title: Antiasthmatic activity of luteolin-7-O-glucoside from Ailanthus altissima through the downregulation of T helper 2 cytokine expression and inhibition of prostaglandin E2 production in an ovalbumin-induced asthma model.
abstract: Previously, we reported that an ethanol extract of Ailanthus altissima has antiinflammatory activity in an ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized murine asthmatic model. To determine the biological compounds from this plant, luteolin-7-O-glucoside (L7G) was isolated and its antiasthmatic activity was evaluated in an in vivo murine asthmatic model. L7G (10 to 100 mg/kg, per os (p.o.)) reduced the amount of eosinophil infiltration in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in a dose-dependent manner. In comparison, dexamethasone (5 mg/kg, p.o.), which was used as a positive control, also strongly inhibited the number of infiltrating eosinophils. L7G inhibited both the prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) and serum immunoglobulin E level in BAL fluid in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, L7G inhibited the transcript profiles of interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5, and IL-13 mRNA expression levels in the murine asthma model, as determined using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). These results suggest that the antiasthmatic activity of L7G in OVA-induced lung inflammation may occur in part via the downregulation of T helper 2 cytokine transcripts as well as the inhibition of PGE(2) production.
authors.affiliation: Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Meihua
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Ju Hye
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Eunkyung
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Soonyoul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Kun Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Jong Keun
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Hyeun Wook
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D032268:Ailanthus / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005960:Glucosides / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D047311:Luteolin / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010047:Ovalbumin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000633:toxicity; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D016207:Cytokines; D005960:Glucosides; D010047:Ovalbumin; C066408:luteolin-7-glucoside; D015232:Dinoprostone; D047311:Luteolin