Protective effect of emodin against airway inflammation in the ovalbumin-induced mouse model / 中国结合医学杂志
Chinese journal of integrative medicine
; (12): 431-437, 2015.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate whether emodin exerts protective effects on mouse with allergic asthma.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A mouse model of allergic airway inflflammation was employed. The C57BL/6 mice sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin (OVA) were intraperitoneally administered 10 or 20 mg/kg emodin for 3 days during OVA challenge. Animals were sacrificed 48 h after the last challenge. Inflammatory cell count in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was measured. The levels of interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5, IL-13 and eotaxin in BALF and level of immunoglobulin E (IgE) in serum were measured with enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay kits. The mRNA expressions of IL-4, IL-5, heme oxygenase (HO)-1 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) were determined by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Emodin induced significant suppression of the number of OVA-induced total inflammatory cells in BALF. Treatment with emodin led to significant decreases in the levels of IL-4, IL-5, IL-13 and eotaxin in BALF and total IgE level in serum. Histological examination of lung tissue revealed marked attenuation of allergen-induced lung eosinophilic inflammation. Additionally, emodin suppressed IL-4, IL-5 and MMP-9 mRNA expressions and induced HO-1 mRNA expression.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Emodin exhibits anti-inflammatory activity in the airway inflammation mouse model, supporting its therapeutic potential for the treatment of allergic bronchial asthma.</p>
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Pharmacology
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Pneumonia
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Blood
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Immunoglobulin E
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RNA, Messenger
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
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Chemistry
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Ovalbumin
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Gene Expression Regulation
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Animals
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En
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Chinese journal of integrative medicine
Year:
2015
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