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Sinomenine (SIN)  is a natural alkaloid extracted from Chinese medicinal plant Sinomenium acutum,  and its hydrochloride salt (Sinomenine hydrochloride, SIN-HCl) is widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, its role in sepsis remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated the role of SIN-HCl in sepsis induced by cecal ligation and puncture  (CLP) in BALB\/c mice and the corresponding mechanism. SIN-HCl treatment improved the survival of BALB\/c mice that were subjected to CLP and reduced multiple organ dysfunction and the release of systemic inflammatory mediators. Autophagy activities were examined using Western blotting. The results showed that CLP-induced autophagy was elevated, and SIN-HCl treatment further strengthened the autophagy activity. Autophagy blocker 3-methyladenine (3-MA) was used to investigate the mechanism of SIN-HCl in vitro. Autophagy activities were determined by examining the autophagosome formation, which was shown as microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 (LC3) puncta with green immunofluorescence. SIN-HCl reduced lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory cytokine release and increased autophagy in peritoneal macrophages (PM). 3-MA significantly decreased autophagosome formation induced by LPS and SIN-HCl. The decrease of inflammatory cytokines caused by SIN-HCl was partially aggravated  by 3-MA treatment. Taken together, our results indicated that SIN-HCl could improve survival, reduce organ damage, and attenuate the release of inflammatory cytokines induced by CLP, at least in part through regulating autophagy activities.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms16022559","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,1,23]],"date-time":"2015-01-23T11:20:34Z","timestamp":1422012034000},"page":"2559-2573","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":49,"title":["Sinomenine Hydrochloride Protects against Polymicrobial Sepsis via Autophagy"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Yu","family":"Jiang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Shock, Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine,  Central South University, Changsha 410008, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Min","family":"Gao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Critical Care Medicine, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wenmei","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Shock, Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine,  Central South University, Changsha 410008, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuejiao","family":"Lang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Shock, Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine,  Central South University, Changsha 410008, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhongyi","family":"Tong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Shock, Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine,  Central South University, Changsha 410008, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kangkai","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Shock, Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine,  Central South University, Changsha 410008, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Huali","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Shock, Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine,  Central South University, Changsha 410008, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Guangwen","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Shock, Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine,  Central South University, Changsha 410008, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Meidong","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Shock, Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine,  Central South University, Changsha 410008, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yongming","family":"Yao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Burns Institute, First Hospital Affiliated to the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100037, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xianzhong","family":"Xiao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Shock, Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine,  Central South University, Changsha 410008, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,1,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"138","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMra021333","article-title":"The pathophysiology and treatment of sepsis","volume":"348","author":"Hotchkiss","year":"2003","journal-title":"N. 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