• Department of Respiratory Medicine,West China Hospital,Sichuan University.Chengdu,Sichuan,610041,China.Corresponding Author:CHENG De-yun,E-mail:chengdeyun@sohu.com;
CHENG Deyun, Email: chengdeyun@sohu.com
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Objective To investigate the effects of sodium ferulate on lung mRNA expression of TGF-β1 signal transduction molecule in rats with pulmonary fibrosis,and explore the mechanism of sodium ferulate on pulmonary fibrosis.Methods A rat model of pulmonary fibrosis was induced by intratracheal injection of bleomycin (5 mg/kg).Thirty SD rats were randomly divided into three groups (n=10 in each group),ie.a control group,a pulmonary fibrosis model group,and a sodium ferulate group.The lung histopathology and the expression of collagen was examined by HE staining and collagen fibril staining respectively.The expressions of TGF-βRII and Smad4 mRNA in the lung tissue were detected by situ hybridization.And the expression of TGF-β1 mRNA was detected by real-time fluorescence-quantification RT-PCR.Results Collagen fibril staining indicated that the expression of pulmonary collagen in the model group was significantly higher than that in the control group and sodium ferulate group (P lt;0.001).The mRNA expressions of pulmonary TGF-β1,TGF-βRII and Smad4 were significantly higher in the model group than those in the control group (all P lt;0.01),and were significantly lower in the sodium ferulate group than those in the model group (all P lt;0.05).Conclusions Sodium ferulate can effectively reduce pulmonary fibrosis through inhibition of the mRNA expression of TGF-β1,TGF-βRII and Smad4 in the lung tissue,thus influence the TGF-β1/Smad4 signal transduction way and inhibit the target gene activation.

Citation: MU Mao,CHENG Deyun,YANG Liteng,FANG Xun,NIE Li,HU Xiaobo. Effects of sodium ferulate on lung mRNA expression of TGF-β1 signal transduction molecule in pulmonary fibrosis rats. Chinese Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2007, 6(2): 110-113. doi: Copy