Research Article

Downregulation of TNF-α/TNF-R1 Signals by AT-Lipoxin A4 May Be a Significant Mechanism of Attenuation in SAP-Associated Lung Injury

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Inhibition of TNF-α induced activation of JNK/MAPK and ERK/MAPK by AT-Lipoxin A4. HPMECs and TNF-R2(-/-) HPMECs were pretreated with AT-Lipoxin A4 (50 ng/mL) for 1 h and then stimulated with TNF-α (50 ng/mL) for another 15 min. (a) Western blot assay shows expressions of p-ERK, ERK, p-JNK, and JNK in HPMECs. (b) Western blot assay shows expressions of p-ERK, ERK, p-JNK, and JNK in TNF-R2(-/-) HPMECs. The data showed representatives of at least three independent experiments. compared with the control, compared with TNF-α in the absence of AT-Lipoxin A4, and compared with TNF-α in the absence of AT-Lipoxin A4.
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