Asiatic Acid Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice

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• 作者：Zhiling Li ; Xianzhong Xiao ; Mingshi Yang
• 关键词：KEY WORDSasiatic acid ; LPS ; acute lung injury ; NF ; kB
• 刊名：Inflammation
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：39
• 期：5
• 页码：1642-1648
• 全文大小：1,031 KB
• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Medicine & Public Health
  Rheumatology
  Internal Medicine
  Pharmacology and Toxicology
  Pathology
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-2576
• 卷排序：39

文摘

Asiatic acid (AA), a major triterpene isolated from Centella asiatica (L.) Urban, is known to exert various pharmacological activities, including anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects of AA on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury (ALI) and clarify the underlying mechanisms. Lung pathological changes were assessed by H&E staining. The myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity was detected by MPO assay. The levels of inflammatory cytokines were measured by ELISA. TLR4 and NF-kB expression was detected by Western blot analysis. AA obviously inhibited LPS-induced lung histopathological changes, MPO activity, and inflammatory cell numbers in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). Treatment of AA also inhibited LPS-induced TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β production. Furthermore, Western blot analysis showed that AA inhibited LPS-induced TLR4 expression and NF-kB activation. In conclusion, AA inhibited LPS-induced ALI in mice by inhibiting inflammatory cytokine production, which is mediated via blocking of the TLR4/NF-kB signaling pathway.