title: Inhibitory effect of sihuangxiechai decoction on ovalbumin-induced airway inflammation in Guinea pigs.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of sihuangxiechai decoction on asthmatic Guinea pig model which was sensitized by intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of ovalbumin (OVA) and challenged by OVA inhalation to induce chronic airway inflammation. Differential cell counts of cytospins were performed after staining with Giemsa solution. The quantity of leukocytes and its classification in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and blood were evaluated by blood cell analyzer and microscope. Histological analysis of the lung was performed by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining. The levels of interleukin-4 (IL-4) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) in BALF and serum were detected by radioimmunoassay (RIA). The total number of leukocytes in BALF and blood has no significant difference between Sihuangxiechaitang decoction treated group and dexamethasone (DXM) treated group but was significantly lower than those of asthma group. The percentage of eosinophils in lung tissues of sihuangxiechai decoction treated group was significantly lower than that of asthma group. The results demonstrated that the levels of IL-4 and TNF-α in the sihuangxiechai decoction treated group were significantly reduced compared with the asthma group. In conclusion, these findings demonstrate that sihuangxiechai decoction has a protective effect on OVA-induced asthma in reducing airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in a Guinea pig model and may be useful as an adjuvant therapy for the treatment of bronchial asthma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, No. 2428, Yuhe Street, Weifang, Shandong 261031, China.
authors.forename: Xue Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Universtiy Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China.
authors.forename: En Xue
authors.initials: EX
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy and Biological Science, Weifang Medical University, No. 7166, Baotong West Street, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China.
authors.forename: Zhan Qin
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, No. 2428, Yuhe Street, Weifang, Shandong 261031, China.
authors.forename: Zhao Lu
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy and Biological Science, Weifang Medical University, No. 7166, Baotong West Street, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China.
authors.forename: Wei Fen
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Zhang
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