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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2020

Inhibition of calcineurin/NFATc4 signaling attenuates ventilator‑induced lung injury.

Min Li, Xiang-Zhi Fang, Xiao-Tian Liu, Yong-Feng Zheng, Yun-Bin Xie, Xiao-Dong Ma, Yan Xia, Dong-Hua Shao

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Article in Molecular medicine reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Min Li *Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212002, P.R. China.
Xiang-Zhi Fang *Department of Anesthesiology, Clinical Medical School of Yangzhou University, Subei People's Hospital of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, P.R. China.
Xiao-Tian LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212002, P.R. China.
Yong-Feng ZhengDepartment of Anesthesiology, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212002, P.R. China.
Yun-Bin XieDepartment of Anesthesiology, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212002, P.R. China.
Xiao-Dong MaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212002, P.R. China.
Yan XiaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212002, P.R. China.
Dong-Hua ShaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212002, P.R. China.
Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University · CNJiangsu University · CNYangzhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ventilator‑induced lung injury (VILI) is a life‑threatening condition caused by the inappropriate use of mechanical ventilation (MV). However, the precise molecular mechanism inducing the development of VILI remains to be elucidated. In the present study, it was revealed that the calcineurin/NFATc4 signaling pathway mediates the expression of adhesion molecules and proinflammatory cytokines essential for the development of VILI. The present results revealed that a high tidal volume ventilation (HV) caused lung inflammation and edema in the alveolar walls and the infiltration of inflammatory cells. The calcineurin activity and protein expression in the lungs were increased in animals with VILI, and NFATc4 translocated into the nucleus following calcineurin activation. Furthermore, the translocation of NFATc4 and lung injury were prevented by a calcineurin inhibitor (CsA). Thus, the present results highlighted the critical role of the calcineurin/NFATc4 signaling pathway in VILI and suggest that this pathway coincides with the release of ICAM‑1, VCAM‑1, TNF‑α and IL‑1β.

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AnimalsCalcineurinCalcineurin InhibitorsCell NucleusEdemaInflammationIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Interleukin-1betaMaleNerve Tissue ProteinsNFATC Transcription FactorsPeroxidaseRatsRats, WistarSignal TransductionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCalcineurinCalcineurin InhibitorsIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Interleukin-1betaNerve Tissue ProteinsNfatc4 protein, ratNFATC Transcription FactorsPeroxidaseTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1ca2+inflammationlung injurymechanical ventilation

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