Captopril attenuates lung inflammation through inhibiting the expression of CCL-2 in rats with acute radiation-induced lung injury
Wang Jun,Lu Hongda,Lei Zhang,Wu Hongbin,Lu Chi
Department of Internal Oncology,Hubei Caner Hospital,Wuhan 430079,China (Wang J);Department of Internal Oncology,Central Hospital of Wuhan,Wuhan 430014,China (Lu HD,Lei Z,Wu HB,Lu C)
Abstract: Objective To explore the inhibitory effect of captopril on acute radiation-induced lung injury in rats and the possible mechanism. Methods Sixty-four female Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group, irradiation group, irradiation+low-dose captopril group, and irradiation+high-dose captopril group. A single dose of 20 Gy was given to the right lung of all rats except those in the control group to establish a rat model of acute radiation-induced lung injury. These rats were sacrificed at 1, 2, 4, and 8 weeks. HE staining was used to observe the pathological changes in lung tissue;RT-PCR and Western blot were used to measure the mRNA and protein expression of CCL-2 in lung tissue;immunohistochemical assay was used to determine the number of monocytes (CD68) in lung tissue. A one-way analysis of variance was performed. Results Captopril significantly reduced lung inflammation in rats with acute radiation-induced lung injury (P<0.05), inhibited the accumulation of monocytes (CD68) in lung tissue (P<0.05), and decreased the content of CCL-2 in lung tissue (P<0.05). Conclusions For rats with acute radiation-induced lung injury, captopril can reduce the expression of CCL-2 to inhibit the accumulation of monocytes in lung tissue and thus attenuate lung inflammation.
Wang Jun,Lu Hongda,Lei Zhang et al. Captopril attenuates lung inflammation through inhibiting the expression of CCL-2 in rats with acute radiation-induced lung injury[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2017, 26(10): 1209-1213.