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Chao Chen1, Ying Zhang, Zhaohui Du
1Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care Medicine & Emergency Medicine Center, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve may have positive effects on many inflammatory diseases. This study determined the beneficial effects of vagus nerve stimulation and the mechanisms by which it attenuates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury (ALI). Rats were intraperitoneally injected with 10 mg/kg LPS to induce ALI. The results showed that vagus nerve stimulation could improve lung injury, as evidenced by remarkable reductions in lung edema (wet-to-dry weight ratio), neutrophil infiltration (myeloperoxidase activity), and pulmonary permeability [total number of cells and protein concentrations in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF)]. In addition, vagus nerve stimulation not only decreased the expressions of Src-suppressed C kinase substrate and E-selectin proteins in lung tissue but also effectively attenuated the concentrations of the proinflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, and interleukin-6 in BALF. These suggest that vagus nerve stimulation is a suitable treatment for LPS-induced ALI and indicate that it helps ameliorate pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell injury by downregulating inflammatory responses.
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