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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026

Fraxinellone mitigates acute lung injury by targeting HIF-1α to suppress pyroptosis and inflammation.

Bing Zhang, Xiaoning Lu, Yuefei Zhang, Xinyu Shen, Zhongbing Tan, Junling Leng, Yifei Chen, Hui Shen, Yong Li

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 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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Bing Zhang *Department of Emergency Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Xiaoning Lu *Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Suqian First People's Hospital, Suqian, China.
Yuefei ZhangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Xinyu ShenDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Zhongbing TanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Junling LengDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Yifei ChenDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Hui ShenDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Yong LiDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.

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Abstract

Purpose: Acute pulmonary contusion (APC), a life-threatening trauma-associated condition, currently lacks targeted pharmacological therapies. Fraxinellone (FRA) inhibits Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) synthesis, but its binding mechanism and anti-APC action remain unclear. This study was designed to assess the therapeutic potential of FRA, a natural substance with known anti-inflammatory properties, as a means of attenuating APC progression through the inhibition of HIF-1α. Methods: An Results: FRA notably diminished APC severity by reducing pulmonary edema (wet/dry ratio), lowering pro-inflammatory cytokine levels ((interleukin-1β [IL-1β], interleukin-6 [IL-6], interleukin-18 [IL-18]), and decreasing pyroptosis markers (NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 [NLRP3], gasdermin D [GSDMD]) in both Conclusion: FRA mitigates APC progression by targeting HIF-1α to suppress NLRP3/GSDMD-mediated pyroptosis and inflammation, providing a novel therapeutic approach for trauma-induced lung injury.

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Acute Lung InjuryBenzofuransHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitInflammationPyroptosisAnimalsCell LineDisease Models, AnimalMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular Docking SimulationBenzofuransfraxinelloneHif1a protein, mouseHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunitacute pulmonary contusionfraxinellonehypoxia-inducible factor-1αpyroptosisthrombin

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PMCPMC13421439

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