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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Humulene Inhibits Acute Gastric Mucosal Injury by Enhancing Mucosal Integrity.

Dahee Yeo, Su-Jung Hwang, Ye-Seul Song, Hyo-Jong Lee

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dahee YeoInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, College of Pharmacy and Inje, Inje University, 607 Obang-dong, Gimhae 621749, Korea.
Su-Jung HwangInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, College of Pharmacy and Inje, Inje University, 607 Obang-dong, Gimhae 621749, Korea.
Ye-Seul SongSchool of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon 16419, Korea.
Hyo-Jong LeeInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, College of Pharmacy and Inje, Inje University, 607 Obang-dong, Gimhae 621749, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4826-7954
Inje University · KRSungkyunkwan University · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea 2019R1A6A3A01091754National Research Foundation of Korea 2019R1C1C1003558National Research Foundation of Korea 2021M3A9C4000960
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was designed to determine whether α-humulene, a major constituent in many plants used in fragrances, has a protective role against gastric injury in vivo and in vitro. A rat model of hydrochloric acid (HCl)/ethanol-induced gastritis and human mast cells (HMC-1) were used to investigate the mucosal protective effect of α-humulene. α-Humulene significantly inhibited gastric lesions in HCl/ethanol-induced acute gastritis and decreased gastric acid secretion pyloric ligation-induced gastric ulcers in vivo. In addition, α-humulene reduced the amount of reactive oxygen species and malondialdehyde through upregulation of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and superoxide dismutase (SOD). In HMC-1 cells, α-humulene decreased intracellular calcium and increased intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels, resulting in low histamine levels. α-Humulene also reduced the expression levels of cytokine genes such as interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) by downregulating nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) nuclear translocation. Finally, α-humulene upregulated the expression levels of mucin 5AC (Muc5ac), Muc6, trefoil factor 1 (Tff1), trefoil factor 2 (Tff2), and polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pigr). α-Humulene may attenuate HCl/ethanol-induced gastritis by inhibiting histamine release and NF-κB activation and stimulating antioxidants and mucosal protective factors, particularly Muc5ac and Muc6. Therefore, these data suggest that α-humulene is a potential drug candidate for the treatment of stress-induced or alcoholic gastritis.

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antioxidantcytokinegastritishistaminemucinsα-humulene

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PMID34064830
PMCPMC8150829
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