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Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36078598

RESUMEN

House dust mite (HDM) is a globally ubiquitous domestic cause of allergic diseases. There is a pressing demand to discover efficient, harmless, and eco-friendly natural extracts to inhibit HDM allergens that are more likely to trigger allergies and challenging to be prevented entirely. This study, therefore, is aimed at assessing the inhibition of the allergenicity of major HDM allergen Der f 2 by todomatsu oil extracted from residues of Abies Sachalinensis. The inhibition was investigated experimentally (using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE)) and in silico using molecular docking. The results showed that todomatsu oil inhibits the allergenicity of Der f 2 by reducing its amount instead of the IgG binding capacity of a single protein. Moreover, the compounds in todomatsu oil bind to Der f 2 via alkyl hydrophobic interactions. Notably, most compounds interact with the hydrophobic amino acids of Der f 2, and seven substances interact with CYS27. Contrarily, the principal compounds fail to attach to the amino acids forming the IgG epitope in Der f 2. Interestingly, chemical components with the lowest relative percentages in todomatsu oil show high-affinity values on Der f 2, especially ß-maaliene (-8.0 kcal/mol). In conclusion, todomatsu oil has been proven in vitro as a potential effective public health strategy to inhibit the allergenicity of Der f 2.


Asunto(s)
Abies , Alérgenos , Antígenos Dermatofagoides , Hipersensibilidad , Aceites de Plantas , Pyroglyphidae , Abies/química , Alérgenos/farmacología , Aminoácidos , Animales , Antígenos Dermatofagoides/metabolismo , Antígenos Dermatofagoides/farmacología , Proteínas de Artrópodos , Polvo/análisis , Bosques , Humanos , Inmunoglobulina G , Simulación del Acoplamiento Molecular , Aceites de Plantas/química , Aceites de Plantas/metabolismo , Aceites de Plantas/farmacología , Pyroglyphidae/química
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Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol ; 33(1): 42-51, 2015 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25840633

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: House dust mite (HDM) induced matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 plays a role in asthma. Zingiber cassumunar Roxb. (Phlai in Thai) has been used in folk medicine for asthma treatment. OBJECTIVE: We investigated effects of Phlai and its constituent (E)-4-(3',4'-dimethoxyphenyl)but-3-en-1-ol (compound D) on the cleavage of pro- MMP-9 by HDM. The effects of these compounds on phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)- induced MMP-9 gene and protein expression in airway epithelial cells (NCI-H292) were also investigated. METHODS: Pro-MMP-9 was directly activated in vitro with HDM in the presence or absence of the ethanolic extracts of Phlai or compound D for 1 hour. The amount of activated MMP-9 was determined using gelatin zymography. To study the cellular response of Phlai, NCI-H292 cells were pretreated with crude Phlai extracts or compound D for 2 hours, and then the cells were stimulated with PMA for 48 hours. The mRNA RT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. MMP-9 activity was determined by gelatin zymography. RESULTS: Crude Phlai extracts (0.25 - 2.0 mg/ml) and compound D (0.5 - 4.0 mg/ml) inhibited pro- MMP-9 cleavage by HDM. Furthermore, crude Phlai extracts (100 mg/ml) and compound D, at concentrations of 50 and 100 mg/ml, attenuated the PMA-induced MMP-9 gene and expression in NCI-H292 cells. These compound also suppressed MMP-9 release from PMA-induced NCI-H292 cells. CONCLUSION: The crude ethanolic extract of Z. cassumunar and its active constituent compound D inhibited the cleavage of pro-MMP-9 by HDM. They also inhibited PMA-induced MMP-9 gene and protein synthesis in human airway epithelial cells.


Asunto(s)
Antígenos Dermatofagoides/farmacología , Proteínas de Artrópodos/farmacología , Butanoles/farmacología , Cisteína Endopeptidasas/farmacología , Células Epiteliales/efectos de los fármacos , Metaloproteinasa 9 de la Matriz/metabolismo , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Pyroglyphidae/química , Zingiberaceae/química , Animales , Antígenos Dermatofagoides/aislamiento & purificación , Proteínas de Artrópodos/aislamiento & purificación , Butanoles/aislamiento & purificación , Línea Celular Tumoral , Cisteína Endopeptidasas/aislamiento & purificación , Activación Enzimática/efectos de los fármacos , Precursores Enzimáticos/genética , Precursores Enzimáticos/metabolismo , Células Epiteliales/citología , Células Epiteliales/metabolismo , Expresión Génica , Humanos , Metaloproteinasa 9 de la Matriz/genética , Ésteres del Forbol/farmacología , Preparaciones de Plantas/química , Mucosa Respiratoria/citología , Mucosa Respiratoria/efectos de los fármacos , Mucosa Respiratoria/metabolismo
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PLoS One ; 8(10): e77458, 2013.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24204835

