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ArticleIranian journal of basic medical sciences2019

The effect of alpha linolenic acid on tracheal responsiveness, lung inflammation, and immune markers in sensitized rats.

Mahsa Kaveh, Naeima Eftekhar, Mohammad Hossein Boskabady

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Article in Iranian journal of basic medical sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mahsa KavehDepartment of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Naeima EftekharDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.
Mohammad Hossein BoskabadyNeurogenic Inflammation Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad · IRIslamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch · IRMashhad University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe effects of alpha linolenic acid (ALA) on tracheal responsiveness (TR), total protein (TP), phospholipase A2 (PLA2), immunoglobulin E (IgE), interleukin 4 (IL-4), interferon gamma (INF-γ) level and INF-γ/IL4 ratio in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of sensitized rats were examined. MATERIALS AND

methodsTR to methacholine and ovalbumin (OA), BALF levels of TP, PLA2 and IgE as well as IL-4, INF-γ and INF-γ/IL4 ratio were measured in control group (non-sensitized, group C), sensitized rats to OA (group S), S groups treated with two concentrations of ALA and dexamethasone group.

resultsTR to methacholine and OA, BALF levels of TP, PLA2, IgE and IL-4 were significantly increased but BALF level of INF-γ and INF-γ/IL4 ratio decreased in group S compared to group C (

conclusionResults showed an immune modulatory effect of the ALA that increased INF-γ, INF-γ/IL4 ratio (as an index of Th1/Th2) and decreased IL-4 in sensitized rats. ALA also showed preventive effect on inflammatory markers and tracheal responsiveness in sensitized animals comparable to the effect of dexamethasone.

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Alpha linolenic acidAsthmaInflammatory markersSensitized ratsTh1/Th2 balanceTracheal responsiveness

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PMCPMC6528709
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