ArticlePharmaceutical biology2022
Ferulic acid alleviates alveolar epithelial barrier dysfunction in sepsis-induced acute lung injury by activating the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway and inhibiting ferroptosis.
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Abstract
contextFerulic acid (FA) has antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects, and is a promising drug to treat sepsis.
objectiveTo study the therapeutic effect of FA in sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI) and its underlying mechanisms. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe caecal ligation and puncture (CLP) manoeuvre was applied to establish a murine model of sepsis-induced ALI, and female BALB/c mice (6 mice per group) were subjected to 100 mg/kg FA or 0.8 mg/kg ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1, ferroptosis inhibitor) treatment to clarify the role of FA in preserving alveolar epithelial barrier function and inhibiting ferroptosis. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 500 ng/mL)-induced cell models were prepared and subjected to FA (0.1 μM), sh-Nrf2, and Fe (Fe-citrate, ferroptosis inducer; 5 M) treatment to study the
resultsWe found that FA decreased the lung injury score (48% reduction), lung wet/dry weight ratio (33% reduction), and myeloperoxidase activity (58% reduction) in sepsis-induced ALI. Moreover, FA inhibited ferroptosis of alveolar epithelial cells and improved alveolar epithelial barrier dysfunction. The protective role of FA against alveolar epithelial barrier dysfunction could be reversed by the ferroptosis inducer Fe-citrate, suggesting that FA alleviates alveolar epithelial barrier dysfunction by inhibiting ferroptosis. Mechanistically, we found that FA inhibited ferroptosis of alveolar epithelial cells by activating the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway.
conclusionCollectively, our data highlighted the alleviatory role of ferulic acid in sepsis-induced ALI by activating the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway and inhibiting ferroptosis, offering a new basis for sepsis treatment.
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