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METRNL mitigates oxidative stress and inflammatory drawbacks in ovalbumin/lipopolysaccharide-induced allergic airway diseases via the IKK/IκB/NF-κB signaling pathway.

Suzan A Khodir, Anwaar M Shaban, Eman Sweed, Noha M Abd El-Aziz, Basma Abdelnaby Mostafa, Asmaa A Abdel Latif, Mai M El-Kalshy, Eman I Elgizawy

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Suzan A KhodirMedical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2535-9445
Anwaar M ShabanMedical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7290-2642
Eman SweedClinical Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3689-2648
Noha M Abd El-AzizAnatomy and Embryology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia, Egypt.
Basma Abdelnaby MostafaMedical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-4513-9427
Asmaa A Abdel LatifPublic Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Industrial Medicine and Occupational Health Specialty, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0398-9371
Mai M El-KalshyDepartment of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.
Eman I ElgizawyMedical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt. eman.elgizawi@med.menofia.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8105-2480

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Abstract

This study aimed to examine the potential impacts of METRNL as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory through IκB kinase/inhibitor of nuclear factor-kappa B/nuclear factor-kappa-light-chain signaling pathway on many biomarkers and lung structure in rats with bronchial asthma induced by ovalbumin/lipopolysaccharide (OVA/LPS). Forty rats were randomly divided into four equal groups: control group, vehicle group, diseased (OVA/LPS) group OVA 2.5 ml/kg intratracheal installation/LPS 1.5 mg/kg intraperitoneally, and treated (OVA/LPS + METRNL) group, METRNL at a dose of 2 mg/rat/day IV. After 4 weeks, plasma and lung tissues were analyzed to assess oxidative stress inflammatory markers. Additionally, a histological assessment was conducted on lung tissues. Bronchial asthma was confirmed when increased levels of total serum IgE, total cell count, neutrophils, eosinophils, macrophages, and lymphocyte counts in the BAL fluid were observed. Moreover, OVA/LPS resulted in a reduction in levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) while raising levels of malondialdehyde (MDA). Furthermore, it elevated concentrations of plasma inflammatory mediators, including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin 17 (IL-17), and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β). The protective effects of METRNL were analyzed. The observed impacts are believed to result from the drug's anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and its action on the IKK/IκB/NF-κB signaling pathway. This investigation indicates that METRNL treatment positively improved rats' biochemical and histological aspects of OVA/LPS-induced airway allergic inflammation.

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Anti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsAsthmaOxidative StressAnimalsBenzamidesBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidDisease Models, AnimalI-kappa B KinaseI-kappa B ProteinsLipopolysaccharidesLungMaleNF-kappa BOvalbuminRatsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsBenzamidesI-kappa B KinaseI-kappa B ProteinsLipopolysaccharidesN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamideNF-kappa BOvalbuminAirway inflammationMETRNLNF-κBOxidative stress

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PMCPMC12511205

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