Losartan Alleviates Lung Inflammation of Rats with Acute Lung Injury_Chinese Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

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SHEN Lihan ¹ , MO Hongying ² , CAI Lihua ¹ , QIN Bingjun ¹ , XIAO Zhenglun. ²

Intensive Care Unit, Dongguan People’s Hospital.Dongguan, Guangdong, 523018, ChinaCorresponding Author: SHEN Li-han, E-mail: shenlihan@ hotmail. com;

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Acute lung injury/Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Renin-angiotensin system; Angiotensin-II type 1 receptor antagonist; Losartan

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Objective To investigate the role of angiotensin-II type 1 receptor ( AT1) antagonist in treatment of acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome ( ALI/ARDS) . Methods Animal model of ALI/ARDS was induced by cecal ligation and perforation ( CLP) . ALI/ARDS animals received a separate intraperitoneal injection of several concentrations( 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 mg/kg) of AT1 inhibitor losartan after CLP, then the changes of lung injury and 7-day survival were measured. Results Oxygenation index and lung wet to dry weight ratio ( W/D) showed an improving trend when losartan was administered at doses of 5 to 15 mg/kg in ALI/ARDS rats, but aggravated above the dose of 15 mg/kg. Losartan ( 15 mg/kg) treatment significantly alleviated pulmonary edema after CLP operation, and decreased serumlevels of TNF-α, IL-6, and
IL-1β [ TNF-α: ( 554. 1 ±62. 7 ) pg/mL vs. ( 759. 2 ±21. 5 ) pg/mL, P lt; 0. 01; IL-6: ( 1227. 3 ±130. 0) pg/mL vs. ( 2670. 4 ±174. 1) pg/mL, P lt; 0. 01; IL-1β: ( 444. 0 ±38. 6) pg/mL vs. ( 486. 6 ±61. 7)pg/mL, P lt; 0. 05] . 7-day survival rate also increased in losartan treatment group at a dose of 15 mg/kg( 6. 7% vs. 0 ) . Conclusions The AT1 inhibitor, losartan, can significantly prevent lung injury in ALI/ARDS after CLP, and improve the 7-day survival rate.

Citation： SHEN Lihan,MO Hongying,CAI Lihua,QIN Bingjun,XIAO Zhenglun.. Losartan Alleviates Lung Inflammation of Rats with Acute Lung Injury. Chinese Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2010, 9(4): 409-412. doi: Copy

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4. He X, Han B,Mura M, et al. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor captopril prevents oleic acid-induced severe acute lung injury in rats.Shock, 2007 , 28 : 106-111.
5. Jerng JS, Hsu YC, Wu HD, et al. Role of the renin-angiotensin system in ventilator-induced lung injury: an in vivo study in a rat model.Thorax, 2007, 62: 527-535.
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7. Bedirli A, Kerem M, Pasaoglu H, et al. Beta-glucan attenuates inflammatory cytokine release and prevents acute lung injury in an experimental model of sepsis. Shock, 2007, 27: 397-401 .
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9. Yeh CC, Kao SJ, Lin CC, et al. The immunomodulation of endotoxininduced acute lung injury by hesperidin in vivo and in vitro. Life Sci,2007, 80: 1821-1831.

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Losartan Alleviates Lung Inflammation of Rats with Acute Lung Injury

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