent manner; this represents an initial step in elucidating the mechanism of the therapeutic use of the plant. Hindawi 2020-08-17 /pmc/articles/PMC7450313/ /pubmed/32908631 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2984613 Text en Copyright © 2020 Irvin Tubon et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Tubon, Irvin
Bernardini, Chiara
Antognoni, Fabiana
Mandrioli, Roberto
Potente, Giulia
Bertocchi, Martina
Vaca, Gabriela
Zannoni, Augusta
Salaroli, Roberta
Forni, Monica
Clinopodium tomentosum (Kunth) Govaerts Leaf Extract Influences in vitro Cell Proliferation and Angiogenesis on Primary Cultures of Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells
title Clinopodium tomentosum (Kunth) Govaerts Leaf Extract Influences in vitro Cell Proliferation and Angiogenesis on Primary Cultures of Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells
title_full Clinopodium tomentosum (Kunth) Govaerts Leaf Extract Influences in vitro Cell Proliferation and Angiogenesis on Primary Cultures of Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells
title_fullStr Clinopodium tomentosum (Kunth) Govaerts Leaf Extract Influences in vitro Cell Proliferation and Angiogenesis on Primary Cultures of Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells
title_full_unstemmed Clinopodium tomentosum (Kunth) Govaerts Leaf Extract Influences in vitro Cell Proliferation and Angiogenesis on Primary Cultures of Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells
title_short Clinopodium tomentosum (Kunth) Govaerts Leaf Extract Influences in vitro Cell Proliferation and Angiogenesis on Primary Cultures of Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells
title_sort clinopodium tomentosum (kunth) govaerts leaf extract influences in vitro cell proliferation and angiogenesis on primary cultures of porcine aortic endothelial cells
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7450313/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32908631
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2984613
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