Erythropoietin Reduces Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Apoptosis in a Rat Model of Bleomycin-Induced Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals/Reagents
2.2. Animals and Experimental Design
2.3. Blood Sampling—Hematocrit Measurement
2.4. Measurement of EPO Levels in Blood Serum
2.5. Histochemical Staining of Hematoxylin–Eosin (H-E)
2.6. Immunohistochemical Assessments
2.7. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Bodyweight, Hematocrit, and Erythropoietin Measurements
3.2. Histological Examination
3.3. Immunohistochemical Examination
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Body Weight (g) | Hematocrit (%) | Erythropoietin (pg/mL) | ||||
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Group | Day 1 | Day 14 | Day 1 | Day 14 | Day 1 | Day 14 |
CNT | 260.4 ± 12.5 * | 325.2 ± 14.4 * | 48.2 ± 1.3 | 47.8 ± 1.3 | 5.9 ± 0.2 | 5.8 ± 0.2 |
CNT SAL | 273 ± 46.8 * | 321.2 ± 43.2 * | 48 ± 0.7 | 48.6 ± 0.8 | 6.1 ± 0.5 | 5.7 ± 0.5 |
CNT SAL/EPO | 268 ± 47.2 * | 301 ± 41.2 * | 47.4 ± 0.8 | 48.2 ± 1.3 | 6.3 ± 0.3 | 5.7 ± 0.6 |
BLM/SAL | 259.3 ± 23.5 * | 227.2 ± 23 * | 48.3 ± 1.1 | 48.6 ± 0.7 | 5.9 ± 0.4 | 5.1 ± 0.9 |
BLM/EPO | 263.7 ± 46.1 * | 289.2 ± 51.8 * | 48.5 ± 1 | 49.1 ± 1.1 | 6.4 ± 0.4 | 6 ± 0.7 |
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Tsavlis, D.; Domvri, K.; Porpodis, K.; Papoutsopoulou, S.; Anestakis, D.; Tzoumaka, A.; Meditskou, S.; Symeonidoy, K.; Spandou, E. Erythropoietin Reduces Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Apoptosis in a Rat Model of Bleomycin-Induced Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. J. Pers. Med. 2024, 14, 972. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14090972
Tsavlis D, Domvri K, Porpodis K, Papoutsopoulou S, Anestakis D, Tzoumaka A, Meditskou S, Symeonidoy K, Spandou E. Erythropoietin Reduces Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Apoptosis in a Rat Model of Bleomycin-Induced Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2024; 14(9):972. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14090972
Chicago/Turabian StyleTsavlis, Drosos, Kalliopi Domvri, Konstantinos Porpodis, Stamatia Papoutsopoulou, Doxakis Anestakis, Anna Tzoumaka, Soultana Meditskou, Konstantina Symeonidoy, and Evangelia Spandou. 2024. "Erythropoietin Reduces Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Apoptosis in a Rat Model of Bleomycin-Induced Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis" Journal of Personalized Medicine 14, no. 9: 972. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14090972