title: Narirutin inhibits airway inflammation in an allergic mouse model.
abstract: 1. Flavonoids are naturally occurring compounds that possess anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative and anti-oxidant properties. In the present study, we investigated whether the flavonoid narirutin could reduce airway inflammation in ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized/challenged NC/Nga mice, a model of allergic eosinophilic airway inflammation. 2. Mice were initially immunized intraperitoneally with OVA on Days 0 and 7 and then challenged with inhaled OVA on Days 14, 15 and 16. In addition, some mice received narirutin orally at doses of 0.1, 1 or 10 mg/kg bodyweight daily on Days 7-16. 3. At 10 mg/kg, but not 0.1 or 1 mg/kg, narirutin significantly diminished OVA-induced airway inflammation caused by infiltration of lung tissue with inflammatory and mucus-producing cells, as well as reduced eosinophil counts in the peripheral blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), interleukin (IL)-4 levels in BALF and IgE levels in serum. 4. The mechanism of the anti-inflammatory effect of narirutin are likely to be associated with a reduction in the OVA-induced increases of IL-4 and IgE in a murine model of allergic eosinophilic airway inflammation. These findings suggest that narirutin may be an effective new tool in the treatment of bronchial asthma.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Norihiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Funaguchi
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: Bu Lin Bai
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: La
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asai
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuhgetsu
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawada
authors.forename: Genzou
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Takemura
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minatoguchi
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Hisayoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
mesh_terms: D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide; D000818:Animals; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D004187:Disaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D044950:Flavanones / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000378:metabolism; D015848:Interleukin-5 / Q000378:metabolism; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D010047:Ovalbumin; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D004187:Disaccharides; D044950:Flavanones; D015848:Interleukin-5; C500601:narirutin; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide; D010047:Ovalbumin