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Is lipoxin A4 an effective treatment on fat embolism syndrome by attenuating pro-inflammatory response?
Hui Zhang1, Aizhong Wang2, Tao Xu2
1Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 1055, Sanxiang Road, Suzhou 215004, China; Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai, Jiao Tong University, No. 600, Yishan Road, Shanghai 200233, China.
Abstract:
Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is characterized by high mortality and lack of effective treatment, the symptomatic therapy is most used to relieve clinical symptoms. Some studies have shown that inflammation is one of the main pathogeneses of FES. Lipoxin A4 is an endogenous-derived anti-inflammatory substance which was discovered recently. It can alleviate inflammatory response and promote inflammation resolution, and is referred as brake signal of inflammation. Therefore we hypothesize that lipoxin A4 may have a remission and therapeutic effect on FES by attenuating FES-induced inflammatory responses.
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