Phytoestrogen Genistein Up-Regulates Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression Via Activation of cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein in Human Aortic Endothelial Cells
dc.contributor.author | Si, Hongwei | en |
dc.contributor.author | Yu, Jie | en |
dc.contributor.author | Jiang, Honglin | en |
dc.contributor.author | Lum, Hazel | en |
dc.contributor.author | Liu, Dongmin | en |
dc.contributor.department | Animal and Poultry Sciences | en |
dc.contributor.department | Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise | en |
dc.date.accessed | 2014-07-07 | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-07-08T13:02:18Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2014-07-08T13:02:18Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2012-07 | en |
dc.description.abstract | We previously reported that genistein, a phytoestrogen, up-regulates endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and prevents hypertension in rats that are independent of estrogen signaling machinery. However, how genistein regulates eNOS expression is unknown. In the present study, we show that genistein enhanced eNOS expression and NO synthesis in primary human aortic endothelial cells. Inhibition of extracellular signal regulated kinase, phosphoinositol-3 kinase, or protein kinase C did not affect genistein-enhanced eNOS expression and NO synthesis. However, chemical inhibition of protein kinase A (PKA) or adenoviral transfer of the specific endogenous PKA inhibitor gene completely abolished PKA activity and genistein-stimulated eNOS expression and NO production. Accordingly, genistein induced PKA activity and subsequent phosphorylation of cAMP response element (CRE)-binding protein (CREB) at Ser133. Suppression of CREB by small interfering RNA transfection abolished genistein-enhanced eNOS expression and NO production. Consistently, deletion of the CRE site within human eNOS promoter eliminated genistein-stimulated eNOS promoter activity. These findings provide the first evidence to our knowledge that genistein may play a beneficial role in vascular function through targeting the PKA/CREB/eNOS/NO signaling pathway. (Endocrinology 153: 3190-3198, 2012) | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine of National Institutes of Health 1R21AT002739, 1R21AT004694-01, 1R21AT004694S1 | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | American Heart Association Mid-Atlantic | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Hongwei Si, Jie Yu, Hongling Jiang, Hazel Lum, and Dongmin Liu. "Phytoestrogen Genistein Up-Regulates Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression Via Activation of cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein in Human Aortic Endothelial Cells," Endocrinology 2012 153:7, 3190-3198. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/en.2012-1076 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2012-1076 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0013-7227 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49395 | en |
dc.identifier.url | http://press.endocrine.org/doi/abs/10.1210/en.2012-1076 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Endocrine Society | en |
dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
dc.subject | enos gene-expression | en |
dc.subject | kinase-c | en |
dc.subject | postmenopausal women | en |
dc.subject | soy isoflavones | en |
dc.subject | molecular-cloning | en |
dc.subject | coupled receptor | en |
dc.subject | blood-pressure | en |
dc.subject | plasma-lipids | en |
dc.subject | no | en |
dc.subject | synthase | en |
dc.subject | estrogen | en |
dc.subject | endocrinology & metabolism | en |
dc.title | Phytoestrogen Genistein Up-Regulates Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression Via Activation of cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein in Human Aortic Endothelial Cells | en |
dc.title.serial | Endocrinology | en |
dc.type | Article - Refereed | en |
dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
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