Oleanolic acid improves pulmonary morphofunctional parameters in experimental sepsis by modulating oxidative and apoptotic processes

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• 作者：Raquel Souza Santos ; Pedro Leme Silva ; Gisele Pena de Oliveira ; Cintia Louren莽o Santos ; Fern ; a Ferreira Cruz ; Edson Fern ; es de Assis ; Hugo Caire de Castro-Faria-Neto ; Vera Luiza Capelozzi ; Marcelo Marcos Morales ; Paolo Pelosi ; Cerli Rocha Gattass ; Patricia Rieken Macedo Rocco
• 关键词：Dexamethasone ; Cytokines ; Chemokine ; Histology ; Lung mechanics ; Oxidative stress
• 刊名：Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology
• 出版年：1 December, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：189
• 期：3
• 页码：484-490
• 全文大小：2077 K

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We compared the effects of oleanolic acid (OA) vs. dexamethasone on lung mechanics and histology, inflammation, and apoptosis in lung and distal organs in experimental sepsis. Seventy-eight BALB/c mice were randomly divided into two groups. Sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture, while the control group underwent sham surgery. 1 h after surgery, all animals were further randomized to receive saline (SAL), OA and dexamethasone (DEXA) intraperitoneally. Both OA and DEXA improved lung mechanics and histology, which were associated with fewer lung neutrophils and less cell apoptosis in lung, liver, and kidney than SAL. However, only animals in the DEXA group had lower levels of interleukin (IL)-6 and KC (murine analog of IL-8) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid than SAL animals. Conversely, OA was associated with lower inducible nitric oxide synthase expression and higher superoxide dismutase than DEXA. In the experimental sepsis model employed herein, OA and DEXA reduced lung damage and distal organ apoptosis through distinct anti-inflammatory mechanisms.