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Honokiol rescues sepsis-associated acute lung injury and lethality via the inhibition of oxidative stress and inflammation

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Purpose

Sepsis has a high mortality rate despite the recent advances in intensive care medicine and antibiotics. Honokiol, a low molecular weight natural product, is known to possess anti-inflammatory activity. Here, we investigate whether honokiol can ameliorate acute lung injury and lethal response in murine models of sepsis.

Methods

Mice were intraperitoneally given vehicle or honokiol 30 min after the induction of sepsis by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) and endotoxemia by administration of E. coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS).

Results

The productions of serum tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), nitric oxide (NO), and high mobility group box 1 (HMGB 1) were increased in mice during sepsis, which could be reversed by honokiol. Honokiol could also effectively reduce the increased blood lipid peroxidation and nitrotyrosine in septic mice. Honokiol significantly reversed the inductions of inducible NO synthase and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation in the lungs of mice during sepsis. Honokiol also effectively rescued the lung edema, lung pathological changes, and lethality in septic mice.

Conclusions

These findings suggest that honokiol is capable of suppressing the lethal response and acute lung injury associated with sepsis, and support the potential use of honokiol as a therapeutic agent for the conditions associated with septic shock.

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This study was supported by research grant from the National Science Council of Taiwan (NSC97-2320-B-002-020-MY3).

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  1. Department of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Te I. Weng

  2. Departments of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Te I. Weng

  3. Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Hsiao Yi Wu, Chia Wei Kuo & Shing Hwa Liu

  4. Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Shing Hwa Liu

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Weng, T.I., Wu, H.Y., Kuo, C.W. et al. Honokiol rescues sepsis-associated acute lung injury and lethality via the inhibition of oxidative stress and inflammation. Intensive Care Med 37, 533–541 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-010-2104-1

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