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- Title
Codonopsis laceolata Water Extract Ameliorates Asthma Severity by Inducing Th2 Cells' and Pulmonary Epithelial Cells' Apoptosis via NF-κB/COX-2 Pathway.
- Authors
Bok, So-Hyeon; Han, Kang Min; Boo, Hee-Ock; Cho, Seung-Sik; Park, Dae-Hun
- Abstract
Asthma is an incurable pulmonary disease with several symptoms, including abnormal breathing, coughing, and sleep apnea, which can lead to death, and the population of asthma patients has been increasing worldwide. There are many adverse effects in current drugs, and thus, we have tried to develop anti-asthmatic agents from natural products such as Codonopsis laceolata. To define the anti-asthmatic effect and the mechanism of Codonopsis laceolata, an animal study was conducted considering different cell counts of BALF, serum IgE levels, morphological changes in the pulmonary system, the Th2 cell transcription factor (GATA-3), and the apoptotic pathway (NF-κB/COX-2). Codonopsis laceolata significantly suppressed the representative asthmatic changes, such as airway remodeling, mucous hypersecretion, epithelial hyperplasia, and inflammatory cell infiltration, in the respiratory system. It suppressed the levels of GATA-3, IL-4, and IL-13. The down-regulation of Th2-related factors, such as GATA-3, IL-4, and IL-13, results from the stimulated apoptosis of Th2 cells and epithelial cells via a decrease in the levels of NF-κB and COX-2. We concluded that Codonopsis laceolata might be a promising anti-asthmatic drug.
- Subjects
TH2 cells; EPITHELIAL cells; RESPIRATORY organs; ASTHMA; ANTIASTHMATIC agents; FETAL hemoglobin
- Publication
Processes, 2022, Vol 10, Issue 7, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2227-9717
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3390/pr10071249