Research Article

XueFu ZhuYu Decoction Alleviates Cardiopulmonary Bypass-Induced NLRP3 Inflammasome-Dependent Pyroptosis by Inhibiting IkB-α/NF-κB Pathway in Acute Lung Injury Rats

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XFZYD inhibited the IKBα/NF-κB signaling in rat models with CPB-induced ALI. (a) The mRNA expression levels of NLRP3, ASC, GSDMD, and caspase 1 in CPB-induced lung injury rats treated with XFZYD, Ac-YVAD-CMK, and Bay-11-7082 were measured via RT-qPCR. (b and c) western blots were performed to determine NLRP3, ASC, Caspase-1 p20, Pro-GSDMD, GSDMD p30, IL-18, IL-1β p-P65, P65, p-IKBα, and IKBα levels in lung tissues of rats with CPB-induced acute lung injury. β-actin was used as a loading control for the blots. All the data were presented as the means ± SD. from independent experiments performed in triplicate. ; , vs. CPB group.
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