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- Title
Protective Effects of Chestnut (Castanea crenata) Inner Shell Extract in Macrophage-Driven Emphysematous Lesion Induced by Cigarette Smoke Condensate.
- Authors
Jeong, Ji-Soo; Kim, Jeong-Won; Kim, Jin-Hwa; Kim, Chang-Yeop; Ko, Je-Won; Kim, Tae-Won
- Abstract
Chestnut (Castanea crenata) inner shell extract (CIE), a curative herb in Korea, has diverse pharmacological effects against various diseases including pulmonary fibrosis, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, its molecular mechanisms of anti-emphysematous effects are still not fully elucidated. In the present study, we elucidate the efficacy of CIE against emphysematous lesion progression in a cigarette smoke condensate (CSC)-instilled mice and CSC-stimulated H292 cell line. The mice are administered CSC via intranasal instillation at 7-day intervals for 1 month after 1 week of pretreatment with CIE. CIE (100 or 300 mg/kg) is administered by oral gavage for 1 month. CIE decreased the macrophage count in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and the severity of emphysematous lesions in lung tissue. Additionally, CIE suppressed the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B/nuclear factor kappa B signal pathway and thereby downregulated matrix metalloprotease-9 expression, which was confirmed in CSC-stimulated H292 cells. Thus, CIE effectively inhibited CSC-induced macrophage-driven emphysema progression in airways; this inhibition was associated with the suppression of protease–antiprotease imbalance. Our results propose that CIE has the potential for the alleviation of COPD.
- Subjects
THERAPEUTIC use of plant extracts; DRUG efficacy; DISEASE progression; MEDICINAL plants; BRONCHOALVEOLAR lavage; ANIMAL experimentation; ORAL drug administration; LUNGS; PROTEIN kinase inhibitors; LUNG tumors; MACROPHAGES; MOLECULAR biology; FLUIDS; SEVERITY of illness index; CELLULAR signal transduction; MATRIX metalloproteinases; GENE expression; RESEARCH funding; PLANT extracts; SMOKING; CELL lines; NUTS; PULMONARY emphysema; MICE; EVALUATION
- Publication
Nutrients, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 2, p253
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu15020253