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- Title
Inactivation of Nf-kb Pathway by Taxifolin Attenuates Sepsis-Induced Acute Lung Injury.
- Authors
Weiyan Chen; Wujian Deng; Songwei Chen
- Abstract
Acute lung injury is a clinical syndrome consisting of a wide range of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure disorders. Sepsis is a serious complication caused by an excessive immune response to pathogen-induced infections, which has become a major predisposing factor for acute lung injury. Taxifolin is a natural flavonoid that shows diverse therapeutic benefits in inflammation- and oxidative stress-related diseases. In this study, we investigated the role of taxifolin in a mouse model of cecal ligation and puncture-induced sepsis. Cecal ligation and puncture-operated mice presented damaged alveolar structures, thickened alveolar walls, edematous septa, and hemorrhage compared to sham-treated controls. Cecal ligation and puncture mice also showed increased wet-to-dry (W/D) lung weight ratio and elevated total protein concentration and lactate dehydrogenase level in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Taxifolin treatment protected animals against sepsis-induced pulmonary damage and edema. Septic mice presented compromised antioxidant capacity, whereas the administration of taxifolin prior to cecal ligation and puncture surgery decreased malondialdehyde concentration and enhanced the levels of reduced glutathione and superoxide dismutase in mice with sepsis-induced acute lung injury. Moreover, cecal ligation and puncture-operated mice showed markedly higher levels of proinflammatory cytokines relative to sham-operated group, while taxifolin treatment effectively mitigated sepsis-induced inflammation in mouse lungs. Further investigation revealed that taxifolin suppressed the activation of the nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells signaling pathway in cecal ligation and puncture-challenged mice by regulating the phosphorylation of p65 and IkBα. In conclusion, our study showed that taxifolin alleviated sepsis-induced acute lung injury via the inhibition of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells signaling pathway, suggesting the therapeutic potential of taxifolin in the treatment sepsis-induced acute lung injury.
- Subjects
ANIMAL experimentation; B cells; BRONCHOALVEOLAR lavage; CELLULAR signal transduction; CYTOKINES; GLUTATHIONE; INFLAMMATION; LUNG injuries; MICE; MOLECULAR structure; PHOSPHORYLATION; QUERCETIN; SEPSIS; SUPEROXIDE dismutase; DNA-binding proteins; MALONDIALDEHYDE; ACUTE diseases; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research, 2020, Vol 18, Issue 2, p176
- ISSN
1540-7535
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37290/ctnr2641-452X.18:176-182