[Effect of Jinzhen Oral Liquid on cough after lipopolysaccharide-induced infection in rats and mechanism].

This study aims to explore the effect of Jinzhen Oral Liquid(JOL) on cough after infection in rats and the mechanism. To be specific, a total of 60 male SD rats were classified into 6 groups: normal group(equivalent volume of distilled water, ig), model group(equivalent volume of distilled water, ig), Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide Oral Solution group(3.67 mL·kg~(-1), ig), high-, medium-, and low-dose JOL groups(11.34, 5.67, and 2.84 mL·kg~(-1), respectively, ig). Lipopolysaccharide(LPS, nasal drip), smoking, and capsaicin(nebulization) were employed to induce cough after infection in rats except the normal group. Administration began on the 19 th day and lasted 7 days. Capsaicin(nebulization) was used to stimulate cough 1 h after the last administration and the cough frequency and cough incubation period in rats were recorded. The pathological morphology of lung tissue was observed based on hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining. Immunohistochemistry(IHC) was used to detect the specific expression of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1(Trpv1), nerve growth factor(NGF), tropomyosin receptor kinase A(TrkA), and phosphorylated-p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase(p-p38 MAPK) in lung tissue, Western blot the protein expression of Trpv1, NGF, TrkA, and p-p38 MAPK in lung tissue, and real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction(real-time PCR) the mRNA expression of Trpv1, NGF, and TrkA. The results showed that model group demonstrated significantly high cough frequency, obvious proliferation and inflammatory cell infiltration in lung tissue, significantly enhanced positive protein expression of Trpv1, NGF, TrkA, and p-p38 MAPK in lung tissue and significant increase in the mRNA expression of Trpv1, NGF, and TrkA compared with the normal group. Compared with the model group, JOL can significantly reduce the cough frequency, alleviate the pathological changes of lung tissue, and decrease the protein expression of Trpv1, NGF, TrkA, and p-p38 MAPK in lung tissue, and high-dose and medium-dose JOL can significantly lower the mRNA expression of Trpv1, NGF, and TrkA. This study revealed that JOL can effectively inhibit Trpv1 pathway-related proteins and improve cough after infection. The mechanism is that it reduces the expression of NGF, TrkA, and p-p38 MAPK in lung tissue, thereby decreasing the expression of Trpv1 and cough sensitivity.

Aumento de sensibilidad alérgica a la ingesta de mariscos en pacientes bajo protocolos de inmunoterapia específica [SIT] para ácaros / Increase of allergic sensitization to shellfish consumption in patients treated with specific immunotherapy [SIT] for mites

Seis pacientes que consultaron por síntomas respiratorios alérgicos (RSP y ASMA) diagnosticados por Skin prick test (SPT), fueron tratados con inmunoterapia específica (SIT) para ácaros por un lapso promedio de 23,3 meses. Tres (N2, N4 y N5) referían a su ingreso, síntomas leves a la ingesta de mariscos y se hizo SPT e IgE específica por Radio Allergo Sorbent Test (RAST) para "pool" de mariscos antes de la SIT. Ante la aparición y/o intensificación de síntomas en estos 6 pacientes por ingesta de frutos de mar luego de SIT prolongada, se realizó RAST clase 1 y 2 para N4 y N2; y N1 entre clase 0 y 1 (0,35 PRU/ml). El SPT de N2 se mantuvo positivo y el de N5 negativo, tal como antes de SIT. Sólo N4 cambió a SPT positivo al "pool" de marisco. Doce controles asintomáticos con SIT similares fueron negativos a la provocación oral, al SPT y al RAST. La presencia de un antígeno común a ambos alergenos (tropomiosina) al ser administrado en SIT para ácaros, provocaría una sensibilización nueva o aumentada en estos pacientes aunque no se pudo descartar sensibilización por ingesta habitual de mariscos