大麻素受体2在脓毒症大鼠急性肺损伤中的作用及其机制
宋倩1, 康惠文1, 蒋守芳1, 周秀云2, 王晓波3, 章义利41. 华北理工大学公共卫生学院劳动卫生与环境卫生学学科, 河北 唐山 063210;
2. 浙江大学医学院附属金华医院血液净化中心, 浙江 金华 321000;
3. 浙江大学医学院附属金华医院内科, 浙江 金华 321000;
4. 浙江大学医学院附属金华医院健康管理中心, 浙江 金华 321000
收稿日期:
2021-11-12出版日期:
2022-09-30发布日期:
2022-09-03通讯作者:
章义利E-mail:seasune@163.com作者简介:
宋倩(1994-),女,硕士研究生.基金资助:
浙江省科技厅公益项目(LGD19H150001);浙江省金华市科技局重点项目(2017-3-012)关键词: 脓毒症, 急性肺损伤, 大麻素受体2, 炎症, ERK/NF-κB信号通路
Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of cannabinoid receptor 2(CB2R) on acute lung injury in rats with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) -induced sepsis and to explore the mechanisms involved. Methods Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into the following four groups:control, LPS, JWH133, and AM630. The LPS group was established through an intraperitoneal injection of LPS, whereas the JWH133 group was injected intraperitoneally with the CB2R agonist JWH133, and the AM630 group was pretreated with the CB2R selective antagonist AM630 30 minutes prior to LPS administration. Pathological and ultrastructural changes were observed using light microscopy and electron microscopy. The water content in lung tissue and TNF-α and IL-1β expression levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF) were measured. The mRNA expression levels of ERK1/2 and NF-κB p65 in the lung tissue were detected using RT-qPCR. Western blotting was used to determine the TNF-α, IL-1β, ERK, p-ERK, NF-κB p65, p-NF-κB p65 protein expression levels. Results As observed under the light microscope, the alveolar structure was destroyed and a large number of inflammatory cells had infiltrated the injury site in the LPS group compared with the features in the control group. Ultrastructural damage to the lung tissue was observed under the electron microscope. Additionally, the water content,ERK1/2 and NF-κB p65 mRNA levels, and TNF-α, IL-1β, p-ERK1/2, and p-NF-κB p65 protein levels in the lung tissue and TNF-α and IL-1β contents in the BALF were significantly increased in the LPS group(P < 0.05). Compared with the pathological changes and ultrastructural damage in the LPS group, those in the JHW133 group were significantly reduced; that is, the water content,ERK1/2 and NF-κB p65 mRNA levels, and TNF-α, IL-1β, p-ERK1/2, and p-NF-κB p65 protein levels in the lung tissue and TNF-α and IL-1β amounts in the BALF were decreased significantly(P < 0.05). By contrast, the pathological changes and ultrastructural damage in the AM630 group were significantly increased; that is, the BALF level of IL-1β and lung tissue expression of p-ERK1/2 and p-NF-κB p65 protein were increased significantly(P < 0.05). Conclusion Activation of CB2R can alleviate acute lung injury in septic rats, which it likely does through its regulation of the ERK/NF-κB signaling pathway and inhibition of the inflammatory response.
Key words: sepsis, acute lung injury, cannabinoid receptor 2, inflammation, ERK/NF-κB signaling pathway
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