Journal
PHYTOMEDICINE
Volume 102, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154184
Keywords
RDN injection; RILI; AIM2; EMT; PI3K/AKT
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81872877, 91853109]
- Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China [LYY22H310004]
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The study found that Re-Du-Ning (RDN) injection can effectively alleviate radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) by inhibiting AIM2-mediated pyroptosis and suppressing the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) pathway to improve radiation pneumonitis (RP).
Background: Radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) is a common side effect in chest radiotherapy patients, and there is no good medicine to treat it. Re-Du-Ning (RDN) injection is a traditional Chinese medicine that is clinically used to treat upper respiratory tract infections and acute bronchitis. RDN has the advantage of high safety and mild side effects. The mechanism of most traditional Chinese medicine preparations is unknown. Purpose: To illustrate the mechanisms of RDN for the treatment of RILI. Methods: Female C57BL/6 mice were used to establish a RILI model via irradiation, and RDN injection was intraperitoneally administered at doses of 5, 10, and 20 ml/kg. The cytokines were measured by ELISA and qPCR. The data related to Absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) inflammasome were analyzed via ELISA and a network pharmacological approach. In addition, the data related to epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) were analyzed via immunofluorescence, Western blotting, and a network pharmacological approach. Results: RDN robustly alleviated RILI. Meanwhile, RDN downregulated inflammatory cells' infiltration and the expression of pm-inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-1 beta, IL-6, and TNF-alpha. Next, the potential molecular mechanisms of RDN were predicted through network pharmacology analysis. RDN may ameliorate radiation pneumonitis (RP) by inhibiting AIM2-mediated pyroptosis. Moreover, RDN treatment inhibited EMT and phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT) pathway. The active compounds from Lonicera japonica Thunb. decreased the phosphorylation of Akt. Conclusion: These findings demonstrate that RDN, as a traditional Chinese medicine preparation, will be a candidate drug for treating RILI.
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