RESUMEN

Perilla frutescens has been used in traditional medicine for respiratory diseases due to its anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory activity. This study aimed to investigate effects of Perilla frutescens leaf extract (PFE) on expression of pro-allergic and pro-inflammatory cytokines in airway epithelial cells exposed to mite major allergen Der p 2 (DP2) and the underlying mechanisms. Our results showed that PFE up to 100 µg/mL had no cytotoxic effect on human bronchial epithelial cell BEAS-2B. Further investigations revealed that PFE dose-dependently diminished mRNA expression of pro-allergic cytokine IL-4, IL-5, IL-13 and GM-CSF, as well as pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6, IL-8 and MCP-1 in BEAS-2B cells treated with DP2. In parallel to mRNA, the DP-2-elevated levels of the tested cytokines were decreased. Further investigation showed that DP2-indued phosphorylation of p38 MAPK (P38) and JNK, but not Erk1/2, was also suppressed by PFE. In addition, PFE elevated cytosolic IκBα level and decreased nuclear NF-κB level in DP2-stimulated BEAS-2B cells. Taken together, these findings revealed that PFE significantly diminished both mRNA expression and protein levels of pro-allergic and pro-inflammatory cytokines in response to DP2 through inhibition of P38/JNK and NK-κB activation. These findings suggest that PFE should be beneficial to alleviate both allergic and inflammatory responses on airway epithelium in response to aeroallergens.


Asunto(s)
Antígenos Dermatofagoides/farmacología , Proteínas de Artrópodos/farmacología , Citocinas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Células Epiteliales/efectos de los fármacos , Expresión Génica/efectos de los fármacos , Perilla frutescens/química , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Hojas de la Planta/química , Animales , Antígenos Dermatofagoides/inmunología , Proteínas de Artrópodos/inmunología , Bronquios/citología , Bronquios/efectos de los fármacos , Bronquios/inmunología , Línea Celular , Citocinas/biosíntesis , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Células Epiteliales/citología , Células Epiteliales/inmunología , Humanos , Quinasa I-kappa B/genética , Quinasa I-kappa B/inmunología , MAP Quinasa Quinasa 4/antagonistas & inhibidores , MAP Quinasa Quinasa 4/genética , MAP Quinasa Quinasa 4/inmunología , Ácaros/química , Proteína Quinasa 1 Activada por Mitógenos/genética , Proteína Quinasa 1 Activada por Mitógenos/inmunología , Proteína Quinasa 3 Activada por Mitógenos/genética , Proteína Quinasa 3 Activada por Mitógenos/inmunología , FN-kappa B/agonistas , FN-kappa B/genética , FN-kappa B/inmunología , Extractos Vegetales/aislamiento & purificación , Transducción de Señal , Proteínas Quinasas p38 Activadas por Mitógenos/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteínas Quinasas p38 Activadas por Mitógenos/genética , Proteínas Quinasas p38 Activadas por Mitógenos/inmunología
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J Dermatol Sci ; 46(1): 31-40, 2007 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17317108

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Mite antigen, extract from Dermatophagoides farinae in house dust, is a well-known causative agent of atopy or allergic diseases, which involves many inflammatory cytokines/chemokines expression. Heme oxygenase 1 (HO1) has recently emerged as an important cytoprotective enzyme against oxidative stress and inflammatory responses in many cell types. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the possible mechanism by which wogonin, a natural product isolated from Scutellaria baicalensis, inhibited the mite antigen-induced chemokine expression in human keratinocytes, HaCaT cells. METHODS: The level of chemokine expression was measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and signaling study was performed by Western blot analysis. RESULTS: The mite antigen-induced thymus- and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC/CCL17) expression in a dose-dependent manner via extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation. However, it did not affect the expression of other chemokines including macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC/CCL22), RANTES, and IL-8. Interestingly, wogonin significantly suppressed the mite antigen-induced TARC expression via the induction of HO1. This suppression was completely restored by HO1 siRNA, suggesting a direct role of HO1 for the suppressive effect. Furthermore, exogenous CO, but not other end products of HO1 activity, also suppressed the mite antigen-induced TARC expression. CONCLUSION: Wogonin induces HO1 expression, which in turn HO1 and/or CO suppresses TARC expression induced by mite antigen in human HaCaT cells.


Asunto(s)
Quimiocinas CC/genética , Dermatitis Atópica/tratamiento farmacológico , Flavanonas/farmacología , Hemo-Oxigenasa 1/genética , Queratinocitos/efectos de los fármacos , Queratinocitos/inmunología , Animales , Antígenos Dermatofagoides/inmunología , Antígenos Dermatofagoides/farmacología , Línea Celular Transformada , Quimiocina CCL17 , Dermatitis Atópica/inmunología , Dermatophagoides farinae , Medicamentos Herbarios Chinos/química , Medicamentos Herbarios Chinos/farmacología , Quinasas MAP Reguladas por Señal Extracelular/metabolismo , Flavanonas/química , Expresión Génica/efectos de los fármacos , Expresión Génica/inmunología , Hemo-Oxigenasa 1/metabolismo , Humanos , Técnicas In Vitro , Queratinocitos/citología , Fosforilación/efectos de los fármacos , Scutellaria baicalensis
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Clin Exp Allergy ; 36(10): 1227-35, 2006 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17014429

