Effects of esketamine on pyrolysis in lung tissues of rats with endotoxin-induced acute lung injury / 中华麻醉学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To evaluate the effects of esketamine on pyrolysis in lung tissues of rats with endotoxin-induced acute lung injury (ALI).Methods:SPF healthy adult male Sprague-Dawley rats, weighing 200-220 g, aged 8 weeks, were divided into 3 groups ( n=10 each) using a random number table method: control group (group C), endotoxin-induced ALI group (group ALI) and esketamine group (group E). Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) 10 mg/kg was intraperitoneally injected to establish the model of endotoxin-induced ALI model.The equal volume of 0.9% sodium chloride injection was intraperitoneally injected in group C. Esketamine 10 mg/kg was intraperitoneally injected at 30 min of injection of LPS in group E. Lung tissues were removed after blood samples were collected from hearts at 24 h after injection of LPS for determination of concentrations of serum interleukin-1beta (IL-1β) and IL-8 (by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay), the wet/dry weight ratio (W/D ratio), activities of myeloperoxidase (MPO) (by colorimetric assay) and the expression of nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor containing pyrin domain 3 (NLRP3), caspase-1 and gasdermin D (GSDMD) (by Western blot) and for examination of pathological changes which were scored after haematoxylin and eosin staining and ultrastructure (using an electron microscope). Results:Compared with group C, the lung injury score, W/D ratio, MPO activity, expression of NLRP3, caspase-1 and GSDMD and concentrations of IL-1β and IL-18 in serum were significantly increased in ALI and E groups ( P<0.05). Compared with group ALI, the lung injury score, W/D ratio, MPO activity, expression of NLRP3, caspase-1 and GSDMD and concentrations of IL-1β and IL-18 in serum were significantly decreased in group E ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The mechanism by which esketamine reduces endotoxin-induced ALI is related with inhibition of pyrolysis in lung tissues of rats.