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ArticleChinese medicine2025

The preventive effect and mechanism of Tibetan medicine Aconitum tanguticum (Maxim.) Stapf on acute lung injury.

Xiang Meng, Yu-Peng Liu, Jia-Wei Dai, Yuan Bai, Xin Hu, Muhammad Azhar, Xian-Ju Huang

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Xiang Meng *College of Pharmaceutical Science, South-Central Minzu University, 182 Minyuan Road, Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China.
Yu-Peng Liu *College of Pharmaceutical Science, South-Central Minzu University, 182 Minyuan Road, Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China.
Jia-Wei DaiCollege of Pharmaceutical Science, South-Central Minzu University, 182 Minyuan Road, Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China.
Yuan BaiCollege of Pharmaceutical Science, South-Central Minzu University, 182 Minyuan Road, Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China.
Xin HuCollege of Pharmaceutical Science, South-Central Minzu University, 182 Minyuan Road, Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China.
Muhammad AzharDepartment of Genomics and Bioinformatics, Cholistan University of Vertienary Sciences Bahwalpur, 63221, Bahwalpur, Pakistan.
Xian-Ju HuangCollege of Pharmaceutical Science, South-Central Minzu University, 182 Minyuan Road, Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China. xianju@mail.scuec.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8130-1961

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Academic Innovation Teams of South-Central Minzu University XTZ24025Key Research and Development Special Project of Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Plan 2024BBB033
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ethnopharmacological relevanceAconitum tanguticum (Maxim.) Stapf (ATS) is a rare Tibetan medicinal plant that belongs to the Ranunculaceae family. This herb is mainly distributed in the high-altitude areas of Qinghai, Gansu provinces, and Tibetan Autonomous Region in China. In Tibetan medicine, ATS is mainly used to treat lung inflammation, hepatitis, gastrointestinal diseases, influenza, fever caused by infectious diseases, food poisoning, snake and scorpion bites, and yellow water disease. ATS has anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and other pharmacological effects, according to recent research. It is welltolerated by individuals from diverse ethnic groups and has a long history of use in Tibetan medicine. AIM OF THE STUDY: This study investigated the preventive effects of ATS alcoholic extract on acute lung injury (ALI) in mice and aimed to elucidate its possible mechanism of action. MATERIALS AND

methodsAlveolar epithelial cells A549 and specific pathogen-free C57BL/6 mice were induced with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to establish ALI models both in vivo and in vitro and to explore the pharmacological effects and therapeutic mechanisms of ATS.

resultsATS down-regulated the mRNA levels of inflammatory factors NF-κB p65, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-8, inhibited the release of reactive oxygen species, inhibited epithelial-mesenchymal transition caused by sustained cell injury, promoted the Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signalling pathway, reduced the degree of oxidative stress in vivo, and inhibited the production of proteins associated with LPS-induced ferroptosis.

conclusionThe Tibetan medicine ATS reduced pulmonary haemorrhage and oedema in ALI mice, alleviated the degree of lung tissue lesions, inhibited the expression of inflammatory factors and apoptosis, and plays a preventive role against acute lung injury in mice.

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Aconitum tanguticum (Maxim.) StapfAcute lung injuryFerroptosisInflammation

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PMCPMC11816786

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