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A Phellinus baumii-based supplement containing Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge improves atherothrombotic profiles through endothelial nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase pathways in vitro and in vivo

  • Yeni Lim
  • , Sena Lee
  • , Ji Yeon Kim
  • , Jae Ho Shin
  • , Oran Kwon

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Abstract

Given the high prevalence of atherothrombotic disease and increasing attention to functional foods, we tested the hypothesis that a combination supplement (PS) containing Phellinus baumii (PB) and Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (SM) may improve the atherothrombotic profile in rats. The PS (Experiment 1) or PB/SM (Experiment 2) supplement was administered orally once daily for 7 days prior to inducing platelet activation at the last day. Orally administered PS showed an additive and positive effect on nitric oxide (NO) availability, adhesion molecule/pro-inflammatory cytokine release, and thrombosis compared to controls. This effect was attributed more to PB than to SM for cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 and to SM for COX-2. In vitro data revealed that tanshinone IIA derived from SM remarkably suppressed COX-2, and protocatechuic acid derived from PB caused a small increase in NO production. The data suggest the potential use of PS to ameliorate endothelial and vascular dysfunction induced by unintended platelet activation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)231-243
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Functional Foods
Volume24
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2016

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We thank Dr. Cheol-Ho Pan at Korea Institute of Science and Technology for HPLC-MS analysis. This project was supported by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy/KIAT (Establishment of Infra Structure for Anti-Aging Industry Support, N0000697 ) and the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning ( NRF 2013M3A9C4078153 ). The funding source was not involved in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data; the writing of this paper; or the decision to submit this manuscript for publication.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd.

Keywords

  • Atherothrombotic profile
  • Combination supplement of Phellinus baumii and Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge
  • Cyclooxygenase
  • Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
  • Platelet activation model

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