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ArticleExperimental animals2021

Effect of low-dose ethanol on NLRP3 inflammasome in diabetes-induced lung injury.

Wenlian Wang, Zhenzhen Cao, Huan Liang, Chengling Zhao, Beilei Gong, Junfeng Hu

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Article in Experimental animals, 2021. 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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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Wenlian WangDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College; 287 Changhuai Road, Anhui 233004, P.R. China.
Zhenzhen CaoDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College; 287 Changhuai Road, Anhui 233004, P.R. China.
Huan LiangDepartment of Physiology, Bengbu Medical College, 2600 Donghai Avenue, Anhui 233030, P.R. China.
Chengling ZhaoDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College; 287 Changhuai Road, Anhui 233004, P.R. China.
Beilei GongDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College; 287 Changhuai Road, Anhui 233004, P.R. China.
Junfeng HuDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College; 287 Changhuai Road, Anhui 233004, P.R. China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College · CNBengbu Medical College · CNNanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To observe the changes in NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome in a rat model of diabetes-induced lung injury, and investigate the effect of low-dose ethanol on the production of NLRP3 inflammasome. The type I diabetic mellitus (DM) rat model was established, and the rats were divided into four groups: normal control group (CON group), low-dose ethanol group (EtOH group), diabetes group (DM group) and DM+EtOH group. The rats were fed for 6 and 12 weeks, respectively. The ratio of lung wet weight/body weight (lung/body coefficient) was calculated, and the changes of pulmonary morphology and fibrosis were observed by HE and Masson staining. The changes in pulmonary ultra-structure were examined by electron microscopy. The expressions of mitochondrial acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) and NLRP3 inflammasome key factors, NLRP3, ASC and caspase-1 proteins were detected by western blot. Compared with the CON group, the lung/body coefficient was increased (P<0.05), lung fibrosis occurred, ALDH2 protein expression was decreased, and NLRP3, ASC and caspase-1 protein expressions were increased in the DM rats (P<0.05). Compared with the DM group, the lung/body coefficient and fibrosis degree were decreased, ALDH2 protein expression was increased (P<0.05), and NLRP3, ASC and caspase-1 protein expressions were decreased in the DM+EtOH group (P<0.05). Hence, low-dose ethanol increased ALDH2 protein expression and alleviated diabetes-induced lung injury by inhibiting the production of NLRP3 inflammasome.

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Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, MitochondrialAnimalsDiabetes ComplicationsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEthanolInflammasomesInflammationLung InjuryMaleNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinRandom AllocationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyAldehyde Dehydrogenase, MitochondrialAldh2 protein, ratEthanolInflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, ratdiabetic ratlow-dose ethanollung injurymitochondrial acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2NLRP3 inflammasome

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PMID33814530
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