Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy (Oct 2021)

Salidroside attenuates acute lung injury via inhibition of inflammatory cytokine production

  • Dan Song,
  • Min Zhao,
  • Liuxiang Feng,
  • Pingyi Wang,
  • Yimei Li,
  • Wenhua Li

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 142
p. 111949

Abstract

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Acute lung injury is a fatal condition characterized by excessive inflammation responses. Salidroside, the active constituent of Rhodiola rosea, possesses properties including anti-oxidation, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, anti-hypoxia, and anti-cancer activities. In the present study, Salidroside attenuated acute lung injury via inhibition of inflammatory cytokine production. Rats pre-treated with Salidroside showed attenuated lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced pathological damage and suppressed tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) secretion in the lung. Furthermore, flow cytometry showed that Salidroside reduced the production of TNFα and IL-6 in NR8383 alveolar macrophages. These findings suggest that Salidroside may attenuate LPS-induced acute lung injury.

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