title: Anti-inflammatory and anti-asthmatic effects of resveratrol, a polyphenolic stilbene, in a mouse model of allergic asthma.
abstract: Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways, and the current focus in managing asthma is the control of inflammation. Resveratrol (3,4,5-trihydroxystilbene) is a polyphenolic stilbene found in the skins of red fruits, including grapes, that may be responsible for some of the health benefits ascribed to consumption of red wine. We investigated the suppressive effects of resveratrol on asthmatic parameters such as cytokine release, eosinophilia, airway hyperresponsiveness, and mucus hypersecretion, in an OVA-induced allergic mouse model of asthma. Resveratrol significantly inhibited increases in T-helper-2-type cytokines such as IL-4 and IL-5 in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), and also effectively suppressed airway hyperresponsiveness, eosinophilia, and mucus hypersecretion, in the asthmatic mouse model. The efficacy of resveratrol was similar to that of dexamethasone, a glucocorticoid used as a positive control. These results suggest that resveratrol may have applications in the treatment of bronchial asthma.
authors.affiliation: Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yusung, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Meeyoung
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Soyoung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ok-Kyoung
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Sei-Ryang
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Hyeong-Kyu
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyungseop
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D020397:Goblet Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D015848:Interleukin-5 / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009093:Mucus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D010047:Ovalbumin / Q000276:immunology; D000077185:Resveratrol; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D015848:Interleukin-5; D013267:Stilbenes; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D003907:Dexamethasone; D010047:Ovalbumin; D000077185:Resveratrol