RC-3095, a Selective Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Receptor Antagonist, Does Not Protect the Lungs in an Experimental Model of Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

الملخص EN

RC-3095, a selective GRPR antagonist, has been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties in different models of inflammation.

However, its protective effect on lungs submitted to lung ischemia-reperfusion injury has not been addressed before.

Then, we administrated RC-3095 intravenously before and after lung reperfusion using an animal model of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury (LIRI) by clamping the pulmonary hilum.

Twenty Wistar rats were subjected to an experimental model in four groups: SHAM, ischemia-reperfusion (IR), RC-Pre, and RC-Post.

The final mean arterial pressure significantly decreased in IR and RC-Pre compared to their values before reperfusion (P<0.001).

The RC-Post group showed significant decrease of partial pressure of arterial oxygen at the end of the observation when compared to baseline (P=0.005).

Caspase-9 activity was significantly higher in the RC-Post as compared to the other groups (P<0.013).

No significant differences were observed in eNOS activity among the groups.

The groups RC-Pre and RC-Post did not show any significant decrease in IL-1β (P=0.159) and TNF-α (P=0.260), as compared to IR.

The histological score showed no significant differences among the groups.

In conclusion, RC-3095 does not demonstrate a protective effect in our LIRI model.

Additionally, its use after reperfusion seems to potentiate cell damage, stimulating apoptosis.