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KMID : 1094720220270060949
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Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering
2022 Volume.27 No. 6 p.949 ~ p.960
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The Inhibitory Functions of Sparstolonin B against Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Induced Lung Injury
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Kim Chae-Yeong
Ryu Soo-Ho
Choi Hyuk-Jae
Park Dong-Ho
Bae Jong-Sup
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Abstract
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Particulate matter, with an aerodynamic diameter equal to or less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5), is an air pollutant that causes serious pulmonary injury when inhaled. Sparstolonin B (SsnB) from the Chinese herb, Sparganium stoloniferum inhibits the expression of inflammatory cytokines and is involved in survival pathways. We investigated the protective effects of SsnB against PM2.5-induced lung damage. PM2.5 was pretreated intranasally and 30 minutes later, SsnB was injected via a vein in the tail of mouse. The effects of SsnB on PM2.5-induced lung damages, barrier disruptive responses, and pulmonary inflammation and the underlying mechanism of SsnB were investigated. SsnB significantly reduced pathological lung injury, the lung wet/dry weight ratio, and the levels of permeability. It also considerably attenuated PM2.5-induced myeloperoxidase activity in lung tissue, reduced PM2.5-induced inflammatory cytokine levels, and suppressed PM2.5-induced lymphocytes in bronchial alveolar fluid. Moreover, SsnB increased the phosphorylation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and significantly inhibited the expression of PM2.5-stimulated toll-like receptor 2, 4 (TLR2, 4), MyD88, and autophagy-related proteins, LC3II and Beclin 1. We concluded that SsnB regulates both the TLR2, 4-MyD88 and mTOR-autophagy pathways, therefore SsnB can be used as a potential therapeutic agent for preventing PM2.5-induced pulmonary damage.
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KEYWORD
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Sparstolonin B, particulate matter, lung injury, TLR2, 4-mTOR-autophagy
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