Aurantiamide Acetate Ameliorates Lung Inflammation in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice

Copyright © 2022 Zhengyu Fang et al..

Purpose: Aurantiamide acetate (AA) is a dipeptide derivative with complex pharmacological activities and remarkable effects on preventing and treating various diseases. In the current study, we aimed to investigate whether AA can exert protective effects in a mouse model of ALI induced by LPS.

Materials and Methods: In this model, mice were given intranasal LPS for 3 days prior to receiving AA (2.5, 5, and 10 mg/kg) via oral gavage. An assessment of histopathological changes was performed by hematoxylin and eosin (HE). Proinflammatory cytokines were detected in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids (BALFs) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). The effects of AA on protein expression of NF-κB and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways were determined by Western blot. In addition, lung wet/dry (W/D) weight ratio, myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, cell counts, and protein content were also measured.

Results: According to results, AA pretreatment significantly reduced lung pathological changes, W/D ratio, MPO activity, and protein content. Additionally, AA resulted in a significant reduction in the number of total cells, neutrophils, and proinflammatory cytokines in the BALF after LPS stimulation. The subsequent study revealed that pretreatment with AA dose dependently suppressed LPS-induced activation of NF-κB as well as PI3K/AKT phosphorylation.

Conclusion: The results indicated that the AA had a protective effect on LPS-induced ALI in mice and could be a potential drug for ALI.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2022

Enthalten in:

BioMed research international - 2022(2022) vom: 25., Seite 3510423

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fang, Zhengyu [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Chunxiao [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Yueguo [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Wenying [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

56121-42-7
Cytokines
Dipeptides
EC 2.7.11.1
Journal Article
Lipopolysaccharides
N-benzoylphenylalanylphenylalinol acetate
NF-kappa B
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.09.2022

Date Revised 07.09.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1155/2022/3510423

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM345637704