Protective effects of perfluorocarbon combined with ligustrazine against lung ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats / 南方医科大学学报
Journal of Southern Medical University
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(12): 250-254, 2016.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effects of perfluorocarbon and ligustrazine in protecting the lungs against ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.</p><p><b>METHDS</b>Forty SD rats with ischemia-reperfusion lung injury were randomized equally into control, ligustrazine, perfluorocarbon, and perfluorocarbon plus ligustrazine groups and received the corresponding treatment via the tail vein 5 min before reperfusion. The lung tissues were harvested and the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), myeloperoxidase (MPO), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were detected 3 h after reperfusion. The pathological changes and pathological scores of the lung tissues were analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>MDA and MPO levels were significantly lower and SOD activities significantly higher in the lung tissues in the 3 treatment groups than in the control group (P<0.05). The rats in the combined treatment group showed a significantly lower MPO level and a significantly higher SOD activity than those treated with ligustrazine or perfluorocarbon alone (P<0.05). No significant difference was found in TNF-α levels in the lung tissues among the 4 groups (P>0.05). The lung tissues in the control group showed obvious edema and exudation, and the tissues in ligustrazine and perfluorocarbon groups showed no edema but with a few red blood cells and exudation; no edema was found in the combined treatment group with only a small amount of exudation. The pathological scores differed significantly among the 4 groups.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Perfluorocarbon and ligustrazine, especially in combined use, can promote endogenous oxygen free radical scavenging, decrease peripheral blood proinflammatory cytokines, and inhibit neutrophils filtration in the lungs of rats with ischemia/reperfusion lung injury.</p>
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Pharmacology
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Pyrazines
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Superoxide Dismutase
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Reperfusion Injury
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Cytokines
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Peroxidase
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Protective Agents
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Drug Therapy
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Animals
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Southern Medical University
Year:
2016
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Article
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