Pretreatment mechanism of dexmedetomidine regulating the p62/Keap1/Nrf2 signaling axis against lipopolysaccharide(LPS)induced liver injury in rats
Objective To explore the protective mechanism of dexmedetomidine(Dex)on lipopolysaccha-ride(LPS)induced liver injury in rats by regulating the p62/Keap1/Nrf2 signaling axis.Methods 50 SD rats were selected for inclusion in the study and randomly divided into 5 groups:blank control group(Sham group),LPS induced liver injury model group(LPS group),LPS induced+Dex intervention group(Dex group),Keap1/Nrf2 signal axis inhibitor group(KI696 group)and LPS induced+Dex intervention+KI696 group(Dex+KI696 group).The levels of serum lipid,liver function factor total cholesterol(TC),total glyceride(TG),alanine transaminase(ALT),aspartate aminotransferase(AST),Interleu-kin-6(IL-6),Interleukin-8(IL-8),Interleukin-1β(IL-1β),tumor necrosis factor-α,malondialdehyde(MDA),superoxide dismutase(SOD),glutathione(GSH)and catalase(CAT)were statistically different in each group after intervention.HE staining was used to analyze the pathological morphology of liver tis-sue in each group of the rats;Western blot was used to detect the expression levels of p62/Keap1/Nrf2 signaling axis key proteins(p62,Keap1,Nrf2)and iron death key proteins(PTGS2,GPx4,FTH1)in the liver tissues of the rats in each group.Results Compared with Sham group,LPS group showed increased expression of p62,TC,TG,ALT,AST,IL-6,IL-8,IL-1β,TNF-α,MDA and PTGS2,while the ex-pression of Keap1,Nrf2,SOD,GSH,CAT,GPx4 and FTH1 was decreased(P<0.05);Compared with LPS group,Dex group showed a decrease in the expression of p62,TC,TG,ALT,AST,IL-6,IL-8,IL-1 β,TNF-α,MDA and PTGS2,while the expression of Keap1,Nrf2,SOD,GSH,CAT,GPx4 and FTH1 was increased(P<0.05).The KI696 group showed a decrease in the expression of Keap1,PTGS2,SOD,GSH,CAT,GPx4andFTH1,while the expression of Nrf2,TC,TG,ALT,AST,IL-6,IL-8,IL-1 β,TNF-α and MDA was increased(P<0.05);Compared with KI696 group,Dex+KI696 group showed increased expression of Keap1,PTGS2,SOD,GSH,CAT,GPx4 and FTH1(P<0.05).Conclusion Dexmetomidine exerts antioxidant stress damage and anti-inflammatory response in LPS in-duced liver injury in rats by inhibiting p62 activity and activating Keap1/Nrf2 pathway activity,slowing down ferroptosis and achieving liver tissue protection.
lipopolysaccharide(LPS)liver injurydexmetomidineP62/Keap1/Nrf2 signal axisferroptosis