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Anti-allergic Effect of Fructus amomi on Ovalbumin-induced Asthma Mice Model

  • Anatomy & Biological Anthropology
  • Abbr : Anat Biol Anthropol
  • 2021, 34(2), pp.45~52
  • DOI : 10.11637/aba.2021.34.2.45
  • Publisher : 대한체질인류학회
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Anatomy
  • Received : June 1, 2021
  • Accepted : June 18, 2021
  • Published : June 30, 2021

Chun Hua Piao 1 Yan Jing Fan 2 Thi Van Nguyen 3 Zhen Nan Yu 3 Hee Soon Shin 4 Song Chang Ho 5 Chai Ok Hee 5

1Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital
2Department of Anatomy, Jeonbuk National University
3Department of Anatomy, Jeonbuk National University Medical School
4한국식품연구원
5전북대학교

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ABSTRACT

Despite studies on the anti-inflammatory effect of Fructus amomi, mature fruit of Amomum villosum Lour, have been getting increasing extensively, it remains unknown about the detailed effects of F. amomi on ovalbumin (OVA)-induced mouse asthma model. In this study, we examined the effect of F. amomi on OVA-induced asthma by analyzing Th1/Th2 cytokine production, histopathologic changes, and focusing on the NF-κB signaling. Oral administration of F. amomi reduced the number of inflammatory cells especially eosinophils and improved airway and pulmonary inflammation in the lungs of OVA-challenged mice. In addition, F. amomi significantly downregulated the overproduction of tumor necrosis factor-α, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-5 and the levels of OVA-specific both IgE and IgG1 and increased the secretion of interferon-γ and OVA-specific IgG2a. Moreover, F. amomi suppressed the increase of total NF-κB level and the phosphorylation of IκB-α and NF-κB by OVA. F. amomi may have therapeutic effect for allergic asthma by modulating Th1/Th2 cytokine imbalance and inhibiting NF-κB signaling activation.

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