Effect of sophoridine on lipopolysaccharide-induced pulmonary alveolar epithelial cell damage
Objective To investigate the effect of sophoridine on lipopolysaccharide(LPS)induced pulmonary alveolar epithelial cell damage by regulating the high-mobility group box 1(HMGB1)-receptor for advanced glycation end product(RAGE)signal pathway.Methods A549 and HAEC Ⅱ cells cultured in vitro were randomly divided into 5 groups:control group,LPS group,LPS+sophoridine group,LPS+empty group and LPS+sophoridine+HMGB1 overexpression group.Except for the control group,cells in other groups were induced by LPS to establish the injury models and treated with sophoridine and plasmids,respectively.Cell counting kit-8(CCK-8)method and terminal-deoxynucleoitidyl transferase mediated nick end labeling staining were used to detect cell viability and apoptosis rate in each group;Western blotting was used to detect the expression of HMGB1 and RAGE proteins.Results The A549 cell viability of control group,LPS group,LPS+sophoridine group,LPS+empty group and LPS+sophoridine+HMGB1 overexpression group were(100.00±0.00)%,(56.73±8.31)%,(90.02±11.24)%,(53.26±9.15)%and(60.84±8.13)%;the cell viability of HAEC Ⅱ were(100.00±0.00)%,(50.86±7.56)%,(93.05±12.38)%,(54.10±8.42)%and(54.43±6.14)%;the apoptosis rates of A549 cells were(2.11±0.65)%,(42.46±5.20)%,(4.01±1.31)%,(44.74±4.93)%and(39.75±4.86)%;the apoptosis rates of HAEC Ⅱ cells were(2.30±0.72)%,(48.14±4.87)%,(3.83±1.23)%,(45.72±5.14)%and(44.81±5.25)%;the HMGB1 protein levels in A549 cells were 0.16±0.02,0.87±0.13,0.19±0.04,0.89±0.11 and 0.84±0.12;RAGE protein levels were 0.19±0.03,0.94±0.16,0.21±0.04,0.96±0.15 and 0.90±0.17;the HMGB1 protein levels in HAEC Ⅱ cells were 0.13±0.04,0.79±0.10,0.15±0.04,0.80±0.14 and 0.75±0.12;RAGE protein levels were 0.28±0.07,1.08±0.19,0.31±0.06,1.10±0.21 and 1.04±0.15.The above indexes:there were statistically significant differences between LPS group and control group,LPS+sophoridine group and LPS group,LPS+sophoridine+HMGB1 overexpression group and LPS+sophoridine group(all P<0.05).Conclusion Sophoritine can clear reactive oxygen species,reduce the production of inflammatory factors,enhance antioxidant enzyme activity,and inhibit LPS induced inflammation and oxidative stress in alveolar epithelial cells by reducing HMGB1-RAGE signal activity,ultimately reducing cell damage.
sophoridinehigh-mobility group box 1-receptor for advanced glycation end productlipopolysaccharidepulmonary alveolar epithelial cellsdamage