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ArticleInflammation2025

Monensin Suppresses Multiple Features of House Dust Mite-Induced Experimental Asthma in Mice.

Venkata Sita Rama Raju Allam, Srinivas Akula, Ida Waern, Sowsan Taha, Sara Wernersson, Gunnar Pejler

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Venkata Sita Rama Raju AllamDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Srinivas AkulaDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Ida WaernDepartment of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
Sowsan TahaDepartment of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
Sara WernerssonDepartment of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. sara.wernersson@slu.se.
Gunnar PejlerDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. gunnar.pejler@imbim.uu.se.

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Cancerfonden 22 1988 PjFamiljen Erling-Perssons Stiftelse 2022 0020Hjärt-Lungfonden 20220232Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse 2017.0022Vetenskapsrådet 2020-00882
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Abstract

Despite intense efforts to develop efficient therapeutic regimes for asthma, there is a large demand for novel treatment strategies in this disease. Here we evaluated the impact of monensin, a drug with potent anti-mast cell effects, in a mouse model of asthma. Allergic airway inflammation was induced by sensitization of mice with house dust mite (HDM) antigen, and effects of monensin on airway hyperreactivity and inflammatory parameters were studied. Following intraperitoneal administration, monensin did not suppress airway hyperreactivity but was shown to have anti-inflammatory properties, as manifested by reduced eosinophil- and lymphocyte infiltration into the airway lumen, and by suppressed inflammation of the lung tissue. After intranasal instillation, monensin exhibited similar anti-inflammatory effects as seen after intraperitoneal administration. Moreover, intranasally administered monensin was demonstrated to suppress goblet cell hyperplasia, and to cause a reduction in the expression of genes coding for key inflammatory markers. Further, monensin blocked mast cell degranulation in the airways of allergen-sensitized mice. Together, this study reveals that monensin has the capacity to suppress key pathological events associated with allergic airway inflammation.

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Anti-Inflammatory AgentsAsthmaMonensinPyroglyphidaeAnimalsCell DegranulationDisease Models, AnimalLungMast CellsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CAnti-Inflammatory AgentsMonensinAsthmaHouse dust miteInflammationMast cellsMonensin

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PMID38958812
PMCPMC12053117

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