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The attenuation of lung ischemia reperfusion injury by oxymatrine.

Abstract
To investigate the protective effects of oxymatrine (OMT) on lung ischemia reperfusion injury (LIRI) in rabbits, models of LIRI in rabbit were used. Thirty-two rabbits were randomly divided into four groups: control group (n = 8), ischemia reperfusion group (I/R group, n = 8), OMTl group (n = 8), OMT2 group (n = 8). Lung tissue samples were collected at 40, 80, 120 min time-points after lung ischemia reperfusion. TNF-α, 1I-8, IL-10, apoptosis index (AI), and index of quantitative assessment of histologic lung injury (IQA) were measured in each group. TNF-α and IL-8 in I/R group were significantly higher than those of the control group and OMT2 group (P < 0.01), but in OMT2 group they were significantly lower than those of OMTl group (P < 0.05). IL-10 in OMT2 group and OMTl group was significantly higher than that of I/R group (P < 0.01). But in OMTl group it was significantly lower than that of OMT2 group (P < 0.05). AI in I/R group was significantly higher than that of OMT2 group and the control group at 80 min after lung ischemia reperfusion (P < 0.01). IQA in OMTl group and OMT2 group was significantly lower than that of the I/R group (P < 0.01). Oxymatrine can protect against LIRI in rabbits by upregulating levels of IL-10 and downregulating levels of TNF-α and IL-8, inhibiting the alveolar cells apoptosis and inflammatory response, and attenuating the acute LIRI.
AuthorsBing Zhu, Jian-Ru Yang, Shi-Feng Chen, Yue Quan Jiang
JournalCell biochemistry and biophysics (Cell Biochem Biophys) Vol. 70 Issue 1 Pg. 333-6 (Sep 2014) ISSN: 1559-0283 [Electronic] United States
PMID24696074 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Alkaloids
  • Interleukin-8
  • Quinolizines
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Interleukin-10
  • oxymatrine
Topics
  • Alkaloids (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
  • Animals
  • Apoptosis (drug effects)
  • Interleukin-10 (metabolism)
  • Interleukin-8 (metabolism)
  • Lung (blood supply, drug effects, metabolism, pathology)
  • Quinolizines (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
  • Rabbits
  • Reperfusion Injury (drug therapy, metabolism, pathology)
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (metabolism)

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