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This study aimed to investigate the effects of arachidonic acid metabolite epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EETs) in the apoptosis of endothelial cells induced by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). After human umbilical vein endothelial cells were cultured, TNF-α/ActD, 14, 15-EET, and HMR-1098 were added, respectively, into the culture medium. The apoptosis level of endothelial cells was detected by flow cytometry. After TNF-α/ActD induced endothelial cell apoptosis, flow cytometry staining showed that endothelial cell apoptosis increased significantly, and the apoptotic cells were significantly reduced after the addition of 14, 15-EET. However, the apoptotic cells significantly increased after the addition of HMR-1098. Western Blot results showed that the phosphorylation levels of LC3-II and AMPK were increased after TNF-α/ActD induction, and the increase was noticeable after the addition of 14, 15-EET. However, the phosphorylation levels of LC3-II and AMPK significantly decreased after the addition of HMR-1098. The activity of Caspase-8 and -9 decreased significantly after the addition of 14, 15-EET but increased after the addition of HMR-1098. Arachidonic acid can inhibit TNF-α induced endothelial cell apoptosis by upregulating autophagy.

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Ji-Xiong Chen, Xiao-Yan Huang, Ping Wang, Wen-Ting Lin, Wen-Xing Xu, Min Zeng. Effects and mechanism of arachidonic acid against TNF-α induced apoptosis of endothelial cells. Clinical hemorheology and microcirculation. 2021;77(3):259-265

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PMID: 33337352

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