Objective:To observe the protective effect of polyphyllinⅦ(PPⅦ)on acute lung injury of the rats with severe acute pancreatitis(SAP),and to explore its possible mechanism.Methods:Seventy-five rats were randomly divided into sham operation group,model group,dexamethasone group(positive control,given 2 mg·kg-1 dexamethasone),low dose of PPⅦgroup(given 50 mg·kg-1 PPⅦ),and high dose of PPⅦgroup(given 150 mg·kg-1 PPⅦ),and there were 15 rats in each group.Except sham operation group,the SAP rat models were established by retrograde biliopancr...