Cilostazol Protects Diabetic Rats from Vascular Inflammation via Nuclear Factor-κB-Dependent Down-Regulation of Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Expression

Authors:
  • FWFurong Wang
    Furong Wang
  • BWBo Wang
    Bo Wang
  • BGBendi Gong
    Bendi Gong
  • JZJie Zhang
    Jie Zhang
  • XZXiumei Zhang
    Xiumei Zhang
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Abstract
Vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1 plays a critical role in the initiation and development of vascular inflammation and selective inhibition of adhesion molecules expressed by endothelial cells may present a new therapeutic strategy for the treatment of vascular complications associated with diabetes mellitus. Increasing evidence indicates that cilostazol, a cAMP phosphodiesterase inhibitor, reduces VCAM-1 expression on endothelial cells. In this study, we have tested the effect of cilostazol on the development of vascular inflammation in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes and determined the mechanism by which cilostazol prevents diabetes-induced vascular inflammation in the aorta. Diabetic rats were treated with different dose of cilostazol (27 or 9 mg/kg/day) for 8 weeks, and aortae were removed for the evaluation of vascular inflammation. The VCAM-1 protein expression and VCAM-1 mRNA transcripts were analyzed by immunohistochemical staining and in situ hybridization assay, respectively. Our results demonstrated that cilostazol treatment prevents the overexpression of VCAM-1 and protects diabetic rats from vascular inflammation. More importantly, our mechanistic studies suggested that cilostazol controls the VCAM-1 overexpression via inhibiting the activation of nuclear factor-κB.

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