15-deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2 ameliorates endotoxin-induced acute lung injury in rats
15-deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2 ameliorates endotoxin-induced acute lung injury in rats
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DOI:
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20131079
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发表时间:
2014-03-05
影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
Liang Juan
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作者:
Liu Dong;Geng Zhilong;Liang Juan
Background A proinflammatory milieu emerging in the lung due to neutrophil accumulation and activation is a key in the pathogenesis of acute lung injury (ALI). 15-deoxy-Delta(12, 14)-prostaglandin J(2) (15d-PGJ(2)), one of the terminal products of the cyclooxygenase-2 pathway, is known to be the endogenous ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-gamma) with multiple physiological properties. Growing evidence indicates that 15d-PGJ(2) has anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, cytoprotective and pro-resolving effects. We investigated whether 15d-PGJ(2) has a protective effect against endotoxin-induced acute lung injury in rats.Methods Twenty-four male Wistar rats were randomly assigned into four groups (n=6 per group): sham+vehicle group, sham+15d-PGJ(2) group, LPS+vehicle group, and LPS+15d-PGJ(2) group. The rats were given either lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 6 mg/kg intravenously) or saline, and pretreated with 15d-PGJ(2) (0.3 mg/kg intravenously) or its vehicle (dimethyl sulphoxide) 30 minutes before LPS. Histological alterations, wet/dry weight (W/D) ratio and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity as well as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant-1 (CINC-1) levels were determined in lung tissues four hours after LPS injection. Immunohistochemical analysis for intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expression and Western blotting analysis for nuclear factor (NF)-kappa B p65 translocation and I kappa B alpha protein levels were also studied.Results 15d-PGJ(2) pretreatment significantly attenuated LPS-induced lung injury, and reduced the increased W/D ratio, MPO activity, TNF-alpha, CINC-1 levels, and ICAM-1 expression in the lung. 15d-PGJ(2) also suppressed the nuclear NF-kappa B p65 translocation and increased cytosolic I kappa B alpha levels.Conclusions 15d-PGJ(2) protects against endotoxin-induced acute lung injury, most likely through the reduction of inflammatory protein levels during endotoxemia subsequent to the inhibition of NF-kappa B activation.