Harmine has no lung-protective effects in a canine model of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Inflammatory cellactivation and the generation of oxygen free radicals are important factors of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury. Adding the drugs with anti-inflammation and antioxidant effects into the lung preservation solution used, can improve the protection fluid, and play a crucial role in the study of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury and protection of the function of transplanted lung.

To discussion the effect of harmine in canine model of pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Twelve healthy hybrid dogs were randomly divided into two groups, with six rats in each group. A canine model of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury was established, and the protecting liquid was perfused with the clockwise irrigation method. Control grouplow potassium dextran protective fluid;experimental grouplow potassium dextran+harmine protective fluid. After 2 hours of ischemia, the left lung circulation was recovered. The left lung tissue and blood samples were col ected from two groups of animal models after reperfusion, and their cytokines levels and the lung wet/dry weight ratio were detected and calculated. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was col ected to observe the pathological indicators. The main pulmonary artery pressure, left and right pulmonary artery pressure were recorded by continuous monitoring. RESULTS AND

There were no statistical y significant differences in the interleukin-17, tumor necrosis factorαand endothelin 1 content in the left lung tissue and the blood between the two groups at 2 and 4 hours after reperfusion (P>0.05). After 4 hours of reperfusion in both groups, the neutrophil number, the number of lymphocytes, alveolar edema index, and vascular wal damage in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid showed no statistical y significant differences (P>0.05). Through the analysis of variance, the main pulmonary artery pressure, left pulmonary artery pressure and right pulmonary artery pressure also had no statistical significance between the two groups (P>0.05). By the analysis of cytokines, pathological indicators, lung wet/dry weight ratio, and pulmonary arterial pressure, harmine has no significant lung protection effect in canine model of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury.