ArticleBiomolecules & biomedicine2023
Sivelestat sodium attenuates acute lung injury by inhibiting JNK/NF-κB and activating Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathways.
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- Sivelestat for septic patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of a deadly duo.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Global research progress of endothelial cells and ALI/ARDS: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Pooled it
- Sivelestat sodium alleviates sepsis-associated acute lung injury by inhibiting ferroptosis via the Nrf2/SLC7A11/GPX4 axis.PloS one · 2026Article
- Therapies for bronchiectasis: mechanisms and potential effects.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Sivelestat sodium: a novel therapeutic agent in a mouse model of acute exacerbation pulmonary fibrosis through multiple mechanisms.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Recombinant human urinary trypsin inhibitor improves the immunological function of splenic dendritic cells in mice with acute lung injury.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Advances in acute respiratory distress syndrome: focusing on heterogeneity, pathophysiology, and therapeutic strategies.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025Review
- Mechanisms and Nanomedicine Interventions of Acute Lung Injury Induced by Intestinal Ischemia-Reperfusion: A Mini Review.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Review
- Sivelestat sodium alleviated sepsis-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting TGF-β/Smad signaling pathways through upregulating microRNA-744-5p.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- A neutrophil elastase inhibitor, sivelestat, attenuates sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by inhibiting oxidative stress.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Total flavonoids ofIranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2024Article
- Reactive Oxygen Species and Strategies for Antioxidant Intervention in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Curcumin promotes skin wound healing by activating Nrf2 signaling pathways and inducing apoptosis in mice.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
Sivelestat sodium (SIV), a neutrophil elastase inhibitor, is mainly used for the clinical treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or acute lung injury (ALI). However, studies investigating the effects of SIV treatment of ALI are limited. Therefore, this study investigated the potential molecular mechanism of the protective effects of SIV against ALI. Human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (HPMECs) were stimulated with tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), and male Sprague-Dawley rats were intratracheally injected with Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) and treated with SIV, ML385, and anisomycin (ANI) to mimic the pathogenetic process of ALI in vitro and in vivo, respectively. The levels of inflammatory cytokines and indicators of oxidative stress were assessed in vitro and in vivo. The wet/dry (W/D) ratio of lung tissues, histopathological changes, inflammatory cells levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), and survival rates of rats were analyzed. The JNK/NF-κB (p65) and Nrf2/HO-1 levels in the HPMECs and lung tissues were analyzed by western blot and immunofluorescence analyses. Administration of SIV reduced the inflammatory factors levels, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and increased the levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) in lung tissues. Meanwhile, SIV alleviated pathological injuries, decreased the W/D ratio, and inflammatory cell infiltration in lung tissue. In addition, SIV also inhibited the activation of JNK/NF-κB signaling pathway, promoted nuclear translocation of Nrf2, and upregulated the expression of heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1). However, ANI or ML385 significantly reversed these changes. SIV effectively attenuated the inflammatory response and oxidative stress. Its potential molecular mechanism was related to the JNK/NF-κB activation and Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway inhibition. This further deepened the understanding of the protective effects of SIV against ALI.
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