2024
Saponins from Allium macrostemon Bulbs Attenuate Endothelial Inflammation and Acute Lung Injury via the NF-κB/VCAM-1 Pathway
Liu L, Qiu L, Xue J, Zhong C, Qin M, Zhang Y, Xu C, Xie Y, Yu J. Saponins from Allium macrostemon Bulbs Attenuate Endothelial Inflammation and Acute Lung Injury via the NF-κB/VCAM-1 Pathway. Molecules 2024, 29: 1239. PMID: 38542876, PMCID: PMC10976117, DOI: 10.3390/molecules29061239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Acute lung injuryEndothelial inflammationLung injuryNF-kBAugmented expression of adhesion moleculesLung injury in vivoAcute lung infectionAcute lung injury in vivoExpression of adhesion moleculesSecretion of pro-inflammatory cytokinesVascular cell adhesion molecule-1 expressionTumor necrosis factor-aCell adhesion molecule-1Septic acute lung injuryNF-kB p65 phosphorylationAdhesion molecule-1Coronary artery diseaseInjury in vivoPro-inflammatory cytokinesHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsInflammatory mediators lipopolysaccharideExpression of pro-inflammatory factorsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsPro-inflammatory factors
2023
Tiliroside Attenuates NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in Macrophages and Protects against Acute Lung Injury in Mice
Zhong C, Yang J, Deng K, Lang X, Zhang J, Li M, Qiu L, Zhong G, Yu J. Tiliroside Attenuates NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in Macrophages and Protects against Acute Lung Injury in Mice. Molecules 2023, 28: 7527. PMID: 38005247, PMCID: PMC10673355, DOI: 10.3390/molecules28227527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAMP-activated protein kinaseNLRP3 inflammasome activationInflammasome activationReduction of mitochondrial reactive oxygen speciesMitochondrial reactive oxygen speciesMultiprotein signaling complexesMitochondrial membrane potentialImprovement of mitochondrial membrane potentialNLRP3-related diseasesAmeliorating mitochondrial damageSignaling complexProtein kinaseReactive oxygen speciesRegulating NLRP3 inflammasome activationNLRP3 inflammasomeMitochondrial damageInnate immunityDysregulated NLRP3 inflammasome activationAttenuated NLRP3 inflammasome activationNOD-like receptor family pyrin domainMembrane potentialOxygen speciesPyrin domainFamily pyrin domainDietary plants