Abstract:Objective: To investigate the effect of baicalin (BC) on the inflammatory response of lung tissue and the transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)/Smad signaling pathway in severe pneumonia (SP) rats.Methods: SD rats were randomly separated into a control group, a model group (SP group), low, medium, and high-dose baicalin groups (BC-L, BC-M, BC-H groups), and a high-dose baicalin+pathway activator group (BC-H+SRI-011381 group), with 18 rats in each group. Except for the control group, all other rats were used to construct an SP rat model. The lung coefficient (LI) and wet/dry weight ratio (W/D) of rats in each group were measured. ELISA was applied to detect the levels of inflammatory factors and severe pneumonia related biomarkers procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in alveolar lavage fluid. Wright's staining was applied to detect the number of neutrophils (NEU), eosinophils (EOS), and lymphocytes (LYM) in the sediment of alveolar lavage fluid. HE staining was applied to observe the pathological morphology of lung tissue. Western blot was applied to detect the expression of TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway related proteins.Results: Compared with control group, SP group showed damage in lung tissue structure, with some areas of alveolar edema showing bleeding, thickening of alveolar walls and lung interstitium, and infiltration of a large number of inflammatory cells, the levels of LI, W/D, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, PCT, CRP, the numbers of NEU, EOS, and LYM, and the expression of TGF-β1, p-Smad2/Smad2, and p-Smad3/Smad3 were elevated (P<0.05). Compared with SP group, BC-L, BC-M, and BC-H groups showed improvement in lung tissue structure damage, with relatively normal alveolar morphology, reduced edema, and reduced infiltration of inflammatory cells, the levels of LI, W/D, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, PCT, CRP, the numbers of NEU, EOS, and LYM, and the expression of TGF-β1, p-Smad2/Smad2, and p-Smad3/Smad3 were reduced (P<0.05). Compared with BC-H group, BC-H+SRI-011381 group showed more severe damage to lung tissue structure and alveolar edema, with increased infiltration of inflammatory cells, the levels of LI, W/D, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, PCT, CRP, the numbers of NEU, EOS, and LYM, and the expression of TGF-β1, p-Smad2/Smad2, and p-Smad3/Smad3 were elevated (P<0.05).Conclusion: Baicalin can improve lung tissue inflammation in SP rats, and its mechanism of action is related to the inhibition of TGF-β1/Smad pathway.
杨宗余, 蔡伟, 夏晨, 田辉. 黄芩苷调节TGF-β1/Smad信号通路对重症肺炎大鼠肺组织炎症反应的影响[J]. 河北医学, 2024, 30(12): 1965-1971.
YANG Zongyu, CAI Wei, XIA Chen, et al. Effect of Baicalin on the Inflammatory Response of Lung Tissue in Severe Pneumonia Rats by Regulating the TGF-β1/Smad Signaling Pathway. HeBei Med, 2024, 30(12): 1965-1971.
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