Research Article

Effect of SIS3 on Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Repair in a Lipopolysaccharide-Induced ARDS Rat Model

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SIS3 pretreatment prevented the reduction of the expression of RAGE, TGF-β1, MMP2, and MMP9 in LPS-induced ARDS. The effects of SIS3 on the protein expression levels of (a) RAGE, (b) TGF-β1, (c) MMP2, and (d) MMP9 in the BALF and sera of the ARDS rats were determined using ELISA. The results demonstrated that the levels of RAGE, TGF-β1, MMP2, and MMP9 proteins were significantly higher in the ARDS group than in the control group, while the levels of RAGE, TGF-β1, MMP2, and MMP9 in the SIS3 group were lower than those in the ARDS group. The protein levels of RAGE, TGF-β1, MMP2, and MMP9 in LPS-administered pretreatment with PBS were not different from those of the ARDS group. The data are presented as the of three independent experiments in triplicate (). vs. CTL; # vs. ARDS.
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