[Evaluation of cryptotanshinone inhibition of angiogenesis in human hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells].

ABSTRACT

To investigate the effects of cryptotanshinone (an active ingredient of Salvia Miltiorrhiza) inhibition of angiogenesis, the toxicity of cryptotanshinone was assayed in human hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells (HHSEC) by CCK8 method. Max dose without toxicity is 10 µmol·L(-1). The proliferation of HHSEC were induced by the endothelial cell growth supplement (ECGS), with 2.5 µmol·L(-1) sorafenib as the positive control. Cell proliferation was analyzed by EdU assay. Cell viability was analyzed by CCK8 method. The expression of vWF was analyzed by immunofluorescence method. Fluorescence probe method was used to detect the intracellular nitric oxide (NO) levels. Tube formation of HHSEC and transgenic zebrafish were also observed to evaluate the effects of cryptotanshinone against angiogenesis. Compared with normal control, there is a proliferation of HHSEC induced by ECGS. The expression of vWF and the NO levels increased significantly. Cryptotanshinone inhibited the proliferation, down regulated the expression of vWF and the NO levels. Further, cryptotanshinone inhibited the tube formation of HHSEC and reduced the number of functional vessels in transgenic zebrafish. The results suggest that cryptotanshinone could inhibit angiogenesis by regulating the HHSEC cell function.