Journal
FOODS
Volume 11, Issue 20, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/foods11203224
Keywords
Cuminum cyminum L.; ovalbumin; allergic rhinitis; T-helper cells; T cell balance
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [JP20K05891]
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This study indicates that the oral administration of cumin seed aqueous extract (CAE) suppresses ovalbumin (OVA)-induced allergic rhinitis symptoms in mice. CAE reduces sneezing frequency and serum immunoglobulin E and Th2 cytokine levels. Furthermore, it increases the ratio of Th1 to Th2 cells.
Cuminum cyminum L. (cumin) seeds are widely used as a spice. Although we previously reported that the aqueous extract of cumin seeds suppresses the degranulation of rat basophilic RBL-2H3 cells, it has not been clarified whether the extract alleviates actual allergy symptoms in vivo. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effect of oral administration of cumin seed aqueous extract (CAE) in ovalbumin (OVA)-induced allergic rhinitis. BALB/c mice were randomly divided into the following three groups: control group (five mice), OVA group (five mice), and OVA + CAE group (five mice). Allergic rhinitis was induced by sensitization (intraperitoneal, 25 mu g OVA and 1.98 mg aluminum hydroxide gel) followed by challenge (intranasal, 400 mu g OVA). The oral administration of CAE (25 mg/kg) reduced the sneezing frequency of OVA-induced allergic rhinitis model mice. In addition to reducing the serum immunoglobulin E and IL-4 levels, the oral administration of CAE reduced the production of T-helper type-2 (Th2) cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, and IL-13) in the splenocytes of the model mice. Furthermore, a significant increase in the ratio of Th1 to Th2 cells was observed in the CAE-administered group. Our findings suggest that the ingestion of CAE improves T cell balance, the dominant state of Th2, and alleviates allergic rhinitis symptoms.
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