Effect of remimazolam on apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells in burned rats by regulating TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway
- VernacularTitle:瑞马唑仑调节TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB信号通路对烧伤大鼠肠上皮细胞凋亡的影响
- Author:
Hua LONG
1
;
Yifei CHEN
;
Qingshu WANG
Author Information
- Keywords: burns; Toll-like receptor 4; myeloid differentiation factor 88; NF-kappa B; apoptosis; Remimazolam; intestinal epithelial cells
- From: Tianjin Medical Journal 2024;52(11):1152-1157
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of remimazolam(Rem)on apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells in burned rats by regulating Toll-like receptor 4(TLR4)/myeloid differentiation factor 88(MyD88)/nuclear factor-κB(NF-κB)signaling pathway.Methods The successfully constructed burned rat model was randomly divided into the model group,the Rem low dose treatment(Rem-L)group,the Rem medium dose treatment(Rem-M)group and the Rem high dose treatment(Rem-H)group,and Rem-H+TLR4 activator(LPS)group.Healthy rats were taken as the control group.After blood samples were collected from tail vein of rats and intestinal tissue samples were taken after euthanasia.Serum levels of inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1β and IL-6 were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).HE staining was applied to observe the morphology of intestinal tissue.TUNEL detection kit was used to detect apoptosis.Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of tight junction proteins ZO-1 and Occludin.Immunoblotting experiments were used to detect the expression levels of apoptotic proteins Bax and TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway proteins.Results Compared with the control group,cell arrangement was disordered with inflammation,and IL-1β and IL-6 levels and apoptosis rate were increased,expression levels of Bax,TLR4,MyD88 and p-NF-κB/NF-κB were up-regulated,and expression levels of ZO-1 and Occludin were down-regulated in the model group(P＜0.05).Compared with the model group,inflammatory infiltration of intestinal mucosa was gradually reduced in the Rem-L,Rem-M and Rem-H groups,the apoptosis rate,IL-1β and IL-6 levels were decreased,the expression levels of Bax,TLR4,MyD88 and p-NF-κB/NF-κB were down-regulated,and the expression of ZO-1 and Occludin was up-regulated in a dose-dependent manner(P＜0.05).Compared with the Rem-H group,the tissue inflammation was aggravated,the apoptosis rate,levels of IL-1β and IL-6 were increased,expression levels of Bax,TLR4,MyD88 and p-NF-κB/NF-κB were up-regulated,and expression levels of ZO-1 and Occludin were down-regulatedin in the Rem-H+LPS group(P＜0.05).Conclusion Remimazolam may alleviate the damage of intestinal epithelial cells in burned model rats by inhibiting TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway,thus protecting intestinal mucosa.
