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Inhibitory effect of emodin on bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice.

Abstract：

:1. Currently, there is no satisfactory treatment for pulmonary fibrosis. Emodin, a component in Chinese herbs, has been shown to have an antifibrotic effect on pancreatic fibrosis and liver fibrosis. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that emodin may attenuate the development of pulmonary fibrosis. 2. Mice were randomly divided into five groups (n = 16 in each). One group was a control group; the remaining four groups were treated with intratracheal instillation of 3 mg/kg bleomycin (BLM). The following day, emodin (5, 10 or 20 mg/kg per day, p.o.) treatment was started for three of the BLM-treated groups and was continued for 21 days. The fourth BLM-treated group (and the control group) received daily 0.5% sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (placebo) by gavage over the same period. 3. Bleomycin challenge provoked severe pulmonary fibrosis, with marked increases in fibrosis fraction, hydroxyproline content and myeloperoxidase activity in lung tissue. Emodin treatment (10 and 20 mg/kg per day, p.o.) attenuated all these biochemical indices, as well as histopathological alterations induced by BLM. Furthermore, in mice injected with BLM, elevated levels of transforming growth factor-beta1, interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13 were found in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. These increases were significantly inhibited by 10 and 20 mg/kg per day emodin. 4. In cell culture, exposure of cells to 6.25, 12.5, 25 or 50 micromol/L emodin for 24 h decreased fibroblast proliferation. Treatment of cells with the same concentrations of emodin for 72 h decreased collagen production by fibroblasts. In addition, emodin (6.25, 12.5, 25 or 50 micromol/L) inhibited the steady state expression of alpha1 (I) procollagen and alpha2 (I) procollagen mRNA in a dose-dependent manner. 5. The results of the present study suggest that emodin may be effective in the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis.

journal_name

Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol

journal_title

Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors

Chen XH,Sun RS,Hu JM,Mo ZY,Yang ZF,Jin GY,Guan WD,Zhong NS

doi

10.1111/j.1440-1681.2008.05048.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-02-01 00:00:00

pages

146-53

issue

eissn

0305-1870

issn

1440-1681

pii

CEP5048

journal_volume

pub_type

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Inhibitory effect of emodin on bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice.