ABSTRACT
Objective:To investigate the protective effect of punicalagin in LPS induced ALI.Methods: ALI mice model was induced by intraperitoneal injection of LSP(20 mg/kg bodyweight) to induce acute lung injury in mice.A total of 60 mice were divided into 6 groups,10 rats in each group:normal control group,LPS group,LPS+punicalagin group (10,20,40 mg/kg bodyweight),LPS+dexamethasone group.2 h before LPS injection,punicalagin and dexamethasone were intraperitoneal injection in mice,and then by intra-peritoneal injection of a lethal dose of LPS, normal control group mice were given intraperitoneal injection of an equal volume of PBS.HE staining,observed the lung tissue of mice in the different treatment conditions of the pathological changes and the degree of lung injury,weighted the wet lung and dry lung of the mice respectively, observed degree of pulmonary edema in mice, inspect MPO activity of lung homogenate, analyzed the activation and infiltration of polymorphonuclear, counted the total number of cells and the number of inflammatory cells in alveolar lavage fluid, detected the concentration of inflammatory cytokines in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid with ELISA,and analyzed the impact of punicalagin on inflammation of lung tissue.Results: HE staining of lung tissue in mice and found that the LPS-induced lung inflammatory cell infiltration, interstitial edema and pulmonary parenchymal damage were significantly reduced.Different dose of punicalagin could significantly reduce the lung wet/dry lung weight ratio of ALI in mice ( P<0.05).Punicalagin ALI could reduce lung tissue caused exudation,edema.The different doses of punicalagin could significantly reduce the inflammatory cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid,the sum of the number of neutrophils and macrophages (P<0.05).Punicalagin could significantly reduce the concentration in the bronchoalveolar lavage cytokines IL-6,IL-12,TNF-αand IL-1β(P<0.05).The MPO activity was detected that punicalagin reduce neutrophil infiltration induced by LPS in the lung tissue.Conclusion: Punicalagin has protective effects on LPS induced acute lung injury.