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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2021

Zhike pingchuan granules improve bronchial asthma by regulating the IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 pathway.

Yumei Ren, Yuling Liu, Shouchuan Wang, Zhen Lei, Yongbin Yan, Xutao Guan, Jianghong Hou, Shan Zhu, Haijun Shan, Xinlei Tian and 4 more

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Yumei RenPediatric Department of The Second Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China.
Yuling LiuPediatric Department of Nanjing Pukou Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211800, P.R. China.
Shouchuan WangPediatric Department of Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China.
Zhen LeiCentral Laboratory of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, P.R. China.
Yongbin YanPediatric Department of The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China.
Xutao GuanOncology Department of The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China.
Jianghong HouHealth Preserving Discipline of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, P.R. China.
Shan ZhuPediatric Department of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, P.R. China.
Haijun ShanPediatric Department of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, P.R. China.
Xinlei TianPediatric Department of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, P.R. China.
Quan WangExperimental Center of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan 450046, P.R. China.
Caihong CaoPediatric Department of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, P.R. China.
Yingying ZhangPediatric Department of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, P.R. China.
Yunfeng MaDiscipline of Bone Injury of The Second Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China.

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Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the effects of zhike pingchuan granules (ZKPC) on bronchial asthma and the underlying mechanism. A bronchial asthma mouse model was established by aerosol inhalation of ovalbumin. The changes in lung pathomorphology were observed by hematoxylin and eosin staining. The levels of IL-1β, TNF-α and IL-6 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and serum were detected by corresponding ELISA kits. Levels of reactive oxygen species, malondialdehyde and superoxide dismutase in lung tissues were analyzed using corresponding kits. The expression of proteins related to apoptosis and the IL-6/janus kinase 2 (JAK2)/STAT3 pathway was detected by western blot analysis. The results showed that ZKPC significantly restored the dry/wet ratio and alleviated lung pathomorphology of bronchial asthmatic mice. In addition, ZKPC inhibits inflammation, oxidative stress levels and cell apoptosis in bronchial asthmatic mice and also suppressed the IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 pathway. Fedratinib (a JAK2 inhibitor) further strengthened the alleviative effects of ZKPC on bronchial asthma. In conclusion, ZKPC improved bronchial asthma by suppressing the IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 pathway.

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bronchial asthmaIL-6/janus kinase 2/STAT3 pathwayinflammationzhike pingchuan granules

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