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: A reduction in microbial burden during infancy when allergen-specific memory is evolving has become a prominent explanation for the allergy epidemic. OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether probiotic dietary supplementation in the first 6 months of life could modify allergen- and vaccine-specific immune responses. METHODS: Two hundred and thirty-one pregnant women with a history of allergic disease and positive allergen skin prick test (SPT) were recruited into a randomized-controlled trial. The infants received either a probiotic (3 x 10(9)Lactobacillus acidophilus LAVRI-A1; Probiomics) or placebo (maltodextrin alone) daily for the first 6 months of life, given independent of feeding methods. One hundred and seventy-eight children completed the study; blood samples were available from 60 children in the placebo group and 58 children in the probiotic group. Infant cytokine (IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-13, TNF-alpha or TGF-beta) responses to tetanus toxoid (TT), house dust mite (HDM), ovalbumin (OVA), beta-lactoglobulin (BLG), Staphylococcus enterotoxin B (SEB) and phytohaemaglutinin (PHA) were measured at 6 months of age. RESULTS: Children who received the probiotics showed reduced production of IL-5 and TGF-beta in response to polyclonal (SEB) stimulation (P=0.044 and 0.015, respectively). They also demonstrated significantly lower IL-10 responses to TT vaccine antigen compared with the placebo group (P=0.03), and this was not due to any differences in vaccination. However, there were no significant effects of probiotics on either Type 1 (Th1) or Type 2 (Th2) T helper cell responses to allergens or other stimuli. The only other effects observed were for reduced TNF-alpha and IL-10 responsiveness to HDM allergens in children receiving probiotics (P=0.046 and 0.014, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: In summary, although we did not see any consistent effects on allergen-specific responses, our study suggests that probiotics may have immunomodulatory effects on vaccine responses. The significance and clinical relevance of this need to be determined in further studies.


Asunto(s)
Alérgenos/inmunología , Suplementos Dietéticos , Hipersensibilidad/prevención & control , Lactobacillus acidophilus , Probióticos/administración & dosificación , Vacunas/inmunología , Antígenos Dermatofagoides/farmacología , Células Cultivadas , Enterotoxinas/farmacología , Humanos , Hipersensibilidad/inmunología , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Interleucina-10/inmunología , Interleucina-5/inmunología , Lactoglobulinas/farmacología , Leucocitos Mononucleares/inmunología , Neutrófilos/inmunología , Ovalbúmina/farmacología , Fitohemaglutininas/farmacología , Toxoide Tetánico/farmacología , Células TH1/inmunología , Células Th2/inmunología , Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/inmunología
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J Immunol ; 169(8): 4572-8, 2002 Oct 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12370395

RESUMEN

In previous studies, we demonstrated that allergenic house dust mite proteases are potent inducers of proinflammatory cytokines from the respiratory epithelium, although the precise mechanisms involved were unclear. In this study, we investigated whether this was achieved through activation of protease-activated receptor (PAR)-1 or -2. Pretreatment of A549 respiratory epithelial cells with the clinically important cysteine protease allergen, Der p 1, ablated subsequent PAR-1, but not PAR-2 agonist peptide-induced IL-6 and IL-8 release. HeLa cells transfected with the plasmid coding for PAR-2, in contrast to PAR-1, released significant concentration of IL-6 after exposure to Der p 1. Exposure of HeLa cells transfected with either PAR-1/enhanced yellow fusion protein or PAR-2/enhanced yellow fusion protein to Der p 1 caused receptor internalization in the latter cells only, as judged by confocal microscopy with re-expression of the receptor within 120-min postenzyme exposure. Der p 1-induced cytokine release from both A549 and transfected HeLa cells was accompanied by changes in intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations. Desensitization studies showed that Der p 1 pretreatment of the A549 cells resulted in the abolition of both trypsin- and PAR-2 agonist peptide-induced Ca(2+) release, but not that induced by subsequent exposure to either thrombin or PAR-1 agonist peptide. These data indicate for the first time that the house dust mite allergen Der p 1-induced cytokine release from respiratory epithelial cells is, in part, mediated by activation of PAR-2, but not PAR-1.


Asunto(s)
Alérgenos/farmacología , Antígenos Dermatofagoides/farmacología , Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus/inmunología , Receptores de Trombina/antagonistas & inhibidores , Receptores de Trombina/metabolismo , Mucosa Respiratoria/inmunología , Mucosa Respiratoria/metabolismo , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Proteínas de Artrópodos , Proteínas Bacterianas/genética , Proteínas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Calcio/metabolismo , Cisteína Endopeptidasas/metabolismo , ADN Complementario/genética , Células HeLa/metabolismo , Humanos , Interleucina-6/antagonistas & inhibidores , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Interleucina-8/antagonistas & inhibidores , Interleucina-8/metabolismo , Proteínas Luminiscentes/genética , Proteínas Luminiscentes/metabolismo , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Péptidos/agonistas , Péptidos/fisiología , Receptor PAR-1 , Receptor PAR-2 , Receptores de Trombina/agonistas , Receptores de Trombina/biosíntesis , Receptores de Trombina/genética , Mucosa Respiratoria/citología , Mucosa Respiratoria/enzimología , Transfección , Células Tumorales Cultivadas/inmunología , Células Tumorales Cultivadas/metabolismo
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