A strategy for attenuation of acute radiation-induced lung injury using crocetin from gardenia fruit

Autor: Yan Ding, Lei Ma, Limin He, Quanxiao Xu, Zhuang Zhang, Zhen Zhang, Xinping Zhang, Rui Fan, Wenjun Ma, Ya’nan Sun, Baile Zhang, Wentai Li, Yao Zhai, Jiandong Zhang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, Vol 149, Iss , Pp 112899- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0753-3322
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.112899
Popis: Purpose: Radiation-induced lung injury limits the implementation of radiotherapy plans and severely impairs the quality of life. Crocetin has the capability to protect against radiation. This study is aimed at estimate the preventive effect and mechanism of crocetin on acute radiation induced lung injury. Methods and Materials: In this study, we offer a strategy for radiation-induced lung injury by using crocetin, an extract of gardenia fruit. Histopathology, transcriptomics, flow cytometry, and other methods have served to examine the effect and mechanism of crocetin on acute radiation-induced lung injury. Results: Crocetin effectively alleviates radiation-induced alveolar wall thickening and alveolar destruction. The number of normal alveoli and lung structure of mice is well protected by the prevention of crocetin. It is found that crocetin inhibits necroptosis to achieve effective radioprotection by down regulating the Tnfrsf10b gene in vitro. Conclusion: Crocetin inhibits necroptosis through transcriptional regulation of the Tnfrsf10b gene, thereby preventing radiation-induced lung injury. This work may provide a new strategy for the prevention of lung radiation injury by the extract from Chinese herbal medicine.
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