The First Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210046, Jiangsu Province, China.
Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou 570206, Hainan Province, China.
Can Respir J. 2021 Sep 29;2021:6406295. doi: 10.1155/2021/6406295. eCollection 2021.
AIM: To investigate the therapeutic effect of LiuJunZi decoction (LJZD) in an experimental model of asthma and uncover its potential mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The ovalbumin (OVA) was applied to induce asthma in Balb/C mice, and LJZD was orally administrated to asthmatic mice. The lung function and histological lesion were evaluated by airway hyperresponsiveness assay, lung edema assay, and hematoxylin and eosin staining. The amounts of CD4CD25Foxp3 T cells were analyzed through combining fluorescent antibody staining with flow cytometry assay. The levels of inflammatory factors and immunoglobulins were detected by enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA). The expression of miR-21 and miR-146a was investigated by real-time PCR. The protein expression of activating protein-1 (AP-1), nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-B), and NF-B inhibitor alpha (IB) was determined by western blotting. RESULTS: LJZD improves OVA-induced asthma in Balb/C mice, which is manifested by decreasing lung edema, Penh levels, lung histological lesion, and inflammatory cell infiltration. LJZD increased the number of CD4CD25Foxp3 T cells in blood mononuclear cells from asthmatic mice. Furthermore, LJZD reduced the levels of tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-), interleukin- (IL-) 4, IL-6, IgG1, and IgE, but increased interferon gamma (IFN-) expression, in serum of asthmatic mice, and also decreased the expression of IL-17a, IL-23, IL-25, and thymic stromal lymphopoietin (Tslp) in lung tissues. In addition, miR-21 and miR-146a expression and phospho (p)-NF-B, p-IB, and AP-1 protein expression were inhibited by LJZD in lung tissues from asthmatic mice. CONCLUSION: LJZD improved OVA-induced asthma in Balb/C mice by inhibiting allergic inflammation and Th2 immunoreaction, which might be associated with the inactivation of the NF-B signaling pathway.
目的:研究六君子汤(LJZD)在哮喘实验模型中的治疗效果,并揭示其潜在机制。
材料和方法:用卵清蛋白(OVA)诱导 Balb/C 小鼠哮喘,并用 LJZD 对哮喘小鼠进行口服给药。通过气道高反应性测定、肺水肿测定和苏木精和伊红染色评估肺功能和组织学损伤。通过荧光抗体染色结合流式细胞术分析 CD4CD25Foxp3 T 细胞的数量。通过酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)检测炎症因子和免疫球蛋白的水平。通过实时 PCR 研究 miR-21 和 miR-146a 的表达。通过 Western blot 测定激活蛋白-1(AP-1)、核因子 kappa-B(NF-B)和 NF-B 抑制剂 alpha(IB)的蛋白表达。
结果:LJZD 改善了 OVA 诱导的 Balb/C 小鼠哮喘,表现为肺水肿、Penh 水平、肺组织学损伤和炎症细胞浸润减少。LJZD 增加了哮喘小鼠血液单核细胞中 CD4CD25Foxp3 T 细胞的数量。此外,LJZD 降低了哮喘小鼠血清中肿瘤坏死因子-(TNF-)、白细胞介素-(IL-)4、IL-6、IgG1 和 IgE 的水平,但增加了干扰素-γ(IFN-)的表达,并降低了肺组织中白细胞介素-17a(IL-17a)、IL-23、IL-25 和胸腺基质淋巴细胞生成素(Tslp)的表达。此外,LJZD 抑制了哮喘小鼠肺组织中 miR-21 和 miR-146a 的表达以及磷酸化(p)-NF-B、p-IB 和 AP-1 蛋白的表达。
结论:LJZD 通过抑制过敏炎症和 Th2 免疫反应改善了 OVA 诱导的 Balb/C 小鼠哮喘,这可能与 NF-B 信号通路的失活有关。
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