Abstract:Objective: To investigate the effects of Huchang Qingfei concentrated pellets on the expression of E-cadherin(E-cd) in the lung tissue from mice infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae(MP).Method: A mice model of Mycoplasmal pneumonia(MPP) was developed by repeatedly intranasal infectious route.Transmission electronic microscope(TEM) and immunohistochemistry stain were performed to observe the pathological changes and expression of E-cd in lung tissues.Result: Under TEM it was found that the cellular membrane was ruptured,mitochondria was denatured,crista was broken in the pulmonary cells of the model group;the all above parameters in Huchang medicated group were improved obviously.The immunohistochemistry test showed that strong positive brown stain of E-cd expression was found in the pulmonary epithelial cell membrane and bronchial periphery in the model group,however,in the medicated group,the E-cd expression level in the cellular membrane was decreased and the expression ratio was dropped significantly as compared with the model controls.Conclusion: Huchang Qingfei concentrated pellets can inhibit the overexpression of E-cd in the lung tissue of mice with MP-infection,which may be helpful for prevention and treatment of pulmonary injury caused by MPP.