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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2018

Puerarin alleviates delayed-type hypersensitivity via cytokine inhibition by modulating Th1/Th2 balance.

Jing Tong, Xi-Jiang Hu, Wen-Qian Cai, Xiang Dai, Lei Wang

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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 5 papers.

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Jing TongAristogenesis Genetic Laboratory, Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, P.R. China.
Xi-Jiang HuAristogenesis Genetic Laboratory, Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, P.R. China.
Wen-Qian CaiAristogenesis Genetic Laboratory, Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, P.R. China.
Xiang DaiAristogenesis Genetic Laboratory, Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, P.R. China.
Lei WangSchool of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei 430065, P.R. China.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNWuhan Children's Hospital · CNHubei University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Puerarin has long been used as a traditional Chinese medicine, which possesses various physiological properties, including anti-inflammation, anti-oxidative, anti-diabetic and anti-cancer activities. The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of puerarin on delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) induced by ovalbumin (OVA) in mice and explore its underlying mechanisms. The results showed that puerarin significantly attenuated DTH, resulting from a decrement in footpad swelling, reduction in inflammatory cell as well as a decline in anti-OVA IgG in serum. In the homogenized supernatant of footpad tissues, the classic Th1-cytokines, including interferon (IFN)-γ was suppressed following puerarin treatment. Furthermore, a high dose of puerarin inhibited interleukin (IL)-4 production, the classic Th2-cytokine. The concanavalin A stimulation and MTT assays indicated a suppressive effect of puerarin on Th1 response via decreasing IFN-γ production in OVA-primed lymphocytes. Detailed studies revealed that puerarin modulated the Th1/Th2 balance in DTH responses, attributing to lower T-bet/GATA binding protein-3 mRNA and protein level ratios, which led to the shift change of IFN-γ/IL-4 with puerarin treatment. These findings demonstrate that puerarin alleviated inflammation in DTH triggered by OVA application via curbing inflammatory cytokines by modulating the Th1/Th2 balance. These results suggest that puerarin may be an alternative therapeutic option for the treatment of DTH.

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delayed-type hypersensitivityinflammationovalbuminpuerarinTh1/Th2

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