Hydrogen gas reduces HMGB1 release in lung tissues of septic mice in an Nrf2/HO-1-dependent pathway
by Keliang Xie, Chunyan Wang, Yang Yu, Yong-Hao Yu, Man Yang, Yongyan Yang
Abstract:
Background: Lung injury is a vital contributor of mortality in septic patients. Our previous studies have found that molecular hydrogen (H2), which has anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptosis effects, had a therapeutic effect on a septic animal model through increasing expression of nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2). The aim of this research was to investigate the effects of 2% H2 gas inhalation on sepsis-induced lung injury and its underlying mechanisms. Methods: Male wild-type (WT) and Nrf2-knockout (Nrf2-KO) ICR mice underwent sham or cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) operation. Two percent of H2 gas was inhaled for 60 min beginning at both 1 h and 6 h after sham or CLP surgery. To assess the severity of septic lung injury, the 7-day survival rate, wet/dry (W/D) weight ratio of lung tissue, lung histopathologic score, pro-inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 6 (IL-6), high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1)), anti-inflammatory cytokine (interleukin 10 (IL-10)), antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1)), and an oxidative product (malondialdehyde (MDA)) were detected after sham or CLP operation. The histopathologic changes were observed in lung tissues by hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining, and pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α and IL-6), anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10), antioxidant enzymes (SOD and CAT), and MDA were detected in lung tissues by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: The results indicated that 2% H2 gas treatment increased the survival rates, decreased the W/D weight ratio and the lung injury score, alleviated the injuries caused by oxidative stress and inflammation, and induced HO-1 level but reduced HMGB1 level in WT but not Krf2-KO mice. These data reveal that H2 gas could suppress lung injury in septic mice through regulation of HO-1 and HMGB1 expression and that Nrf2 plays a main role in the protective effects of H2 gas on lung damage caused by sepsis.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intimp.2019.01.022
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