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Protective effect and mechanism of loganin and morroniside on acute lung injury and pulmonary fibrosis

  • Phytomedicine. 2022 May:99:154030. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154030.
Lianghua Chen 1,  Qiujuan Ma 2,  Gongye Zhang 2,  Yongbin Lei 2,  Weiwei Wang 2,  Yuqi Zhang 2,  Tingting Li 2,  Wei Zhong 2,  Yanlin Ming 1,  Gang Song 3
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Key Laboratory of Fujian Province for physiology and Biochemistry of Subtropical Plant, Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botany, Xiamen, Fujian 361006, China.
  • 2 Cancer Research Center, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
  • 3 Cancer Research Center, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China. Electronic address: gangsongsd@xmu.edu.cn.
PMID: 35279615 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154030
Abstract

Background: Loganin and morroniside are two iridoid glycosides with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-tumor effects. Whether they have effect on acute lung injury and pulmonary fibrosis are still unknown.

Purpose: To explore the potential effects of loganin and morroniside against acute lung Cancer and pulmonary fibrosis, and the underlying molecular mechanism.

Study design and methods: Cell and animal models of acute lung injury were established by the induction of LPS. After intervention with loganin and morroniside, the pathological symptom of lung tissue was assessed, pro-inflammatory factors in cells and lung tissues were detected, NF- κB/STAT3 signaling pathway related proteins were detected by western blotting. Mice pulmonary fibrosis model was induced by bleomycin, pathological symptom was assessed by HE and Masson staining. Fibrosis related indicators were detected by qPCR or western blot. CD4+/CD8+ was detected by flow cytometry.

Results: Loganin and morroniside relieved the pathological symptom of lung tissue in acute lung injury, pro-inflammatory factors such as IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α mRNA were inhibited. Expression of p-p65 and STAT3 in lung tissues were also downregulated. In addition, loganin and morroniside downregulated the expression of collagen fiber, hydroxyproline and TGF-β1, collagen I and α-SMA mRNA in lung tissues of pulmonary fibrosis model. This study proved that loganin and morroniside have protective effect on acute lung injury and pulmonary fibrosis, and may provide theoretical basis for the development of new clinical drugs.

Keywords

Acute lung injury (ALI); Loganin; Morroniside; NF-κB/STAT3; Pulmonary fibrosis.

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