title: Antianaphylactic activity of Poncirus trifoliata fruit extract.
abstract: The effect of an aqueous extract of Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. (Rutaceae) fruits (PTFE) on compound 48/80-induced mortality associated with anaphylaxis was studied in rats. PTFE inhibited compound 48/80-induced anaphylaxis 100% with a dose of 1.6 mg/g body weight (BW) 1 h before or 5 min after injection of compound 48/80. PTFE inhibited compound 48/80-induced anaphylaxis almost 100% with doses above 0.4 mg/g BW intraperitoneally administered. PTFE (1-1000 micrograms/ml) also dose-dependently inhibited the histamine release induced by compound 48/80 (5 micrograms/ml) in rat peritoneal mast cells. The level of cAMP in peritoneal mast cells, when PTFE was added, increased transiently, and significantly increased 53-fold at 10 s compared with that of basal cells. Moreover, PTFE inhibited intracellular calcium release induced by compound 48/80. These results suggest that PTFE has antianaphylactic activity by stabilizing the peritoneal mast cell membrane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oriental Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Wonkwang University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: T Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D005638:Fruit; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D003189:p-Methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D003189:p-Methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D002118:Calcium