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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2020

Coptisine Alleviates Pristane-Induced Lupus-Like Disease and Associated Kidney and Cardiovascular Complications in Mice.

Yu Yan, Zhihui Zhang, Yucai Chen, Biyu Hou, Kang Liu, Hailin Qin, Lianhua Fang, Guanhua Du

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yu YanState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Zhihui ZhangState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Yucai ChenState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Biyu HouState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Kang LiuDepartment of Pharmacy, Electric Power Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Hailin QinState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Lianhua FangState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Guanhua DuState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNCapital Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythaematosus (SLE) is a chronic multi-system autoimmune disease with a high prevalence of kidney and cardiovascular complications. Considering that Rho-associated coiled-coil-containing protein kinases (ROCKs) play important roles in SLE, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease, we hypothesized that coptisine, which has been found to inhibit ROCKs, may have an effect on SLE. The effect of coptisine was assessed in female BALB/c mice intraperitoneally injected with 0.5 mL of pristane. Serum autoantibodies were tested every month, blood pressure was measured every 2 months, and serum inflammatory markers, spleen pathologic characteristics, renal injury and vascular function were observed at 6 months. The results showed that coptisine decreased the levels of serum autoantibodies and serum inflammatory markers in the SLE mice, improved the pathologic characteristics of the spleen, and simultaneously improved renal injury, decreased inflammatory responses in the kidneys, reduced blood pressure, and improved vascular endothelial function. Western blot assays revealed that inhibiting the activation of the NF-κB and Rho/ROCK signalling pathways and downstream signalling molecules might be the potential mechanisms of the effects of coptisine. Our findings suggest that therapy with coptisine may be a strategy for preventing SLE and ameliorating associated kidney and cardiovascular complications.

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cardiovascular complicationcoptisinemicerenal complicationRho-associated coiled-coil-containing protein kinasesystemic lupus erythaematosus

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