The Journal of Practical Medicine ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (18): 2335-2341.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-5725.2023.18.009

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Effect of Xuebijing on lung tissue damage induced by Klebsiella pneumoniae in rats with severe pneumonia through miR⁃155/JAK2/STAT1 signaling pathway

Fei WEI1,Xiangyu WANG1(),Zhiyong LIU2   

  1. 1.He′nan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (the Second Affiliated Hospital of He′nan University of Chinese Medicine),Zhengzhou 450000,China
  • Received:2023-03-22 Online:2023-09-25 Published:2023-10-10
  • Contact: Xiangyu WANG E-mail:yufei197306@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the effect of Xuebijing on rats with severe pneumonia (SP) and its possible mechanism. Methods Forty SP rats were randomly divided into model group, miRNA-155 agonist group (miRNA-155 agonist, 80 mg/kg), Xuebijing low-dose group (Xuebijing injection, 4 mg/kg), Xuebijing high-dose group (Xuebijing injection, 8 mg/kg), miR-155 agonist + Xuebijing group (miR-155 agonist 80 mg/kg, Xuebijing injection 8 mg/kg), with 8 rats in each. Eight healthy rats were included into control group. Control group and model group were injected with the same amount of normal saline through caudal vein. After 7 days of continuous administration, lung coefficient (LI), interleukin-1β (IL-1β) level, receptor tyrosine kinase 2 (JAK2), signal transduction and transcriptional activator 1 (STAT1) protein expression were detected in each group. Results Compared with those in the model group, the level of LI and IL-1β, p-JAK2/JAK2 and p-STAT1/STAT1 in lung tissue were increased in miR-155 agonist group (P < 0.05). The level of LI and IL-1β, P-JAK2 /JAK2 and P-Stat1/STAT1 in lung tissue were decreased in low and high dose Xuebijing group and miR-155 agonist + Xuebijing group (P < 0.05). Compared with those in miR-155 agonist group, the level of LI and IL-1β, P-JAK2 /JAK2 and P-Stat1/STAT1 in lung tissue were decreased in Xuebijing low and high dose group, and miR-155 agonist + Xuebijing group (P < 0.05). Compared with those in Xuebijing low dose group, the level of LI, IL-1β, p-JAK2/JAK2 and p-STAT1/STAT1 in lung tissue were increased in Xuebijing high dose group (P < 0.05). Compared with those in Xuebijing group, LI and IL-1β level, P-JAK2 /JAK2 and P-Stat1 /STAT1 in lung tissue were increased in miR-155 agonist + Xuebijing group (P < 0.05). Conclusion Xuebijing can reduce lung injury in SP rats, possibly by inhibiting the expression of miR-155 and thereby reducing the JAK2/STAT1 signaling pathway.

Key words: Xuebijing, microRNA-155, klebsiella pneumoniae, severe pneumonia

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