Shuangyan Yang1, Junfeng Zhang2, Dan Chen3, Jie Ding3, Yanhong Zhang3, Lili Song3. 1. Cangzhou Central Hospital, No. 16 Xinhua West Road, Cangzhou, 061000, Hebei, China. yangshuangyan1979@163.com. 2. Cangzhou Central Hospital, No. 16 Xinhua West Road, Cangzhou, 061000, Hebei, China. doctorzhangjf@126.com. 3. Cangzhou Central Hospital, No. 16 Xinhua West Road, Cangzhou, 061000, Hebei, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Aspirin is a common drug for the treatment of pre-eclampsia. We aimed to explore whether quercetin as a supplement to aspirin could enhance the therapeutic outcome in pre-eclampsia rat models. We further aimed to evaluate the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor family, pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome as a potential pre-eclampsia-related molecular mechanism, which can be affected by quercetin treatment. METHODS: Rat pre-eclampsia models were established using an intravenous lipopolysaccharide injection after gestation. Rats were treated with aspirin and quercetin at 6-18 days after pregnancy. On day 20, blood, fetus, and placenta were harvested. Blood pressure and the level of proteinuria were measured every 4 days. Fetal outcomes were analyzed by pup body weight. Serum soluble Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1, PIGF, interleukin-6, and interleukin-10 levels were measured using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Caspase-1, NLRP3, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain, and p-caspase-1 levels in the placenta were assessed using western blot or quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analyses. RESULTS: Pre-eclampsia rat models showed a pronounced increase in systolic blood pressure and proteinuria after 4 days of pregnancy, while aspirin, quercetin, and aspirin/quercetin combinatory treatment significantly attenuated the blood pressure and proteinuria abnormalities. Notably, the aspirin/quercetin combinatory treatment showed the highest efficacy in attenuating pre-eclampsia-like symptoms. Placental caspase-1 and NLRP3 levels also showed the greatest attenuation in pre-eclampsia rats after aspirin/quercetin treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggested that quercetin supplementation to aspirin is more effective in attenuating symptoms of pre-eclampsia and improving pregnancy outcomes compared with quercetin or aspirin alone. Quercetin can ameliorate placental NLRP3 inflammasome activation, which might serve as an underlying mechanism for its therapeutic efficacies in pre-eclampsia.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Aspirin is a common drug for the treatment of pre-eclampsia. We aimed to explore whether quercetin as a supplement to aspirin could enhance the therapeutic outcome in pre-eclampsia rat models. We further aimed to evaluate the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor family, pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome as a potential pre-eclampsia-related molecular mechanism, which can be affected by quercetin treatment. METHODS: Rat pre-eclampsia models were established using an intravenous lipopolysaccharide injection after gestation. Rats were treated with aspirin and quercetin at 6-18 days after pregnancy. On day 20, blood, fetus, and placenta were harvested. Blood pressure and the level of proteinuria were measured every 4 days. Fetal outcomes were analyzed by pup body weight. Serum soluble Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1, PIGF, interleukin-6, and interleukin-10 levels were measured using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Caspase-1, NLRP3, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain, and p-caspase-1 levels in the placenta were assessed using western blot or quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analyses. RESULTS: Pre-eclampsia rat models showed a pronounced increase in systolic blood pressure and proteinuria after 4 days of pregnancy, while aspirin, quercetin, and aspirin/quercetin combinatory treatment significantly attenuated the blood pressure and proteinuria abnormalities. Notably, the aspirin/quercetin combinatory treatment showed the highest efficacy in attenuating pre-eclampsia-like symptoms. Placental caspase-1 and NLRP3 levels also showed the greatest attenuation in pre-eclampsia rats after aspirin/quercetin treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggested that quercetin supplementation to aspirin is more effective in attenuating symptoms of pre-eclampsia and improving pregnancy outcomes compared with quercetin or aspirin alone. Quercetin can ameliorate placental NLRP3 inflammasome activation, which might serve as an underlying mechanism for its therapeutic efficacies in pre-eclampsia.
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