Melatonin limits lung injury in bleomycin treated mice

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作者
Genovese, T [1 ]
Di Paola, R [1 ]
Mazzon, E [1 ]
Muià, C [1 ]
Caputi, AP [1 ]
Cuzzocrea, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Messina, Sch Med, Dept Clin & Expt Med & Pharmacol, Policlin Univ, I-98100 Messina, Italy
关键词
bleomycin; interstitial lung diseases; melatonin; oxidative stress; poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase; polymorphonuclear leukocyte;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-079X.2005.00229.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Melatonin is the principal secretory product of the pineal gland and its role as an immuno-modulator is well established. Recent evidence shows that melatonin is a scavenger of oxyradicals and peroxynitrite and exerts protective effects in septic shock, hemorrhagic shock and inflammation. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of melatonin on the lung injury caused by bleomycin (BLM) administration. Mice subjected to intratracheal administration of BLM developed significant lung injury characterized by a marked neutrophil infiltration [assessed by myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity] and by tissue edema. In addition, an increase of immunoreactivity to nitrotyrosine, poly-ADP-ribose (PAR) was also observed in the lung of BLM-treated mice. Also, lung injury induced by BLM administration was correlated with a significant loss of body weight and with a significant mortality. Administration of melatonin (10 mg/kg i.p.) daily significantly reduced the (i) loss of body weight, (ii) mortality rate, (iii) infiltration of the lung with polymorphonuclear neutrophils (MPO activity), (iv) edema formation and (v) histological evidence of lung injury. Administration of melatonin also markedly reduced the nitrotyrosine and PAR formation. Taken together, our results demonstrate that treatment with melatonin significantly reduces lung injury induced by BLM in the mice.
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