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http://dx.doi.org/10.6116/kjh.2011.26.4.049

The therapeutic effect of Drynariae Rhizoma in a mouse model of allergic asthma  

Kim, Seung-Taik (Department of Herbology, College of Oriental Medicine, Sangji University)
Lee, Jang-Cheon (Division of Pharmacology and Basic Korean Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
Lee, Young-Cheol (Department of Herbology, College of Oriental Medicine, Sangji University)
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The Korea Journal of Herbology / v.26, no.4, 2011 , pp. 49-57 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective : Allergic asthma is a chronic airway disease that affects millions of people in the developed world. The disease is characterized by concurring airway inflammation, Th2 cytokine production, increased mucus secretion, airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) to inhaled antigen, and pulmonary fibrosis. To investigate the therapeutic and anti-asthmatic effects of Drynariae Rhizoma (DR), we examined the influence of DR on the development of pulmonary eosinophilic inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness in a mouse model of allergic asthma. Methods : In this study, BALB/c mice were systemically sensitized to ovalbumin (OVA) followed intratracheally, intraperitoneally, and by aerosol allergen challenges. We investigated the effect of DR on airway hyperresponsiveness, pulmonary eosinophilic infiltration, various immune cell phenotypes, Th2 cytokine production and OVA specific IgE production in a mouse model of asthma. Results : In asthmatic mice, we found that DR.treated groups had suppressed eosinophil infiltration, allergic airway inflammation and AHR by suppressing the production of IL-5, IL-13 and OVA specific IgE. Conclusions : Our data suggest that the therapeutic mechanism by which DR effectively treats asthma is based on reductions of Th2 cytokines (IL-5), eotaxin, OVA-specific IgE production and eosinophil infiltration.
Keywords
Drynariae Rhizoma; asthma; eosinophil; IL-5; CCR3; eotaxin;
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