Effects of hydrogen saturated saline on the lung after paraquat poisoning
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-0282.2011.07.008
- VernacularTitle:氢气饱和生理盐水对百草枯中毒大鼠肺组织的作用
- Author:
Huili ZHANG
;
Yuanfei LIU
;
Xurui LUO
;
Weihua TAN
;
Gengjing CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Paraquat;
Oxidative stress;
Lung;
Hydrogen saturated saline;
8-hydroxy-2'-desoxyguanosine;
Transforming growth factor β1;
Rats
- From:
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine
2011;20(7):708-711
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate protective effects of the hydrogen saturated saline on acute lung injury and pulmonary fibrosis in rats with paraquat (PQ) poisoning. Method Forty-eight Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups, namely control group, PQ poisoning group and intervention group (n = 16 rats in each group) . Animals in PQ poisoning group and intervention group were fed with PQ in dosage of 50 mg / kg. Rats of control group were fed equivalent amount of distilled water instead. One hour after administration of PQ, rats of intervention group were treated with 5 ml / kg hydrogen saturated saline injected intra-peritoneally twice a day until the rats were sacrificed. The rats of poisoning group and control group were treated with intra-peritoneal injection of equivalent amount of normal saline. Arterial partial pressure of oxygen ( PaO2 ), 8-hydroxy-2' -desoxyguanosine (8-OHDG) and transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) of lung tissue were measured on the 3rd and 21st day after PQ administration. Quantitative data was expressed as mean ±standard deviation (x-±s) . SPSS version 12. 0 package was applied for variance analysis and SNK-q test, and statistical differences were considered significant when P < 0. 05. Results ① PaO2 decreased significantly in poisoning group (9. 34 ± 0. 47 kPa) and intervention group (10. 30±0.62 kPa) compared with control group (11.87 +/- 0.42 kPa) on the 3d (P <0.01), and as intervention group was compared with poisoning group, there was a significant difference ( P < 0. 05 ) . On the 21st day, PaO2 was still lower in poisoning group (8. 36 ±0. 51 kPa) and intervention group ( 10. 14 ±0. 27 kPa) than that in control group ( 11.87 +0. 24 kPa) (P <0. 01 and P <0. 05, respectively), and as intervention group was compared with poisoning group, there was a significant difference ( P < 0. 01 ) . ②The levels of 8-OHDG in lung tissue increased significantly in poisoning group (23.58±7. 18 ng/ml ) and intervention group (9. 49± 2. 45 ng/ml) on the 3rd day after PQ administration compared with control group (7.71 + 1.96 ng/ml) (P<0. 01 and P<0. 05, respectively), and as intervention group was compared with poisoning group there was a significant difference ( p <0. 01 ) . There were no significant differences in 8-OHDG level found among the groups on the 21st day after PQ administration (P > 0. 05 ) . ③ The level of TGF-β1 (measured by mean optic density, MOD) in lung tissue of rats in poisoning group ( 10. 11±2.49 MOD) and intervention group (8. 14 + 1.58 MOD) exhibited in higher levels than control group (5.93 + 1. 98 MOD) on the 3rd and (5.97 + 2. 35 MOD) on the 21st day after PQ administration (P <0. 01 and P <0. 05, respectively), and however, a lower level of TGF-β1 was observed in intervention group on 3d and 21d compared with poisoning group (P <0. 05 and P <0. 01, respectively) . Conclusions Hydrogen saturated saline can alleviate oxidative stress, mitigate oxidative damage and inhibit pulmonary fibrosis of lung induced by PQ intoxication.