scholarly journals Enhancement of ICAM-1 via the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway in a rat model of severe acute pancreatitis-associated lung injury

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 788-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
XIAO HAN ◽  
YUXI WANG ◽  
HAILONG CHEN ◽  
JINGWEN ZHANG ◽  
CAIMING XU ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenyin Jin ◽  
Yinfeng Shen

Objective. To investigate the effect of Da-Cheng-Qi decoction (DCQD) on treating intestinal injury in rats with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), based on the Janus kinase 2 (JAK2)/signal transducers and transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling pathway. Methods. Rats were randomly divided into the SAP group, SAP + ruxolitinib (JAK2 inhibitor) group, SAP + Stattic (STAT3 inhibitor) group, SAP + DCQD group, and sham operation group. They were further divided into 3-hour, 6-hour, 12-hour, and 18-hour subgroups. Levels of amylase and the inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin 6, interleukin 10, and interleukin 4 in plasma were tested. The messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expression of JAK2 and STAT3 and the protein expression of phosphorylated JAK2 (p-JAK2) and phosphorylated STAT3 (p-STAT3) in the pancreas and terminal ileum tissues were examined. Results. Rats with SAP had severe changes in plasma levels of amylase and inflammatory cytokines and showed an overexpression of JAK2 mRNA, STAT3 mRNA, p-JAK2 protein, and p-STAT3 protein in the pancreas and terminal ileum. The events could be downregulated by treatment with DCQD, JAK2 inhibitor, and STAT3 inhibitor. Conclusions. In rats with SAP, DCQD ameliorated inflammatory cytokines and intestinal injury, which may be closely associated with the inhibition of the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway.


2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Lei Wang ◽  
Chun-Mei Qiao ◽  
Jiong-Ou Liu ◽  
Chun-Yang Li

Background: The present study aims to investigate the protective effects of the SOCS1-JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway on neurons in a rat model of ischemic stroke. Methods: Our study was conducted using an ischemic stroke rat model. After the microglia were extracted, 40 neonatal Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were assigned into the blank, AG490, model and negative control (NC) groups. The neurological function of all the rats was evaluated. Histopathological changes were observed. qRT-PCR and western blotting were applied to measure the expression of genes and proteins in the SOCS1-JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway and related to apoptosis. The TUNEL assay was conducted to calculate the cellular morphology and apoptosis of neuronal cells. Cell viability was detected using the MTT assay. In addition, immunoassays were used to measure the content of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione (GSH) and malondialdehyde (MDA) as well as the levels of oxidative stress. Results: Compared with the blank group, the model and NC groups showed higher neurological function scores—the cytoplasm of the neurons were cavitated, the organelles were reduced with unclear margins, some of the neurons were necrotic, and apoptosis was increased. In addition, the NC and model groups exhibited decreased cell viability, lower mRNA and protein expression of SOCS1 SOCS3 and bcl-2 and reduced SOD and GSH levels but higher mRNA and protein expression levels of AK2, STAT3,Bax and caspase-3 as well as increased protein expression of P-JAK2, P-STAT3 and activated caspase-3 (c-caspase-3). Moreover, the MDA levels were up-regulated in the NC and model groups. In contrast, opposing trends were found in the AG490 group compared with the NC and model groups. Conclusion: These data demonstrate that inhibiting the SOCS1-JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway can reduce the loss of nerve function and apoptosis of neuronal cells, which provides a new target for the clinical treatment of ischemic stroke.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Qian Zhang ◽  
Chen Zhao ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Kai Sun ◽  
Linlin Yu ◽  
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Acute pancreatitis (AP), an inflammatory disorder of the pancreas, can cause systemic inflammatory responses. Escin Sodium (ES), a natural mixture of triterpene saponins extracted from the dry ripe fruit of Fructus Aesculi or horse chestnut crude, has been demonstrated to have antiedematous, anti-inflammatory, and antiexudative effects. We here aim to investigate the effects of ES pretreatment on AP in vivo and in vitro and explore its potential molecular mechanism. In the present study, we demonstrated that ES pretreatment could apparently decrease amylase and lipase, downregulate inflammatory cytokines, and attenuate pancreatic damage. Additionally, the increased expression of apoptotic-related proteins and the results of flow cytometry demonstrated the effects of ES on promoting apoptosis in acinar cells. Moreover, ES could enhance mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP, ΔΨm) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) level and reduce intracellular calcium concentration, which are closely related to mitochondrial-mediated death. The effect of ES pretreatment on acinar cell apoptosis was furtherly confirmed by the regulatory pathway of the ERK/STAT3 axis. These results suggest that ES attenuates the severity of AP by enhancing cell apoptosis via suppressing the ERK/STAT3 signaling pathway. These findings provide evidence for ES which is treated as a novel and potent therapeutic for the treatment of AP.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Wang ◽  
Tingting Han ◽  
Ruihe Lai ◽  
Dalong Zhang ◽  
Yao Diao ◽  
...  

Abstract BackgroundTo explore the mechanism of nicotine mediated improvement of cognitive impairment in an established ischemic rat model. MethodsEndothelin-1 (ET-1) was injected into the left thalamic region in adult male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats to establish ischemia model. 6 groups of rats (6 rats in each group) were then treated with nicotine, nicotine+DHβE, DHβE, AG490, nicotine +AG490 and saline respectively via intraperitoneal injection for 9 days. Another sham operation group was treated with saline as above. Morris Water Maze (MWM) test was performed for 6 consecutive days starting on the 4th day after operation to detect the cognitive function of rats in each group. 2-[18F]-A-85380 microPET imaging was performed on day 10 to evaluate the changes of α4β2 nAChRs in different brain regions of rats. Real-time PCR and Western blot were used to detect the amount of α4β2 nAChRs, JAK2, STAT3 and inflammatory factors in thalamus of rats in each group. ResultsThe results of MWM test showed the spatial learning and memory abilities of rats in the nicotine and sham operation groups were significantly better than the saline treating group in this ischemic rat model (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in other groups (p>0.05). MicroPET imaging showed more uptake of 2-[18F]-A-85380 in the nicotine, nicotine+AG490 and sham operation groups than in saline treating group, while there was no significant difference found in other groups (p>0.05). The expression of α4- and β2-nAChR in nicotine, nicotine+AG490 and sham operation groups was significantly higher than the saline treating group (p<0.05). In the nicotine group, the expression of p-JAK2 and p-STAT3 in left thalamus of rats was significantly higher than the saline treating group (p<0.05), and the expression of IL-1β and IL-6 protein was found to be lower than the saline treating group (p<0.05). While the expression of p-JAK2, p-STAT3 and inflammatory factors was not significantly different in all the other groups (p>0.05). ConclusionThe study suggests nicotine inhibits the expression of inflammatory factors by activating α4β2 nAChRs through the activation of JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway to improve cognitive impairment in ischemic rats.


2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Wang ◽  
Jiang-Wei Liu ◽  
Zhi-Ling Li ◽  
Xiao-Yu Xue ◽  
Hong-Yan Zhao ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingting Xia ◽  
Yijie Gu ◽  
Jiaqing Shen ◽  
Lu Zheng ◽  
Chunfang Xu

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