The effect of curcumin on sepsis-induced acute lung injury in a rat model through the inhibition of the TGF-β1/SMAD3 pathway
The effect of curcumin on sepsis-induced acute lung injury in a rat model through the inhibition of the TGF-β1/SMAD3 pathway
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DOI:
10.1016/j.intimp.2013.03.014
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发表时间:
2013-05-01
影响因子:
5.6
通讯作者:
Liu, Qiong
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作者:
Xu, Fang;Lin, Shi-hui;Liu, Qiong
Curcumin has the potential to treat inflammatory diseases. This study investigated its effect on sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI) in a rat model. 125 healthy rats were randomly divided into five groups, including normal group, sham-operated group, sepsis group, dimethyl sulfoxide group, and curcumin-treated group (25 rats in each subgroup). Sepsis-induced acute lung injury was affected by cecal ligation and puncture surgery. At 0, 6, 12, 24, and 48 h after treatment, the lungs were harvested for histological and protein expression examinations. 24 h after the initial treatment, real-time PCR and Western blot analysis showed that the expression of TGF-beta 1 and SIVIAD3-dependent signaling pathway was significantly decreased in the curcumin-treated group than other control groups (P < 0.05). Therefore, curcumin played a protective role in sepsis-induced ALI, possibly through the inhibition of the expression of TGF-(beta 1/SIVIAD3 pathway which may provide a new strategy for the treatment of sepsis-induced ALL (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.