Rezan Demiralay1, Nesrin Gürsan2, Havva Erdem2. 1. Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey. 2. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the frequency of apoptosis in rat pulmonary epithelial cells after the injection of an intraperitoneal endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the effects of LPS on apoptotic (bax, caspase-3) and antiapoptotic (bcl-2) markers during lung damage, and the protective effects of two known antioxidant agents, erdosteine and N-acetylcysteine (NAC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Male Wistar rats were divided into the following six groups, which included nine rats each: two control groups, two LPS-treated groups, one erdosteine-treated group (150 mg/kg), and one NAC-treated group (150 mg/kg). LPS was injected intraperitoneally at a dosage of 20 mg/kg. Following LPS injection, the antioxidants were orally administered. The rats were sacrificed at 24 h after LPS administration. The levels of apoptosis in bronchiolar and alveolar cells were determined using the TUNEL-staining method. Immunohistochemical staining of cytoplasmic bax, caspase-3, and bcl-2 in the epithelial cells was performed. RESULTS: Erdosteine and NAC significantly reduced the rate of LPS-induced pulmonary epithelial cell apoptosis. The effect of NAC on regulating apoptosis was weaker than that of erdosteine. Erdosteine and NAC significantly reduced the local induction of bax and caspase 3 and significantly increased the reduced local production of bcl-2. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that erdosteine and NΑC can effectively protect the lungs from the damaging effects of LPS.
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the frequency of apoptosis in rat pulmonary epithelial cells after the injection of an intraperitoneal endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the effects of LPS on apoptotic (bax, caspase-3) and antiapoptotic (bcl-2) markers during lung damage, and the protective effects of two known antioxidant agents, erdosteine and N-acetylcysteine (NAC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Male Wistar rats were divided into the following six groups, which included nine rats each: two control groups, two LPS-treated groups, one erdosteine-treated group (150 mg/kg), and one NAC-treated group (150 mg/kg). LPS was injected intraperitoneally at a dosage of 20 mg/kg. Following LPS injection, the antioxidants were orally administered. The rats were sacrificed at 24 h after LPS administration. The levels of apoptosis in bronchiolar and alveolar cells were determined using the TUNEL-staining method. Immunohistochemical staining of cytoplasmic bax, caspase-3, and bcl-2 in the epithelial cells was performed. RESULTS: Erdosteine and NAC significantly reduced the rate of LPS-induced pulmonary epithelial cell apoptosis. The effect of NAC on regulating apoptosis was weaker than that of erdosteine. Erdosteine and NAC significantly reduced the local induction of bax and caspase 3 and significantly increased the reduced local production of bcl-2. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that erdosteine and NΑC can effectively protect the lungs from the damaging effects of LPS.
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