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en Memantine, A NMDA Receptor Inhibitor Attenuate Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Lung Inflammation and Oxidative Damage in Mice ایمنی شناسی Immunology مقالات اصلی Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;">Background: The anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effect of memantine (an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor inhibitor) has been shown. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the preventive effects of memantine against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced sub-acute lung injury in mice. Methods: Male C57BL/6 mice (n=30) were randomized in five groups as follows: (1) control (saline containing 10% DMSO); (2) LPS (5 mg/kg, intraperitoneally); and (3, 4, and 5) LPS 5 mg/kg + memantine 5, 10, 20 mg/kg, respectively. Memantine (dissolved in 10% DMSO) was administrated orally three days before the LPS injection and continued for three days after injury induction. Finally, the levels of markers of oxidative stress, malondialdehyde (MDA), catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), interleukin (IL)-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and nitric oxide (NO), were measured and histopathological changes in the lung tissue were assessed. Results: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration increased the TNF-α, IL-1β, NO, and MDA, levels, while decreasing the lung tissues activity of CAT (P< 0.05) and SOD (P< 0.001) and caused lung pathological damages. Memantine 20 mg/kg, alleviated LPS-induced injury score, reduced the lung tissue levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, MDA, and NO, and restored CAT activity (P< 0.05, P< 0.01). Conclusion: LPS-triggered elevation of lung injury markers including histopathological changes, inflammatory cytokines, and oxidative damage. All pathological changes were suppressed by memantine.</div> Inflammation, Lipopolysaccharide, Lung Injury, Memantine, Oxidative stress. 19 28 http://rbmb.net/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1676-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Atlas Gholami 100319475328460021750 100319475328460021750 No Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Mahmoud Hosseini 100319475328460021751 100319475328460021751 No Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Mohammad Hossein Boskabady 100319475328460021752 100319475328460021752 No Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran & Applied Biomedical Research Center, Basic Sciences Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Masoumeh Gharib 100319475328460021753 100319475328460021753 No Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Zahra Gholamnezhad gholamnezhadz@mums.ac.ir 100319475328460021754 100319475328460021754 Yes Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran & Applied Biomedical Research Center, Basic Sciences Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.