Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41533157›Full record

ArticleNaunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology2026

Toosendanin enhances endothelial repair and prevents inflammation via E2F1 mediated LINC01089.

Yan Xiao, Qin Liu, Lili Chen, Chengcai Wen

Abstract read
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. ReducedInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Yan XiaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huai'an, 223002, China.
Qin LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huai'an, 223002, China.
Lili ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huai'an, 223002, China.
Chengcai WenDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huai'an, 223002, China. Hachengcai@126.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endothelial dysfunction represents a critical pathological process underlying various cardiovascular diseases, yet therapeutic strategies targeting endothelial repair remain limited. This study investigated whether toosendanin (TSN), a tetracyclic triterpenoid from Melia toosendan, promotes endothelial repair and suppresses inflammation through novel molecular mechanisms. Human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HDMECs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were treated with TSN (0-20 μM) and assessed for proliferation, inflammatory responses, and molecular changes using Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assays, 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU) incorporation, quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR), Western blotting, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis. TSN significantly enhanced endothelial cell proliferation in a dose- and time-dependent manner, with maximal effects at 10-20 μM. Under inflammatory conditions, TSN markedly attenuated tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)-induced upregulation of adhesion molecules (intercellular adhesion molecule-1 [ICAM-1], vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 [VCAM-1]), chemokine secretion (C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 [CCL2], and C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 1 [CXCL1]). RNA-seq analysis identified LINC01089 as the most significantly upregulated long non-coding RNA following TSN treatment. Functional studies revealed that TSN upregulates transcription factor E2F transcription factor 1 (E2F1), which directly activates LINC01089 transcription, establishing a positive feedback loop essential for both pro-proliferative and anti-inflammatory effects. LINC01089 knockdown significantly impaired TSN's beneficial effects, while overexpression rescued E2F1 knockdown phenotypes. This study provides the first evidence that TSN enhances endothelial repair and prevents inflammation through the E2F1-mediated upregulation of LINC01089, representing a novel therapeutic mechanism for treating vascular diseases characterized by endothelial dysfunction.

Indexed as

Anti-Inflammatory AgentsDrugs, Chinese HerbalE2F1 Transcription FactorEndothelial CellsInflammationRNA, Long NoncodingCell ProliferationCells, CulturedHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsDrugs, Chinese HerbalE2F1 protein, humanE2F1 Transcription FactorRNA, Long NoncodingE2F1Endothelial dysfunctionInflammationLINC01089Long non-coding RNAToosendanin

Identifiers

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.