PMID- 35340214 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220404 LR - 20220405 IS - 1942-0994 (Electronic) IS - 1942-0900 (Print) IS - 1942-0994 (Linking) VI - 2022 DP - 2022 TI - The Activation of AMPK/NRF2 Pathway in Lung Epithelial Cells Is Involved in the Protective Effects of Kinsenoside on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury. PG - 3589277 LID - 10.1155/2022/3589277 [doi] LID - 3589277 AB - The disorder of mitochondrial dynamic equilibrium of lung epithelial cell is one of the critical causes of acute lung injury (ALI). Kinsenoside (Kin) serves as an active small-molecule component derived from traditional medicinal herb displaying multiple pharmacological actions in cancers, hyperglycemia, and liver disease. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of Kin on lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced ALI and further explore possible molecular mechanisms. Kin was administered orally (100 mg/kg/day) for 7 consecutive days before LPS instillation (5 mg/kg). After 12 hours, pathological injury, inflammatory response, and oxidative stress were detected. The results demonstrated that Kin significantly alleviated lung pathological injury and decreased the infiltration of inflammatory cells and the release of inflammatory mediators in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), apart from inhibiting the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lipid peroxidation. Meanwhile, Kin also promoted mitochondrial fusion and restrained mitochondrial fission in mice with ALI. In terms of mechanism, Kin pretreatment increased the phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and the protein level of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2). In Ampk-alpha knockout mice challenged with LPS, Kin lost its pulmonary protective effects, accompanied by lower NRF2 level. In vitro experiments further unveiled that either AMPK inhibition by Compound C or NRF2 knockdown by siRNA abolished the protective roles of Kin in LPS-treated A549 lung epithelial cells. And NRF2 activator TAT-14 could reverse the effects of Ampk-alpha deficiency. In conclusion, Kin possesses the ability to prevent LPS-induced ALI by modulating mitochondrial dynamic equilibrium in lung epithelial cell in an AMPK/NRF2-dependent manner. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Yue Yang et al. FAU - Yang, Yue AU - Yang Y AD - Department of Orthopedics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China. FAU - Zhong, Zhen-Tong AU - Zhong ZT AD - Department of Critical Care Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China. FAU - Xiao, Yong-Guang AU - Xiao YG AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1769-7687 AD - Department of Thoracic, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China. FAU - Chen, Hong-Bin AU - Chen HB AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8021-8568 AD - Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220318 PL - United States TA - Oxid Med Cell Longev JT - Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity JID - 101479826 RN - 0 (3-glucopyranosyloxybutanolide) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Monosaccharides) RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - EC 2.7.11.31 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - OL659KIY4X (4-Butyrolactone) SB - IM MH - 4-Butyrolactone/analogs & derivatives MH - AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - *Acute Lung Injury/chemically induced/drug therapy/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Epithelial Cells/metabolism MH - *Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology MH - Lung/pathology MH - Mice MH - Monosaccharides MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism PMC - PMC8956386 COIS- The authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2022/03/29 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/05 06:00 PMCR- 2022/03/18 CRDT- 2022/03/28 05:05 PHST- 2021/09/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/01/06 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/01/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/03/28 05:05 [entrez] PHST- 2022/03/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/03/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2022/3589277 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2022 Mar 18;2022:3589277. doi: 10.1155/2022/3589277. eCollection 2022.