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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2020

Ruxolitinib protects lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced sepsis through inhibition of nitric oxide production in mice.

Li Li, Xingfeng He, Xingtong Wang, Yu Sun, Guosheng Wu, He Fang, Chen Wang, Pengfei Luo, Zhaofan Xia

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Li LiDepartment of Burn Surgery, Affiliated Changhai Hospital of the Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Xingfeng HeDepartment of Burn Surgery, Affiliated Changhai Hospital of the Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Xingtong WangDepartment of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Sixth Medical Center of General Hospital, The People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100046, China.
Yu SunDepartment of Burn Surgery, Affiliated Changhai Hospital of the Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Guosheng WuDepartment of Burn Surgery, Affiliated Changhai Hospital of the Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
He FangDepartment of Burn Surgery, Affiliated Changhai Hospital of the Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Chen WangDepartment of Burn Surgery, Affiliated Changhai Hospital of the Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Pengfei LuoDepartment of Burn Surgery, Affiliated Changhai Hospital of the Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Zhaofan XiaDepartment of Burn Surgery, Affiliated Changhai Hospital of the Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Changhai Hospital · CNSecond Military Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRuxolitinib is an inhibitor of Janus kinases (JAK) 1/2. It was authorised recently by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a new Myelofibrosis treatment. In this study, we identified ruxolitinib as a new inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO) production in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS)stimulation of RAW 264.7 cells.

methodsIn vitro direct effects of ruxolitinib were determined through NO production on RAW 264.7 cells. Also the expression level of iNOS, TNF-α and IL-6 were detected by Western Blotting and qRT-PCR. In vivo therapeutic effects of ruxolitinib on sepsis were evaluated by an endotoxemia model with C57 mice. The survival was calculated and histopathological damage of organs was observed by HE. Cytokines in serum were detected by Mouse Cytokine Array Panel.

resultsRuxolitinib was found to significantly reduce NO production, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), TNF-α, and IL-6 expression, suggesting that ruxolitinib blocks LPS signaling that leads to pro-inflammatory factor expression. Furthermore, the inhibitory effects of ruxolitinib contributed to the survival of septic mice by 70% and pro-inflammatory cytokines in serum declined apparently. The results taken together indicate that ruxolitinib can significantly suppress LPS-stimulated NO production and improve the survival of septic mice, perhaps by interfering with the NF-κB pathway.

conclusionsThese findings suggest ruxolitinib might be a possible therapeutic candidate for sepsis therapy.

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lipopolysaccharide (LPS)nitric oxide (NO)Ruxolitinibsepsis

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