Ko Hyun Min, Choi Seung-Han, Jee Wona, Lee Seung-Hyeon, Park Doil, Jung Ji Hoon, Lee Beom-Joon, Kim Kwan-Il, Jung Hee-Jae, Jang Hyeung-Jin
College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
Front Pharmacol. 2022 Jun 28;13:925502. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.925502. eCollection 2022.
Exposure to water-soluble particulate matter (WPM) containing heavy metals can cause severe inflammatory responses and trigger and exacerbate the onset of asthma. As a follow-up study of (RL), this study analyzed the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of oral and intratracheal administration of RL and demonstrated anti-inflammatory effects in asthma models. Worse T-helper cell type 2 (Th2)-related inflammatory and pro-inflammatory responses were observed after simultaneous challenge with ovalbumin (OVA) and WPM. To establish a model of asthma exacerbated by WPM, BALB/c mice were sensitized with OVA + aluminum hydroxide and challenged with OVA + WPM. To confirm the therapeutic efficacy of RL, it was administered both orally and intratracheally. Histopathological analysis of H&E staining confirmed that oral and intratracheal administration of RL alleviated inflammatory cell infiltration in the airways aggravated by OVA + WPM. RL effectively reduced the number of inflammatory cells obtained from the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. In addition, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and multiplex analysis of serum samples confirmed that the administration of RL reduced the levels of immuno-globulin E (IgE), Th2-related cytokines, and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Furthermore, real-time PCR analysis of lung tissue samples confirmed that the release of MUC5AC (Mucin 5AC, Oligomeric Mucus/Gel-Forming) and pro-inflammatory cytokines was reduced by RL, and western blotting confirmed that the administration of RL reduced the phosphorylation of ERK and p38 in the MAPK pathway. In conclusion, oral and intratracheal administration of RL appears to have an anti-asthmatic effect by reducing the secretion of Th2-related cytokines, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and IgE by downregulating the MAPK pathway. Thus, RL has further demonstrated potential for development as an oral and inhaled therapeutic for asthma symptoms exacerbated by WPM exposure.
接触含有重金属的水溶性颗粒物(WPM)会引发严重的炎症反应,并引发和加剧哮喘的发作。作为(RL)的后续研究,本研究分析了口服和气管内给予RL的治疗效果和机制,并在哮喘模型中证明了其抗炎作用。在用卵清蛋白(OVA)和WPM同时激发后,观察到更严重的2型辅助性T细胞(Th2)相关炎症和促炎反应。为建立由WPM加重的哮喘模型,用OVA+氢氧化铝对BALB/c小鼠进行致敏,并用OVA+WPM进行激发。为证实RL的治疗效果,对其进行了口服和气管内给药。苏木精-伊红(H&E)染色的组织病理学分析证实,口服和气管内给予RL可减轻由OVA+WPM加重的气道炎症细胞浸润。RL有效减少了从支气管肺泡灌洗液中获得的炎症细胞数量。此外,酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)和血清样本的多重分析证实,给予RL可降低免疫球蛋白E(IgE)、Th2相关细胞因子和促炎细胞因子的水平。此外,肺组织样本的实时聚合酶链反应(PCR)分析证实,RL可降低黏蛋白5AC(Mucin 5AC,寡聚黏液/凝胶形成)和促炎细胞因子的释放,蛋白质免疫印迹法证实,给予RL可降低丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(MAPK)途径中细胞外信号调节激酶(ERK)和p38的磷酸化水平。总之,口服和气管内给予RL似乎通过下调MAPK途径减少Th2相关细胞因子、促炎细胞因子和IgE的分泌而具有抗哮喘作用。因此,RL进一步证明了其作为口服和吸入治疗剂用于治疗因接触WPM而加重的哮喘症状的开发潜力。
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