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ArticleInternational journal of molecular medicine2026

Triptolide exerts antiviral effects and alleviates influenza A‑induced pneumonia by inhibiting the overactivation of absent in melanoma 2 signaling in immune cells.

Yeyang Chen, Hua Wu, Xiangjian Wu, Likun Che, Xiaoyan Fu, Ruihan Qi, Dan Jia, Minfang Li, Wei Xie, Wenxiang Zhu

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Article in International journal of molecular medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yeyang Chen *School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, SAR 999077, P.R. China.
Hua Wu *School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029; P.R. China.
Xiangjian Wu *The Fourth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine/Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518033, P.R. China.
Likun CheSchool of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029; P.R. China.
Xiaoyan FuThe Fourth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine/Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518033, P.R. China.
Ruihan QiThe Fourth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine/Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518033, P.R. China.
Dan JiaThe Fourth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine/Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518033, P.R. China.
Minfang LiThe Fourth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine/Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518033, P.R. China.
Wei XieThe Fourth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine/Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518033, P.R. China.
Wenxiang ZhuThe Fourth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine/Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518033, P.R. China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Influenza A (H1N1) virus‑induced pneumonia poses a significant clinical challenge because of excessive immune activation and limited targeted therapies. While current antivirals suppress viral replication, they fail to control absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) inflammasome‑mediated hyperinflammation, a key driver of immunopathology and mortality. The present study investigated whether triptolide (TP) ameliorates H1N1‑induced pneumonia by targeting this unmet need. The results demonstrated that H1N1 infection reduced the levels of inflammatory cytokines in both human bronchial epithelial cells (HBEpiCs) and THP‑1 cells and decreased the adhesion between the two cell types. Furthermore, high‑dose H1N1 activation triggered the AIM2 signaling pathway in THP‑1 cells but not in HBEpiCs and decreased the viability of THP‑1 cells.

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Antiviral AgentsDiterpenesInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanPhenanthrenesPneumoniaPneumonia, ViralSignal TransductionAnimalsCell LineCytokinesEpithelial CellsEpoxy CompoundsHumansMiceMice, Inbred BALB CAntiviral AgentsCytokinesDiterpenesEpoxy CompoundsPhenanthrenestriptolideabsent in melanoma 2 signalinganti‑virusimmune cellinfluenza Apneumonia

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PMID41992969
PMCPMC13105392

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