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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2018

Lobeglitazone Attenuates Airway Inflammation and Mucus Hypersecretion in a Murine Model of Ovalbumin-Induced Asthma.

Na-Rae Shin, Sung-Hyeuk Park, Je-Won Ko, Young-Kwon Cho, In-Chul Lee, Jong-Choon Kim, In-Sik Shin, Joong-Sun Kim

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Na-Rae ShinCollege of Veterinary Medicine BK21 Plus Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea.
Sung-Hyeuk ParkCollege of Veterinary Medicine BK21 Plus Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea.
Je-Won KoCollege of Veterinary Medicine BK21 Plus Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea.
Young-Kwon ChoCollege of Health Sciences, Cheongju University, Cheongju, South Korea.
In-Chul LeeNatural Product Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup, South Korea.
Jong-Choon KimCollege of Veterinary Medicine BK21 Plus Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea.
In-Sik ShinCollege of Veterinary Medicine BK21 Plus Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea.
Joong-Sun KimK-herb Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.
Chonnam National University · KRCheongju University · KRKorea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lobeglitazone (LB) is a novel agonist of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-α and γ that was developed as a drug to treat diabetes mellitus. We explored the ameliorative effects of LB on allergic asthma using a murine model of ovalbumin (OVA)-induced asthma. To boost the immune response of animals, OVA sensitization was performed on days 0 and 14. LB (250 or 500 μg/kg) was administered by oral gavage on days 18 to 23, and the OVA challenge was performed using an ultrasonic nebulizer on days 21 to 23. Plethysmography showed airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) on day 24. LB treatment effectively decreased inflammatory cell recruitment, T-helper type 2 cytokines in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and immunoglobulin (Ig) E in the serum of the animals with OVA-induced asthma, which was accompanied by a marked reduction in AHR. It also decreased airway inflammation, mucus hypersecretion, phosphorylation of nuclear transcription factor-kappa-B (NF-κB), and expression of activating protein (AP)-1 and mucin 5AC (MUC5AC). Overall, LB effectively attenuated the pathophysiological changes of asthma and its effects appear related to a reduction in the phosphorylation of NF-κB and the expression of AP-1. Thus, our results suggest that LB has a potential to treat allergic asthma.

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airway inflammationasthmalobeglitazonemucus hypersecretionperoxisome proliferator-activated receptor

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PMID30135657
PMCPMC6092601
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