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ArticleBioMed research international2018

Stigmasterol Alleviates Cutaneous Allergic Responses in Rodents.

Aaron O Antwi, David D Obiri, Newman Osafo, Leslie B Essel, Arnold D Forkuo, Clement Atobiga

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Article in BioMed research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aaron O AntwiDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-9713-9487
David D ObiriDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-7906-9534
Newman OsafoDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-8142-2368
Leslie B EsselDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
Arnold D ForkuoDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
Clement AtobigaDepartment of Pathology, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Kumasi, Ghana.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GHKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital · GH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The therapeutic potential of stigmasterol, a natural steroid alcohol with established immune-modulatory properties, was assessed on allergic cutaneous responses. We examined its suppressive effect on immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated active cutaneous anaphylaxis (ACA), compound 48/80 (C48/80)-induced pruritus, and irritant dermatitis induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA). Stigmasterol at 10-100 mg/kg significantly inhibited ACA with reduction in reaction area and concentration of the extravasated Evans blue dye. Given at 50 and 100 mg/kg, stigmasterol significantly inhibited C48/80-induced scratching behaviour when compared to saline-treated C48/80-injected control. Skin histopathology of injected sites confirmed that stigmasterol reduced mast cell trafficking and degranulation associated with C48/80-induced pruritus. Stigmasterol controlled inflammatory features such as ear skin oedema and neutrophilia and also reduced serum levels of TNF

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AnimalsDrug EruptionsGhanaHypersensitivityMast CellsMiceMice, Inbred ICRRatsRats, WistarRodentiaSkinStigmasterolStigmasterol

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PMID30140696
PMCPMC6081592
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