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ArticlePhytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology2023

The effects and mechanisms of the anti-COVID-19 traditional Chinese medicine, Dehydroandrographolide from Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wall, on acute lung injury by the inhibition of NLRP3-mediated pyroptosis.

Zhichen Pu, Bangzhi Sui, Xingwen Wang, Wusuan Wang, Lingling Li, Haitang Xie

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Article in Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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Zhichen PuDrug Clinical Evaluation, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui 241001, China; Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China; State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Tongjiaxiang 24, Nanjing 210009, China.
Bangzhi SuiDepartment of Pediatric surgery, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui 241001, China.
Xingwen WangDrug Clinical Evaluation, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui 241001, China.
Wusuan WangDepartment of Pharmacology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui 241001, China.
Lingling LiDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui 241001, China. Electronic address: illl1210@126.com.
Haitang XieDrug Clinical Evaluation, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui 241001, China. Electronic address: xiehaitang@sina.com.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDehydroandrographolide (Deh) from Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wall has strong anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. PURPOSE: To explore the role of Deh in acute lung injury (ALI) of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) and its inflammatory molecular mechanism.

methodsLiposaccharide (LPS) was injected into a C57BL/6 mouse model of ALI, and LPS + adenosine triphosphate (ATP) was used to stimulate BMDMs in an in vitro model of ALI.

resultsIn an in vivo and in vitro model of ALI, Deh considerably reduced inflammation and oxidative stress by inhibiting NLRP3-mediated pyroptosis and attenuated mitochondrial damage to suppress NLRP3-mediated pyroptosis through the suppression of ROS production by inhibiting the Akt/Nrf2 pathway. Deh inhibited the interaction between Akt at T308 and PDPK1 at S549 to promote Akt protein phosphorylation. Deh directly targeted PDPK1 protein and accelerated PDPK1 ubiquitination. 91-GLY, 111-LYS, 126-TYR, 162-ALA, 205-ASP and 223-ASP may be the reason for the interaction between PDPK1 and Deh.

conclusionDeh from Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wall presented NLRP3-mediated pyroptosis in a model of ALI through ROS-induced mitochondrial damage through inhibition of the Akt/Nrf2 pathway by PDPK1 ubiquitination. Therefore, it can be concluded that Deh may be a potential therapeutic drug for the treatment of ALI in COVID-19 or other respiratory diseases.

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Acute Lung InjuryCOVID-19Andrographis paniculataAnimalsDiterpenesInflammasomesLipopolysaccharidesMedicine, Chinese TraditionalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNF-E2-Related Factor 2NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPyroptosisReactive Oxygen SpeciesdehydroandrographolideDiterpenesInflammasomesLipopolysaccharidesNF-E2-Related Factor 2NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, mouseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReactive Oxygen SpeciesCOVID-19DehydroandrographolidePDPK1PyroptosisUbiquitination

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