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Dihydroartemisinin up-regulates VE-cadherin expression in human renal glomerular
endothelial cells
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Li L
; Chen X
; Dong F
; Liu Q
; Zhang C
; Xu D
; Allen TD
; Liu J
J Cell Mol Med
2018[Mar]; 22
(3
): 2028-2032
PMID29193726
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The antimalarial agent dihydroartemisinin (DHA) has been shown to be
anti-inflammatory. In this study, we found that DHA increased the expression of
the junctional protein vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin in human renal
glomerular endothelial cells. In addition, DHA inhibited TGF-? RI-Smad2/3
signalling and its downstream effectors SNAIL and SLUG, which repress VE-cadherin
gene transcription. Correspondingly, DHA decreased the binding of SNAIL and SLUG
to the VE-cadherin promoter. Together, our results suggest an effect of DHA in
regulating glomerular permeability by elevation of VE-cadherin expression.