Wen-long WANG, Hong-da LU, Sheng-you LIN, et al. Lung Protective Mechanism of Compound Kushen Injection on Radiation-induced Pulmonary Injury[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2020, 26(7): 42-49.
DOI:
Wen-long WANG, Hong-da LU, Sheng-you LIN, et al. Lung Protective Mechanism of Compound Kushen Injection on Radiation-induced Pulmonary Injury[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2020, 26(7): 42-49. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20200602.
Lung Protective Mechanism of Compound Kushen Injection on Radiation-induced Pulmonary Injury
To observe the effect of compound Kushen injection on the expressions of transforming growth factor-
β
1
(TGF-
β
1
)
drosophila mothers against decapentaplegic protein 3 (Smad3)
glycogen synthase kinase-3
β
(GSK-3
β
) and
β
-catenin mice models with radiation-induced pulmonary injury (RIPI)
in order to explore its possible mechanism of action.
Method:
2
On XStrahl precision radiation research platform for small animals (SARRP)
a single 20 Gy bilateral lung field irradiation was performed to establish a mice model of RIPI. Thirty-two mice were randomly divided into normal control group
model group
compound Kushen injection group and dexamethasone injection group. The normal control group and the model group were given an equal volume of 0.9%sodium chloride solution and injected intraperitoneally for 4 weeks. The pathology of lung tissue tissues was observed by using hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. Immunohistochemical(IHC) was used to detect the expressions of E-cadheren and Vimentin proteins in mice lung tissues.Real-time polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) was used to detect the mRNA expressions of TGF-
β
1
Smad3
GSK-3
β
and
β
-cateninin.Western blot was used to detect the protein expressions of TGF-
β
1
Smad3
GSK-3
β
and
β
-cateninin.
Result:
2
Compared with the normal group
the pulmonary coefficient of the model group was significantly decreased (
P
<
0.01). Inflammatory cell infiltration
pulmonary interstitial edema
congestion
destruction of alveolar structure and partial alveolar atrophy were observed in the lung tissues of the model group. Compared with the model group
in the compound Kushen injection group
the levels of infiltration of lung inflammatory cells and pulmonary interstitial lesions in mice
the expression of Vimentin in lung tissues (
P
<
0.01)
and the expressions of TGF-
β
1
Smad3
GSK-3
β
and
β
-cateninin were significantly decreased (
P
<
0.01)
whereas the expression of E-cadheren was significantly increased (
P
<
0.01). However
compared with the dexamethasone injection group
in the compound Kushen injection group
the pathological changes of lung tissues were similar
and the expression levels of E-cadheren
Vimentin
TGF-
β
1
Smad3
GSK-3
β
and
β
-cateninin were not significantly different.
Conclusion:
2
Compound Kushen injection can alleviate pulmonary fibrosis of lung in the treatment of RIPI
and the mechanism may be associated with inhibiting the mRNA and protein expressions of TGF-
β
1
Smad3
GSK-3
β
and
β
-catenin related to epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT)
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