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  • Title: [The changes of the ratio of angiopoietin-2 to angiopoietin-1 in the acute lung injury induced by phosgene in rats].
    Author: Yuan Z, Zhao J, Shen J.
    Journal: Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi; 2011 Aug; 29(8):608-10. PubMed ID: 22335162.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To observe the relationship between the indicators of lung injury and the ratio of angiopoietin-2 (ang-2) to angiopoietin-1 (ang-1) in serum of rats with acute lung injury induced by phosgene. METHODS: Eighty four adult male SD rats were randomly divided into 13 phosgene groups and 1 control group. Control group was exposed to fresh air for 5 minutes; the phosgene groups were exposed to phosgene (100% purity of 8.33 mg/L phosgene ) for 5 minutes. At different time points after exposure, the wet/dry weight ratio of mouse lungs was examined, the levels of ang-1 and ang-2 in serum of rats were detected with ELISA assay, and the white blood cell count and total protein levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of rats were measured. RESULTS: In 48 h after exposure,the serum ang-2, lung wet/dry weight ratio, BALF white blood cell count, protein concentration tended to increase with time, and the serum ang-1 tended to decrease with time. The ratios of ang-2 to ang-1 at 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 and 48 h after exposure in phosgene groups were significantly higher than that in control group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). There were the positive correlations between ang-2 and lung wet/dry ratio, BALF white blood cell count or protein concentration (P < 0.01). There were the negative correlations between ang-1 and lung wet/dry ratio or BALF white blood cell count (P < 0.01). There were the positive correlations between the ratio of ang-2 to ang-1 and lung wet/dry ratio, BALF white blood cell count or protein concentration (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: After exposure of rats to phosgene, there is a positive correlation between the ratio of ang-2 to ang-1 and lung injury indicators, which may be an early indicator of the severity of phosgene-induced acute lung injury.
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