Effects of montelukast sodium and bacterial lysates on airway remodeling and expression of transforming growth factor-β1 and Smad7 in guinea pigs with bronchial asthma
LIAO Jia-Yi, ZHANG Tao
Department of Respiration, Guangzhou Yuexiu District Children's Hospital, Guangzhou 510115, China
Abstract：Objective To study the effect of montelukast sodium (MK), a leukotriene receptor antagonist, and bacterial lysates (OM-85BV), used alone or in combination, on airway remodeling and the expression of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and Smad7 in guinea pigs with bronchial asthma and their correlation.Methods A total of 40 male Hartley guinea pigs were randomly divided into normal control group, asthma group, MK group, OM-85BV group, and MK+OM-85BV group, with 8 guinea pigs in each group. Intraperitoneal injection of 10% ovalbumin (OVA) for sensitization and aerosol inhalation of 1% OVA for challenge were performed to establish a model of airway remodeling of asthma in all of the groups apart from the normal control group, which were treated with normal saline. In the stage of challenge by aerosol inhalation, the guinea pigs in the MK, OM-85BV, and MK+OM-85BV groups were given corresponding suspension by gavage, and those in the normal control and asthma groups were given an equal volume of normal saline by gavage. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of the guinea pigs was collected within 24 hours after challenge, and ELISA was used to measure the levels of TGF-β1 and Smad7 in BALF. The guinea pigs were sacrificed and the pathological section of lung tissue was prepared to observe the degree of airway remodeling. An image analysis technique was used to measure perimeter of the basement membrane (Pbm), total bronchial wall area (Wat), and airway bronchial smooth muscle area (Wam). Pearson linear regression was used to investigate the correlation between two variables.Results According to the lung pathological section, compared with the normal control group, the asthma, MK, OM-85BV, and MK+OM-85BV groups had significant thickening of bronchial smooth muscle and alveolar wall, significantly higher Wat/Pbm and Wam/Pbm, a significantly higher level of TGF-β1, and a significantly lower level of Smad7 (P < 0.05). Compared with the asthma group, the MK, OM-85BV, and MK+OM-85BV groups had a significant improvement in pathological injury, significantly lower Wat/Pbm and Wam/Pbm, a significantly lower level of TGF-β1, and a significantly higher level of Smad7 (P < 0.05). The MK+OM-85BV group had significantly greater improvements than the MK group and the OM-85BV group (P < 0.05). The expression of TGF-β1 was negatively correlated with that of Smad7 and positively correlated with Wat/Pbm and Wam/Pbm, and the expression of Smad7 was negatively correlated with Wat/Pbm and Wam/Pbm (P < 0.01).Conclusions MK and OM-85BV, used alone or in combination, can reduce airway remodeling in guinea pigs with asthma, and MK combined with OM-85BV has the best effect, possibly by reducing TGF-β1 expression, increasing Smad7 expression, and improving the TGF-β1/Smad7 imbalance.
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