title: Total flavonoids of Mosla scabra leaves attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury via down-regulation of inflammatory signaling in mice.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Mosla scabra (Thunb.) C.Y. Wu, belonging to the Labiatae family, is a tomentose and aromatic plant, which is widely used as an antipyretic and antiviral drug for pulmonary diseases and famous for its efficiency in treating colds, fever, pneumonia and chronic bronchitis. To investigate therapeutic effects and possible mechanism of Mosla scabra flavonoids (MF) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury (ALI) in mice.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mice were orally administrated with MF once (30 mg/kg or 90 mg/kg) 1 h before LPS challenge. Lung specimens and the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were isolated for histopathological examinations and biochemical analyses 6 h after LPS challenge.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pretreatment with MF could decrease significantly lung wet-to-dry weight (W/D) ratio, lower myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity and total protein concentrations in the BALF, reduce serum levels of NO, TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 in ALI model. Additionally, MF attenuated lung histopathological changes and significantly inhibited the phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and translocation of NF-κB p65.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results showed MF significantly attenuate LPS-induced acute lung injury and production of inflammatory mediators via inhibiting MAPK and NF-κB activation, indicating it as a potential therapeutic agent for ALI.
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China. zjchenjing2012@163.com
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jing-Bo
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chen-Huan
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Li-Qing
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Pan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Wen-Ying
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D055371:Acute Lung Injury / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000276:immunology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019686:Lamiaceae; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000276:immunology; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000276:immunology; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000276:immunology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D018515:Plant Leaves
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D016207:Cytokines; D005419:Flavonoids; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D016328:NF-kappa B; D010936:Plant Extracts; D009195:Peroxidase; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
keywords: ALI; BALF; DEX; Flavonoids; Inflammatory response; LPS; Lipopolysaccharide; MAPK; MF; MPO; Mitogen activated protein kinases; NF-κB; Nuclear factor-kappaB; acute lung injury; bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; dexamethasone; flavonoids from Mosla scabra leaves; lipopolysaccharide; myeloperoxidase