Table 6.
Study Type | Biological Effects | Cell Lines, Animal Types | Doses | References |
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In vivo, in vitro | ┬TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway activity, epithelial–mesenchymal transition, ↓IL-4 and IL-3 levels, ↑Sirt3 expression, Nrf2 and PGC1a levels, INF-γ activity | Mice, human bronchial epithelial cell line (BEAS-2B) | 100 mg/kg/day i.p. injection for 31 days | [193] |
In vivo | ↓MDA level, W/D, ultrastructure injuries, ↑SOD content | Rabbit | - | [198] |
In vivo | ↓TLR4 and NF-κB expression, ┬inflammatory mediators | Rabbit | - | [197] |
In vivo | ↓TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 levels, MPO activity, total cells, PMNs in BALF, Bcl-xl expression, ↑Bax and caspase-3 activity | Rat | 15, 30, 45 mg/kg via caudal vein once | [199] |
In vivo, in vitro | ↑mitophagy via Parkin, Bcl-2 expression, ↓mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis, Bax expression, cytochrome c release, caspase-3 activity | Mice, human bronchial epithelial cell line (BEAS 2B cells) | 45 mg/kg once, 50 μM for 6 h | [26] |
In vivo | ┬PLA2 | Rat | 1 mg/kg i.v. injection once | [203] |
In vitro, in vivo | ┬TGF-β/Smad/ERK pathway activity, ↓α-smooth muscle actin, collagen I, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-13, MPO, and MDA expression, ↑epithelial cell cadherin expression, SOD activity | Rat | 10, 40, and 160 mg/kg/day for 28 days | [196] |
In vivo | ↓PLA2 activity, hydroxyproline, PGE-2, LTC4, and TGF-β1 levels in BALF | Rat | 10, 20, 40 mg/kg intraperitoneal injection once before model establishment | [204] |
In vivo, in vitro | ┬TGF-β1 activity, ↓ROS activity, ↑Nrf2 signaling pathway activity | Mice, human lung epithelial cell line (BEAS-2B) | 100 mg/kg at days 0, 7, 14, 100 μM for up to 48 h | [195] |
In vivo | ⇅SP-D and UCN expression, ↓serum IgE, IL-4, IL-13, IL-5, MDA, TNF-α, IFN-γ, iNOS, and eosinophil levels, ↑SOD activity, GSH level | Rats | 200 mg/kg/day orally for 14 days | [194] |
In vitro | ↑GSH-Px and SOD content, ↓apoptosis, MDA content, activation-related proteins of the NLRP3 inflammasome, TNF-α, TGF-β, IL-1β, IL-6 | Embryonic lung fibroblast MRC-5 | 12.5, 25, 50, 100, 200, 400 μmol/L for 24 h | [205] |
In vitro, in vivo | ↑CCSP expression, ┬PLA2 activation | Rats, human bronchial epithelia cells (BEAS-2B cells) | 1, 5, 10, 30 mg/kg i.v. injection once, 0.5 m mol/L for 4 h |
[54,169,201] |
In vivo | ↓TUNEL-positive lung cells, TNF-α, IL-1, and IL-6 levels, lung MPO activity, ┬Bax upregulation, caspase-3 activity, Bcl-xl downregulation | Rat | 45 mg/kg i.v. injection once | [200] |
In vitro, in vivo | ┬TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway activity, W/D, MPO, neutrophil number, ↓IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-8 levels | Mice, human bronchial epithelial cell line (BEAS-2B cells) | 20, 80 mg/kg i.p. injection once, 2 μM, 4 μM, 8 μM for 2 h | [202] |
In vivo | ┬NF-κB activity, ↓TNF-α and IL-6 levels, lung COX-2 and iNOS expression | Mice | 15, 45, 100 mg/kg i.p. injection once | [151] |
↓: decrease, ↑: increase, ┬: inhibit, ⇅: regulate, μg: microgram, μM: micromole, BALF: bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, Bax: Bcl-2-associated x, Bcl: B-cell lymphoma 2, CCSP: club cell secretory protein, COX-2: cyclooxygenase-2, ERK: extracellular signal-regulated kinase, GSH: glutathione, GSH-Px: glutathione peroxidase, i.p.: intraperitoneal, i.v.: intravenous, IgE: immunoglobulin E, INF-γ: interferon-γ, iNOS: inducible nitric oxide synthase, IL-3: interleukin-3, IL-4: interleukin-4, IL-13: interleukin-13, kg: kilogram, LTC4: leukotriene C4, MDA: malondialdehyde, mg: milligram, MPO: myeloperoxidase, MyD88: myeloid differentiation factor 88, NF-κB: nuclear factor-κB, NLRP3: nucleotide-binding domain (NOD)-like receptor protein 3, Nrf2: nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2, PGC1a: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α, PLA2: phospholipase A2, ROS: reactive oxygen species, Sirt3: sirtuin3, Smad3: mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3, SOD: superoxide dismutase, SP-D: surfactant-d, TGF-β1: transforming growth factor-β1, TLR4: Toll-like receptor 4, TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α, TUNEL: terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) dUTP nick-end labeling, UCN: urocortin, W/D: wet-to-dry.