Journal
ANTIOXIDANTS
Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antiox12030770
Keywords
NADPH-oxidase; apocynin; diphenyleneiodonium; DPI; LPS; lung inflammation; MPO; pro-inflammatory markers; oxidative stress
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Inflammation is the body's response to insults, such as lung inflammation caused by pollutants or pathogens. This study investigated the effects of two NADPH oxidase inhibitors on LPS-induced lung inflammation in rats. The results showed that the inhibitors reduced lung damage, edema, and oxidative stress markers, suggesting that NADPH oxidase inhibition could be a new therapeutic strategy for inflammatory lung diseases.
Inflammation is the body's response to insults, for instance, lung inflammation is generally caused by pathogens or by exposure to pollutants, irritants and toxins. This process involves many inflammatory cells such as epithelial cells, monocytes, macrophages and neutrophils. These cells produce and release inflammatory mediators such as pro-inflammatory cytokines, lipids and reactive oxygen species (ROS). Lung epithelial cells and phagocytes (monocytes, macrophages and neutrophils) produce ROS mainly by the NADPH oxidase NOX1 and NOX2, respectively. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of two NADPH oxidase inhibitors, apocynin and diphenyleneiodonium (DPI), on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced lung inflammation in rats. Our results showed that apocynin and DPI attenuated the LPS-induced morphological and histological alterations of the lung, reduced edema and decreased lung permeability. The evaluation of oxidative stress markers in lung homogenates showed that apocynin and DPI inhibited LPS-induced NADPH oxidase activity, and restored superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase activity in the lung resulting in the reduction in LPS-induced protein and lipid oxidation. Additionally, apocynin and DPI decreased LPS-induced MPO activity in bronchoalveolar liquid and lung homogenates, TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta in rat plasma. NADPH oxidase inhibition could be a new therapeutic strategy for the treatment of inflammatory lung diseases.
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