Abstract:Objective To investigate the mechanism of the combination of pemetrexed and oxaliplatin in the treatment of lung cancer by regulating NOD1/NF-κB/R1P2 signaling. Methods Eighty patients with lung adenocarcinoma admitted to our hospital from January 2014 to January 2017 were enrolled and randomized into two groups. Patients in the observation group received the treatment of pemetrexed combined with oxaliplatin and the control group received the treatment of pemetrexed combined with cisplatin. The therapeutic effects and adverse reactions were evaluated after 2 cycles of chemotherapy. The serum NOD1, NF-κB, R1P2, and Caspase-3 protein levels were detected by using ELISA method. The mRNA expressions of NOD1, NF-κB, R1P2 and Caspase-3 in the lung adenocarcinoma tissues were determined by using Real-Time PCR approach. Results The efficacy of pemetrexed combined with oxaliplatin in chemotherapy was higher than that of control group (P?0.05). And the adverse effects of the observation group were lower than those of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P?0.05). Compared with pre-chemotherapy, the serum levels of NOD1, NF-κB, R1P2 and Caspase-3 protein were increased in both of observation group and control group, while the expressions of NOD1, NF-κB, R1P2 and Caspase-3 mRNA in cancer tissue were increased, with statistical difference (P?0.05). Compared with the control group, the serum levels of NOD1, NF-κB, R1P2 and Caspase-3 in the observation group were increased, and the mRNA expressions of NOD1, NF-κB, R1P2 and Caspase-3 in in cancer tissue were increased, with statistical difference (P?0.05). Conclusions Pemetrexed combined with oxaliplatin in the treatment of lung adenocarcinoma is more effective and has less adverse effects than pemetrexed combined with cisplatin. It can also play an anti-cancer role by regulating NOD1/NF-κB/R1P2 signal path.