The invention belongs to the technical field of biological medicines, and particularly discloses a polypeptide for protecting
lung vascular endothelial cells and relieving
lung injury and application of the polypeptide. The polypeptide is
Humanin-G (HNG), and the
amino acid sequence of the polypeptide is MAPRGFSCLLLLTGEIDLPVKRRA. The polypeptide is targeted to mitochondria of pulmonary vascular endothelial cells, provides protection from
energy supply and
cell survival roots, and has profound significance in improving functions of the pulmonary vascular endothelial cells and reducing the death rate of
sepsis-induced acute
lung injury (ALI). Researches show that when the polypeptide is used in the
acute injury stage, lung
inflammation of a model animal can be relieved by 25%-50%, the
lung injury HE
score can be reduced by about 50%,
pulmonary edema can be relieved by about 30%, mitochondrial functions can be recovered by about 70%, the ATP yield can be increased by 30%, and the effect is excellent. Therefore, the invention provides a brand new strategy for maintaining the mitochondrial
homeostasis by using the polypeptide so as to relieve
lung injury.