Songorine inhibits oxidative stress-related inflammation through PI3K/AKT/NRF2 signaling pathway to alleviate lipopolysaccharide-induced septic acute lung injury

OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to investigate the protective action and mechanism of songorine on sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI).

METHODS: The sepsis-induced ALI mouse and cell models were established by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induction. Lung injury was assayed by hematoxylin and eosin staining, lung injury score, and lung wet-to-dry (W/D) weight ratio. Apoptosis in lung tissues was evaluated by TUNEL assay, and the expression of apoptosis-related markers (Bcl2, Bax, and caspase-3) was measured by western blotting. Levels of pro-inflammatory factors and oxidative stress markers in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of mice were measured by ELISA and RT-qPCR. The expression of PI3K/AKT/NRF2 pathway-related proteins was analyzed by western blotting.

RESULTS: Songorine treatment at 40 mg/kg mitigated sepsis-induced ALI, characterized by improved histopathology, lung injury score, and lung W/D weight ratio (p < 0.05). Moreover, songorine markedly attenuated sepsis-induced apoptosis in lung tissues; this was evidenced by an increase in Bcl2 levels and a decrease in Bax and caspase-3 levels (p < 0.01). Also, songorine reduced levels of proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β and MPO) and oxidative stress regulators (SOD and GSH) in the BALF of LPS-induced sepsis mice and RAW264.7 cells (p < 0.05). In addition, songorine upregulated the PI3K/AKT/NRF2 pathway-related proteins in LPS-induced sepsis mice and RAW264.7 cells (p < 0.05). Furthermore, LY294002 (a PI3K inhibitor) treatment reversed the protective effect of songorine on sepsis-induced ALI.

CONCLUSION: Songorine inhibits oxidative stress-related inflammation in sepsis-induced ALI via the activation of the PI3K/AKT/NRF2 signaling pathway.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology - 46(2024), 2 vom: 01. März, Seite 152-160

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fang, Jingjing [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Qin [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Chaolu [VerfasserIn]
Gai, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xinnian [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Biqing [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

64E5D8C741
Acute lung injury
Alkaloids
Bcl-2-Associated X Protein
Caspase 3
EC 2.7.1.-
EC 2.7.11.1
EC 3.4.22.-
Inflammation
Journal Article
Lipopolysaccharides
NF-E2-Related Factor 2
Oxidative stress
PI3K/AKT/NRF2 pathway
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Sepsis
Songorine
Therapeutics

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 25.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/08923973.2023.2281902

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364687436