The aim of this study was to evaluate the protective effect of thalidomide derivative ZSN-12 on acute lung injury induced by oleic acid in mice, and to investigate the possible mechanisms. The results showed that ZSN-12 （200 mg/kg） markedly improved the pathological changes of acute lung injury. The proportion of polymorphonuclear neutrophils （PMN） was reduced by 48% （P〈0.01） and the content of nitric oxide （NO） in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid （BALF） was decreased by 33% （P〈0.05）. ZSN-12 produced significant anti-inflammatory effects in the models of xylene induced ear edema and carrageenan induced paw edema, in which ZSN-12 inhibited ear edema and paw swelling in a dose-dependent manner. The inhibition rates by ZSN-12 dosed at 200, 100, 50 mg/kg were 62%, 43%, and 30% in ear edema, respectively and 60%, 47%, and 33% in paw edema, respectively, at 3 h. Meanwhile, ZSN-12 （10, 5, 1 μmol/L） significantly restrained the ConA-induced T lymphocyte proliferation, with the inhibition rates of 33%, 30% and 22%, respectively （P〈0.01）. In conclusion, the present study showed that administration of thalidomide derivative ZSN-12 exerted significant protective effect in acute lung injury induced by oleic acid in mice, which may be related to its anti-inflammation effect. ZSN-12 inhibited the effusion of PMN, reduced the release of NO, and suppressed the proliferation of T lymphocyte.
Buyang Huanwu Decoction （BYHWD） is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine prescription which is used to treat ischaemic stroke and stroke-induced disabilities. However, the exact mechanism underlying BYHWD＇s amelioration of ischaemic stroke and its effective constituents remain unclear. The present study aimed to identify the effective constituents of BYHWD and to further explore its action mechanisms in the amelioration of ischaemic stroke by testing the activities of 15 absorbable chemical constituents of BYHWD with the same methods under the same conditions. The following actions of these 15 compounds were revealed： 1） Ferulic acid, calycosin, formononetin, astrapterocarpan-3-O-β-D-glucoside, paeonol, calycosin-7-O-β-D-glucoside, astraisofla- van-7-O-β-D-glucoside, ligustrazine, and propyl gallate significantly suppressed concanavalin A （Con A）-induced T lymphocyte proliferation; 2） Propyl gallate, calycosin-7-O-β-D-glucoside, paeonol, and ferulic acid markedly inhibited LPS-induced apoptosis in RAW264.7 cells; 3） Propyl gallate and formononetin significantly inhibited LPS-induced NO release; 4） Hydroxysaffior yellow A and inosine protected PC12 cells against the injuries caused by glutamate; and 5） Formononetin, astragaloside IV, astraisofiavan-7-O-β-D- glucoside, inosine, paeoniflorin, ononin, paeonol, propyl gallate, ligustrazine, and ferulic acid significantly suppressed the constriction of the thoracic aorta induced by KCI in rats. In conclusion, the results from the present study suggest that BYHWD exerts its ischaemic stroke ameliorating activities by modulating multiple targets with multiple components.
