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ArticleScientific reports2018

Quail egg homogenate alleviates food allergy induced eosinophilic esophagitis like disease through modulating PAR-2 transduction pathway in peanut sensitized mice.

Priscilia Lianto, Shiwen Han, Xinrui Li, Fredrick Onyango Ogutu, Yani Zhang, Zhuoyan Fan, Huilian Che

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Mouse models of eosinophilic esophagitis: molecular and translational insights.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2025
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  4. Animal models of eosinophilic esophagitis, review and perspectives.Animal models and experimental medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Priscilia LiantoBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, P.R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2734-4439
Shiwen HanBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, P.R. China.
Xinrui LiCollege of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, P.R. China.
Fredrick Onyango OgutuFood Technology Division of Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute, South C - Popo Rd., Off Mombasa Rd., 30650-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Yani ZhangCollege of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, P.R. China.
Zhuoyan FanCollege of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, P.R. China.
Huilian CheBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, P.R. China. chehuilian@cau.edu.cn.
China Agricultural University · CNKenya Industrial Research and Development Institute · KE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present pharmacotherapy for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) fundamentally depend on inhaled corticosteroids. Despite the fact that oral intake of topical steroids can be successful in restricting EoE-related inflammation, there are concerns with respect to the long term utilization of steroids, especially in kids. In the current research, we assess the effect of quail egg, which is reportedly a known serine protease inhibitor, on symptomatology and immune responses in a peanut-sensitized mouse model of food allergy induced EoE. Daily oral treatment with quail egg attenuated mice symptomatology and immune response. Treatment with quail egg inhibited antigen-prompted increments in mouse tryptase and eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) in serum and eosinophil in inflamed tissues like oesophagus, lung, and digestive system. Quail egg treatment resulted in decreased antibody specific IgE and IgG1 and a variety of inflammatory genes that were abnormally expressed in EoE. Other effects included increased IL-10, decreased PAR-2 activation and NF-kB p65 in inflamed tissues. Our results suggest that quail egg treatment may have therapeutic potential in attenuating the symptoms of food allergy induced EoE like disease through regulating PAR-2 downstream pathway by blocking the activation of the transcription factor NF-kB p65 activity.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAllergensAnimalsArachisCytokinesDesensitization, ImmunologicDisease Models, AnimalEggsEosinophilic EsophagitisEosinophilsFood HypersensitivityImmunizationImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GInflammation MediatorsLeukocyte CountAllergensCytokinesF2rl1 protein, mouseImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GInflammation MediatorsReceptor, PAR-2

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PMID29348584
PMCPMC5773610
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