ArticleJournal of inflammation research2026
Effective Component Compatibility of Bufei Yishen Formula III Alleviates Pulmonary Vascular Inflammation in COPD: Via VEGF
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- Effective-Component Compatibility of Bufei Yishen Formula III Improves Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Inhibiting Inflammatory Responses Through Blocking PTX3 Activation.Journal of inflammation research · 2026Article
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Abstract
Purpose: Chronic inflammation of the lungs can affect pulmonary vascular remodeling in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The Bufei Yishen formula (BYF) and Effective-compound combination of BYF III (ECC-BYF III) ameliorate lung histopathological injury and remodeling, but the mechanism remains unclear. This study aimed to observe the effects of ECC-BYF III on pulmonary vascular inflammation in COPD and to elucidate its detailed mechanism. Methods: In vivo, COPD rat model was established through cigarette smoke exposure (CSE) combined with repeated infections of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Rats were randomly treated with ECC-BYF III (5.5 mg/kg, once a day) or doxofylline (36 mg/kg, once a day) for eight weeks. In vitro, Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and human monocyte leukemia cells (THP-1) were induced with 10 μg/mL LPS for 24h. The pulmonary function, histopathology, inflammatory factor levels, immunoblotting results were evaluated. Results: Compared with the model group, ECC-BYF III significantly improved the lung function, alleviated pulmonary artery inflammation and relieved pulmonary vascular remodeling in COPD rats. At the molecular level, ECC-BYF III down-regulated VEGF Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that ECC-BYF III can improve pulmonary vascular remodeling in COPD rats, and its key pharmacodynamic mechanism involves the inhibition of the VEGF
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