Sumatriptan mitigates bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis in male rats : Involvement of inflammation, oxidative stress and α-SMA

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INTRODUCTION: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fibrotic lung condition that produces symptoms including coughing which may cause by excessive accumulation of scar tissue inflammatory and oxidative stress exacerbation. Sumatriptan, utilized for migraine treatment as a selective 5-HT1B/1D receptor agonist, has demonstrated significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties in multiple preclinical investigations. Operating primarily on serotonin receptors, sumatriptan leverages the diverse physiological functions of serotonin, playing a pivotal role in regulating both inflammation and oxidative stress which is particularly relevant in the context of IPF.

MATERIALS & METHODS: Thirty-five male Wistar rats were divided to five group, including: Sham (without IPF induction), control (BLM 5 mg/kg, intraperitoneally), and three fibrosis group with sumatriptan (0.5, 1, and 3 mg/kg, i.p. for 2 weeks) administration. IPF was induced by injection of BLM (single dose, 5 mg/kg intratracheally). Lung tissues were separated for measurement of myeloperoxidase (MPO) as an oxidative stress hallmark, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-β), and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) as inflammatory markers as well as alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA). Also, for histological investigations, tissue damages were assessed by Hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) and Masson's trichrome staining method.

RESULTS: BLM-induced fibrosis could increase α-SMA, MPO, TNF-α, IL-1β, and TGF-β, while treatment with sumatriptan has reversed the α-SMA, MPO, and IL-1β levels. Moreover, the results of H&E and Masson's trichrome staining indicated that sumatriptan (1 and 3 mg/kg) reduced tissue damages, alveolar wall thickness, collagen accumulation, and pulmonary fibrosis induced by BLM.

CONCLUSION: According to the data achieved from this study, Sumatriptan appears to have therapeutic benefits in IPF, possibly via reducing α-SMA as well as inflammation and the toxicity caused by oxidative stress.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:88

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Tissue & cell - 88(2024) vom: 12. März, Seite 102349

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Englisch

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Bahramifar, Ayda [VerfasserIn]
Jafari, Razieh Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Sheibani, Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Manavi, Mohammad Amin [VerfasserIn]
Rashidian, Amir [VerfasserIn]
Tavangar, Seyed Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Akbariani, Mostafa [VerfasserIn]
Mohammadi Hamaneh, Amirabbas [VerfasserIn]
Goudarzi, Ramin [VerfasserIn]
Shadboorestan, Amir [VerfasserIn]
Dehpour, Ahmad Reza [VerfasserIn]

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Bleomycin
Inflammation
Journal Article
Oxidative stress
Pulmonary fibrosis
Sumatriptan

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Date Revised 16.03.2024

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10.1016/j.tice.2024.102349

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