https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2023.3639

Effects of piperlonguminine on lung injury in severe acute pancreatitis via the TLR4/NF-κB pathway

Vol. 67 No. 2 (2023)
Submitted: 1 January 2023
Accepted: 3 March 2023
Published: 20 March 2023
piperlonguminine, severe acute pancreatitis, lung injury, TLR-4/NF-κB pathway
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Qian Hu
Department of Emergency Intensive Care Unit, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Ran Tao
Department of Emergency Intensive Care Unit, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Xiaoyun Hu
Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Haibo Wu
Department of Emergency Intensive Care Unit, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Jianjun Xu
xujianjun3526@163.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4668-8395
Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.

Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory response in the pancreas, involving activation of pancreatic enzymes. Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) often causes systemic complications that affect distant organs, including the lungs. The aim of this study was to explore the therapeutic potential of piperlonguminine on SAP-induced lung injury in rat models. Acute pancreatitis was induced in rats by repetitive injections with 4% sodium taurocholate. Histological examination and biochemical assays were used to assess the severity of lung injury, including tissue damage, and levels of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase 2 (NOX2), nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase 4 (NOX4), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and inflammatory cytokines. We found that piperlonguminine significantly ameliorated pulmonary architectural distortion, hemorrhage, interstitial edema, and alveolar thickening in rats with SAP. In addition, NOX2, NOX4, ROS, and inflammatory cytokine levels in pulmonary tissues were notably decreased in piperlonguminine-treated rats. Piperlonguminine also attenuated the expression levels of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB). Together, our findings demonstrate for the first time that piperlonguminine can ameliorate acute pancreatitis-induced lung injury via inhibitory modulation of inflammatory responses by suppression of the TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway.

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The experimental protocols were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China

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Hu, Q. ., Tao, R. ., Hu, X. ., Wu, H. ., & Xu, J. (2023). Effects of piperlonguminine on lung injury in severe acute pancreatitis <em>via</em> the TLR4/NF-κB pathway. European Journal of Histochemistry, 67(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2023.3639
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