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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2018

Limethason reduces airway inflammation in a murine model of ovalbumin-induced chronic asthma without causing side effects.

Siyu Li, Zhiping Miao, Ye Tian, Haoyu Wang, Shuai Wang, Tianyuan He, Yue Yang, Peng Wang, Mengyao Ma, Tuanmin Yang and 5 more

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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15 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Siyu LiKey Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, P.R. China.
Zhiping MiaoKey Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, P.R. China.
Ye TianKey Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, P.R. China.
Haoyu WangKey Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, P.R. China.
Shuai WangKey Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, P.R. China.
Tianyuan HeKey Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, P.R. China.
Yue YangKey Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, P.R. China.
Peng WangKey Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, P.R. China.
Mengyao MaKey Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, P.R. China.
Tuanmin YangClinical Laboratory of Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, P.R. China.
Tao ChenXi'an Libang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Xi'an, Shaanxi 710075, P.R. China.
Zhiyong LiuCNGC Institute of Industrial Health, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710065, P.R. China.
Junhong GaoCNGC Institute of Industrial Health, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710065, P.R. China.
Chu ChenClinical Laboratory of Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, P.R. China.
Airong QianKey Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, P.R. China.
Northwestern Polytechnical University · CNXi'an Jiaotong University · CNBuchang Pharma (China) · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Airway inflammation is the major pathological feature of asthma. Thus, the current therapeutic strategy for asthma is to control inflammation. Limethason, an anti-inflammation drug, is widely used in rheumatoid arthritis treatment. The aim of the present study was to detect the anti-inflammatory effect and side effects of limethason on airways that were sensitized with ovalbumin in a murine model of chronic asthma. In the present study, BALB/c mice were sensitized with ovalbumin. Airway hyperresponsiveness was estimated, and hematoxylin and eosin staining, Periodic acid-Schiff staining and bronchoalveolar lavage were used to detect the effect on chronic asthma. Limethason effectively reduced airway hyperresponsiveness, and inhibited inflammatory cell infiltration and mucus secretion. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analysis revealed that limethason suppressed levels of airway eosinophils. In the period of treatment, limethason exhibited no influence on morphology of the femoral head, bone mineral content or bone mineral density, which were detected by histological studies and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. The index of liver, spleen, kidney, gastrocnemius and brown adipose tissue also demonstrated that limethason had no adverse effects on organs and tissues. The present study revealed that limethason could effectively reduce inflammation in an asthma mouse model without side effects. Therefore, limethason may have therapeutic potential for treating chronic asthma clinically.

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