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Cannabinoid Analogue WIN 55212-2 Protects Paraquat-Induced Lung Injury and Enhances Macrophage M2 Polarization

Journal

INFLAMMATION
Volume 45, Issue 6, Pages 2256-2267

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SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10753-022-01688-z

Keywords

WIN 55212-2; paraquat; M2 macrophage; lung fibrosis; macrophage polarization; IL-10

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  1. Yunnan Financial Social Security Departments Emergency Fund [116]

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This study investigated the protective effects of WIN 55212-2 on paraquat-induced lung injury in mice. The results showed that WIN 55212-2 reduced the mortality of mice and decreased the number of inflammation-associated cells and pro-inflammatory factors in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Additionally, WIN 55212-2 increased the population of M2 cells, improved lung histology, and reduced fibrosis formation.
WIN 55212-2 is an endocannabinoids analogue that has been reported to have anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrosis effects on different models. In this study, we investigated the protective effects of WIN 55212-2 on paraquat (PQ)-induced poison on mice especially on lung injury. Mice were administrated with different dose of PQ and thereafter treated with 0.2 mg/kg or 1 mg/kg WIN 55212-2. The survival of mice was recorded during 4 weeks of observation. Twenty-eight days after PQ treatment, the cell population and inflammatory factors IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-alpha were measured in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). Pulmonary fibrosis was evaluated by Masson staining. Our results showed that WIN 55212-2 treatment reduced PQ-induced mortality of mice in a dose dependent manner. It decreased the number of inflammation-associated cells, as well as the level of pro-inflammatory factors in BALF (P < 0.05). WIN 55212-2 increased M2 cells in BALF (P < 0.05), improved the lung histology, reduced fibrosis formation, and decreased TGF-beta, alpha-SMA and PDGFRa expression. The protective effects of WIN 55212-2 on PQ-induced lung injury and fibrosis were associated with an increase inM2 cells and increased expressions of IL-10, CD163, and CD206, suggesting that polarization of M2 macrophages may be involved in WIN 55212-2 protective effects on PQ-induced lung injury.

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