Jujuboside B post-treatment attenuates PM2.5-induced lung injury in mice

Soo Ho Ryu, Nayeon Kim, Chaeyeong Kim, Jong Sup Bae

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Abstract

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is an air pollutant that causes severe lung injury. We investigated the effects of Jujuboside B (JB), a component of Zizyphi Spinosi Semen, on lung toxicity caused by PM2.5, and we identified the mechanism of its protective effect. Lung injury in an animal model was induced by intratracheal administration of a PM2.5 suspension. After 2 days of PM2.5 pretreatment, mice were administered JB via the tail vein three times over a 2-day period. JB significantly reduced the histological lung damage as well as the lung wet/dry weight ratio. JB also considerably reduced PM2.5-induced autophagy dysfunction, apoptosis, inflammatory cytokine levels, and the number of PM2.5-induced lymphocytes in the bronchial alveolar fluid. We conclude that by regulating TLR2, 4-MyD88, and mTOR-autophagy pathways, JB exerts a protective effect on lung injury. Thus, JB can be used as a potential therapeutic agent for PM2.5-induced lung damage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1479-1489
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Journal of Environmental Health Research
Volume33
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Keywords

  • 4-MyD88
  • Jujuboside B
  • lung toxicity
  • particulate matter
  • TLR2

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