Effect of inhalation of hydrogen gas on Rho/ROCK pathway in lung tissues of septic mice with acute lung injury
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1416.2016.07.018
- VernacularTitle:吸入氢气对脓毒症小鼠急性肺损伤时肺组织Rho/ROCK通路的影响
- Author:
Hongtao ZHANG
;
Lingling LIU
;
Yang YU
;
Keliang XIE
;
Yu LIANG
;
Yonghao YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hydrogen;
Sepsis;
Respiratory distress syndrome,adult;
Rho factor;
Rho-associated kinases
- From:
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology
2016;36(7):843-846
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the effect of inhalation of hydrogen gas (H2) on Rho/Rho kinase (ROCK) pathway in lung tissues of septic mice with acute lung injury.Methods Forty male C57BL/6 mice,weighing 20-25 g,aged 6 weeks,were randomly divided into 4 groups (n=10 each) using a random number table:sham operation group (group Sh),sham operation + inhalation of H2 group (group H2),sepsis group (group S),and sepsis+ inhalation of H2 group (group S+H2).Sepsis was produced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP).Both H2 and S+H2 groups inhaled 2％ H2 for 1 h starting from 1 and 6 h after CLP.The mice in each group were sacrificed at 24 h after CLP.The bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was collected for determination of protein concentrations,polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) count,and concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-1beta (IL-1β) (by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay).The lung tissues were obtained for examination of the pathological changes which were scored and for determination of the wet/dry weight ratio (W/D ratio),activities of myeloperoxidase (MPO) and superoxide dismutase (SOD),malonaldehyde (MDA) level,the expression of Rho,ROCK1,ROCK2 and activated caspase-3,and phosphorylation of myosin phosphatase target protein 1 (MYPT-1) (by Western blot).Results Compared with group Sh,the concentrations of protein,PMN count,and concentrations of TNF-α and IL-1β in BALF,lung injury score,W/D ratio,and levels of MPO and MDA in lung tissues were significantly increased,the activity of SOD in lung tissues was significantly decreased,the expression of Rho,ROCK1,ROCK2 and activated caspase-3 was significantly upregulated,and the phosphorylation of MYPT-1 in lung tissues was significantly increased in S and S+H2 groups (P＜0.05),and no significant change was found in the parameters mentioned above in group H2 (P＞0.05).Compared with group S,the concentrations of protein,PMN count,and concentrations of TNF-α and IL-1β in BALF,lung injury score,W/D ratio,and levels of MPO and MDA in lung tissues were significantly decreased,the activity of SOD in lung tissues was significantly increased,the expression of Rho,ROCK1,ROCK2 and activated caspase-3 in lung tissues was significantly down-regulated,and the phosphorylation of MYPT-1 in lung tissues was significantly decreased in group S+H2 (P＜0.05).Conclusion The mechanism by which inhalation of H2 attenuates acute lung injury is related to inhibition of Rho/ROCK pathway activation in lung tissues of septic mice.
