Abstract:Objective: To study the effect of PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway on the pathogenesis of TRALI. Methods: Animal model was established by the method of trauma-blood loss-massive transfusion, and the pulmonary histopathological changes were detected by HE staining to determine whether the rats had pulmonary edema. The protein and mRNA expression levels of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β in peripheral blood or lung tissues in TRALI rat models were detected by ELISA and qRT-PCR. The expression levels of PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway related proteins and apoptosis-related proteins Bax, Bcl-2 and Caspase3 were detected by western blotting. Results: Alveolar tissue structure was seriously damaged, the alveolar wall was thickened, there was pink edema fluid in the alveolar cavity, inflammatory cells infiltrated, edema was obvious in TRALI model rat. The expression levels of inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β were significantly increased in peripheral blood and lung tissues (P<0.05); PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway was activated, the expression of p-mTOR/mTOR was significantly increased, and the expression of apoptotic protein Bax and Caspase 3 was inhibited, and the expression of anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 was increased (P<0.05). Conclusion: As a potential drug target, mTOR is an important means for clinical prevention and control of the occurrence and development of TRALI by defining the exact time target of its protective and damaging effects and selecting the optimal time of medication due to its complicated mechanism.