Xuanqing Hefa formula relieves sepsis-triggered acute lung injury by targeting the NLRP3/Caspase-1 pyroptosis mechanism
Our results suggest that the therapeutic effects of XQHF may be attributed to the synergistic actions of its multiple active constituents, which collectively suppress the inflammatory cascade and attenuate pyroptosis, thereby alleviating lung injury. Furthermore, both <i>in vivo</i> and <i>in vitro</i> experiments demonstrated that XQHF modulates sepsis-induced acute lung injury, at least in part, through the inhibition of the NLRP3/Caspase-1-dependent pyroptosis signaling pathway.
Authors
- Xiaodong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2348-926X)
- Jun Zhang
- Qingquan Liu
- Can Lei
- Kangli Wang
- Xiaolong Xu
- Tianfen Cen
Institutions
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Hubei University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China (CN)
- Wuhan City Chinese Medicine Hospital (CN)
- Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Tongren Hospital (CN)
- Xian Yang Central Hospital (CN)
- Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Anyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Immunology
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1709586
- Primary Topic
- Inflammasome and immune disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province