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Hexarelin has anti-inflammatory properties and demonstrates cardiovascular-protective activities including the inhibition of cardiomyocyte apoptosis and cardiac fibrosis, both of which may involve the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) system.\nMethods: In our experimental model, ARDS was induced by the instillation of 100 mM HCl into the right bronchus; these mice were treated with hexarelin (320 \u03bcg\/kg, ip) before (Pre) or after (Post) HCl challenge, or with vehicle. Respiratory system compliance, blood gas analysis, and differential cell counts in a selective bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) were determined 6 or 24 hours after HCl instillation. In an extended study, mice were observed for a subsequent 14 days in order to assess lung fibrosis.\nResults: Hexarelin induced a significant improvement in lung compliance and a reduction of the number of total immune cells in BAL 24 hours after HCl instillation, accompanied with a lower recruitment of neutrophils compared with the vehicle group. At day 14, hexarelin-treated mice presented with less pulmonary collagen deposition compared with vehicle-treated controls.\nConclusions: Our data suggest that hexarelin can inhibit the early phase of the inflammatory response in a murine model of HCl-induced ARDS, thereby blunting lung remodeling processes and fibrotic development.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.33393\/dti.2021.2347","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,29]],"date-time":"2021-11-29T08:54:03Z","timestamp":1638176043000},"page":"26-33","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Hexarelin modulates lung mechanics, inflammation, and fibrosis in acute lung injury"],"prefix":"10.33393","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8002-5205","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vanessa","family":"Zambelli","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3709-6574","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Laura","family":"Rizzi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Paolo","family":"Delvecchio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8247-276X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elena","family":"Bresciani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4506-7212","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Emanuele","family":"Rezoagli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0510-9083","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Laura","family":"Molteni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9734-1025","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ramona","family":"Meanti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maria Serena","family":"Cuttin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1189-6757","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Giorgio","family":"Bovo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Silvia","family":"Coco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8500-6692","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Robert  J.","family":"Omeljaniuk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Vittorio","family":"Locatelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3089-205X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Giacomo","family":"Bellani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Antonio","family":"Torsello","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"18642","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"5102","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Bellani G, Laffey JG, Pham T, et al; LUNG SAFE Investigators; ESICM Trials Group. 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