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JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 72, Issue 7, Pages 956-968Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1111/jphp.13271
Keywords
allergic asthma; antifibrosis; anti-inflammation; tectorigenin
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81874485]
- Foundation of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine [2018bs01]
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Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of tectorigenin on treating allergic asthma model of guinea pigs and investigate the underlying mechanisms. Methods Allergic asthma model of guinea pigs was established by sensitizing with ovalbumin (OVA). Then OVA-sensitized guinea pigs were injected with 10 mg/kg tectorigenin, 25 mg/kg tectorigenin or dexamethasone to investigate the effect of tectorigenin. Key findings High dose of tectorigenin effectively decreased the number of coughs, the number of inflammatory cells and the levels of pro-inflammatory factors. Moreover, tectorigenin could inhibit pulmonary fibrosis in guinea pigs sensitized with OVA. In addition, the functions of tectorigenin were realized through downregulating profibrotic factors of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta 1, phosphorylated (p)-Smad2/3 and Smad4, upregulating fibrosis-inhibitor of Smad7 and decreasing pro-inflammatory factors of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88), p-inhibitor of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) kinase beta (p-IKK beta) and NF-kappa B. Conclusions Tectorigenin could inhibit pulmonary fibrosis and airway inflammation through TGF-beta 1/Smad signalling pathway and TLR4/NF-kappa B signalling pathway. Therefore, tectorigenin might be a promising medicine to treat allergic asthma.
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