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ArticleInflammation2012

Diospyros blancoi attenuates asthmatic effects in a mouse model of airway inflammation.

Kyoung-Youl Lee, Ju-Young Jung, Mee-Young Lee, Dayoung Jung, Eun-Sang Cho, Hwa-Young Son

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Article in Inflammation, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kyoung-Youl LeeDepartment of Health, Kongju National University, Kongju, South Korea.
Ju-Young Jung
Mee-Young Lee
Dayoung Jung
Eun-Sang Cho
Hwa-Young Son
Chungnam National University · KRKongju National University · KRKorea Institute of Oriental Medicine · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asthma is a complex disease linked to various pathophysiological events, including proteinase activity. In this study, we examined whether a Diospyros blancoi methanolic extract (DBE) exerts protective effects on allergic asthma in a murine asthma model. To investigate the specific role of DBE, we employed a murine model of allergic airway inflammation. BALB/c mice sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin (OVA) were orally administered 20 or 40 mg/kg DBE for 3 days during OVA challenge. DBE induced significant suppression of the number of OVA-induced total inflammatory cells, including eosinophils, macrophages, and lymphocytes, in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). Moreover, treatment with DBE led to significant decreases in interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5, and eotaxin levels in BALF and OVA-specific immunoglobulin (Ig)E and IgG1 levels in serum. Histological examination of lung tissue revealed marked attenuation of allergen-induced lung eosinophilic inflammation and mucus-producing goblet cells in the airway. Additionally, DBE suppressed matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity and induced heme oxygenase-1 expression. The present findings collectively suggest that DBE exhibits anti-inflammatory activity in an airway inflammation mouse model, supporting its therapeutic potential for the treatment of allergic bronchial asthma.

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DiospyrosAnimalsAnti-Asthmatic AgentsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAsthmaBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidDisease Models, AnimalEosinophilsFemaleHeme Oxygenase-1Immunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GInterleukin-4Interleukin-5LungLymphocytesAnti-Asthmatic AgentsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalHeme Oxygenase-1Immunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GInterleukin-4Interleukin-5Matrix Metalloproteinase 9OvalbuminPlant Extracts

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