Objective: To explore the protective effect of ulinastatin on the lung tissue of rats with stroke-associated pneumonia based on the vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA)/stromal cell-derived factor-1(SDF-1)/CXC chemokine receptor (CXCR4) pathway.Methods: From January 2021 to June 2021,a total of 48 rats were used to establish a stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) model and randomly grouped into four groups:model group,ulinastatin ((100 kU·kg-1) group,AMD3100(CXCR4 inhibitor,dose:2.5 mg·kg-1) group,and ulinastatin (100 kU·kg-1)+AMD3100(2.5 mg·kg-1) group,and another 12 SD rats were allocated into sham operation group.After grouping and intervention with drugs,the arterial blood oxygen partial pressure (PaO2) and carbon dioxide partial pressure (PaCO2),white blood cell count in alveolar lavage fluid (BALF),lung tissue wet-to-dry weight ratio,the levels of serum inflammatory mediator reactive oxygen species (ROS),interleukin (IL)-18 and IL-6,and the expressions of lung tissue VEGFA/SDF-1/CXCR4 pathway proteins were measured,the pathological changes of rat lung tissue were observed,and Holfbauer score was made.Results: Compared with the sham operation group,the arterial blood PaCO2 [(59.03±4.95)vs.(33.97±2.38) mmHg],white blood cell count[(80.96±16.15)vs.(22.74±4.26)×106/ml],wet-to-dry weight ratio[(6.20±0.43)vs.(4.41±0.32)],Holfbauer score[(2.53±0.42)vs.(0.00±0.00) points],the levels of serum ROS[(232.05±31.72)vs.(112.47±16.84) mmol·L-1],IL-18[(3.71±0.38)vs.(0.64±0.12) ng·ml-1]and IL-6[(1.23±0.14)vs.(0.11±0.03) ng·ml-1]in the model group were obviously higher,the arterial blood PaO2[(65.75±5.09)vs.(98.12±8.25) mmHg],and the protein expression levels of lung tissue VEGFA[(0.49±0.07)vs.(1.31±0.22)],SDF-1[(0.41±0.09)vs.(1.28±0.15)]and CXCR4[(0.55±0.12)vs.(1.43±0.26)]were obviously lowered,the differences being statistically obvious (P<0.05).Compared with the model group and the ulinastatin+AMD3100 group,the arterial blood PaCO2,white blood cell count,wet-to-dry weight ratio,Holfbauer score,and the levels of serum ROS,IL-18 and IL-6 in the ulinastatin group were obviously lowered,the arterial blood PaO2,and the protein expression levels of lung tissue VEGFA,SDF-1 and CXCR4 were obviously elevated,the differences being statistically different (P<0.05);the arterial blood PaCO2,white blood cell count,wet-to-dry weight ratio,Holfbauer score,and the levels of serum ROS,IL-18 and IL-6 in the AMD3100 group were obviously increased,the PaO2,and the protein expression levels of lung tissue VEGFA,SDF-1 and CXCR4 were obviously reduced,the differences being statistically obvious (P<0.05).Conclusions:Ulinastatin can activate the VEGFA/SDF-1/CXCR4 pathway to inhibit the inflammation caused by stroke,relieve lung tissue damage,repair lung function and protect lung tissue. |
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