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ArticleAmerican journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology2026

Reduction of palmitoleic acid due to changes in pulmonary microbiota contributes to acute lung injury after single-lung ventilation.

Zhizhi Wang, Zhiming Chen, Tianlan Ye, Jiayang Fan, Yikuan Cai, Hu Zhou, Tongyin Ou, Di Lu, Kaican Cai

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  1. Palmitoleic acid loss links pulmonary dysbiosis to lung injury after single-lung ventilation.American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology · 2026
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Zhizhi WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhiming ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Tianlan YeDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiayang FanDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yikuan CaiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Hu ZhouDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Tongyin OuSchool of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Di LuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Kaican CaiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4664-6694

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Guang Dong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2023A1515110168Guang Dong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2025A1515010570President Foundation of Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University 2022A028Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou 2024A04J5106Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou 2024A04J5190
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Abstract

backgroundSingle-lung ventilation (SLV), commonly used in thoracic surgery, carries a risk of acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Our previous studies suggest that pulmonary microbiota may play a role in SLV-induced lung injury, but the precise mechanisms remain unclear. Palmitoleic acid (PoA), a crucial metabolite, is associated with protective physiological processes. This study explores the variations in pulmonary microbiota and metabolites during SLV-induced lung injury and investigates the potential protective role of PoA.

resultsThe development of SLV-induced lung injury correlated with the changes of pulmonary microbiota and alterations of certain microbial genera and species. Through metabolomics and correlation analysis of pulmonary metabolites and microbiota, several metabolites exhibited a negative association with SLV-induced lung injury, with PoA being particularly noteworthy. Changes in pulmonary microbiota appeared to contribute to the reduction of PoA levels, ultimately leading to lung injury. Supplementation with PoA significantly attenuated the severity of lung injury, both in vivo and in vitro, by upregulating PPARγ expression and its downstream signaling pathways.

conclusionsThe dysregulation of pulmonary microbiota contributes to SLV-induced lung injury, with PoA reduction playing a role in this process. PoA supplementation offers a protective effect by activating the PPAR pathway, suggesting its therapeutic potential in mitigating SLV-induced lung injury.

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Acute Lung InjuryFatty Acids, MonounsaturatedLungMicrobiotaOne-Lung VentilationAnimalsMaleMice, Inbred C57BLPPAR gammaFatty Acids, Monounsaturatedpalmitoleic acidPPAR gammalung injurypalmitoleic acidPPARpulmonary microbiotasingle-lung ventilation

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PMCPMC13147449

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