The interventional effect of anti-basic fibroblast growth factor on the model of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats / 中国应用生理学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the effect of anti-basic jibroblast grouth factor (bFGF) on bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats and its possible mechanism.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Pulmonary fibrosis was induced in Wistar rats by intratracheal instillation of bleomycin (model group, group M). Then the rats received anti-bFGF on 1, 2, 3, 8, 12, 19, 25 days intracavitary injection (group K), normal saline(group C) orally. Normal controls received normal saline both intratracheally and orally. Five rats in each group were sacrificed on 1.4 week after intratracheal instillation. Histological changes of the lungs were evaluated by HE stain and Massons trichrome stain. Lung expression of bFGF proteins was assessed by immunohistochemistry and the level of bFGF protein in serum and BALF was further measured by ELISA.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Pulmonary fibrosis of group M was higher than that of group C. bFGF in group M was higher than that in group C in lung, serum and BALF on 1.4 week. Pulmonary fibrosis of group K was lower than that of group M. bFGF in group K was lower than that in group M in lung, serum and BALF on 1.4 week.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Anti-bFGF alleviates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats. Inhibiting the expressions of bFGF in lung tissues may be one of the mechanisms.</p>