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Jeon WY, Jin SE, Sohn E, Jo K, Ha H, Shin HK, Lee MY. Anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effects of Cheonwangbosim-dan water extract: An in vitro and in vivo study. Heliyon 2023; 9:e16172. [PMID: 37215857 PMCID: PMC10199208 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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Ethnopharmacological relevance Cheonwangbosim-dan is a traditional herbal prescription that is widely used to improve or treat physical and mental illnesses in East Asian countries.Aim of the study: The aim of the present study was to investigate the preventive and protective effects of a Cheonwangbosim-dan water extract (CBDW) against allergic inflammation using in vitro and in vivo models. Materials and methods BEAS-2B and MC/9 cells were treated with various concentrations of CBDW and stimulated with different inducers of inflammatory mediators. The production of various inflammatory mediators was subsequently evaluated. BALB/c mice were sensitized and challenged by repeated application of ovalbumin (OVA). CBDW was administered by oral gavage once daily for 10 consecutive days. We assessed the number of inflammatory cells and production of Th2 cytokines in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), the plasma levels of total and OVA-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE), and histological changes in lung tissue. Results Our findings showed that CBDW significantly decreased the levels of various inflammatory mediators (eotaxin-1, eotaxin-3, RANTES, LTC4, TNF-α, MMP-9, 5-LO, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1) in vitro, significantly reduced the accumulation of total inflammatory cells, the production of Th2 cytokines (IL-5 and IL-13), the levels of IgE (total and OVA-specific) in vivo, and remarkably inhibited histological changes (infiltration of inflammatory cells and goblet cell hyperplasia) in vivo. Conclusions These results suggest that CBDW possesses anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties by lowering allergic inflammation.
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- Woo-Young Jeon
- KM Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34054, Republic of Korea
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- KM Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34054, Republic of Korea
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- KM Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34054, Republic of Korea
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- KM Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34054, Republic of Korea
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- KM Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34054, Republic of Korea
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- KM Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34054, Republic of Korea
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- KM Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34054, Republic of Korea
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Park S, Hwang YH, Baek EB, Hong EJ, Won YS, Kwun HJ. Inhibitory effects of Hydrocotyle ramiflora on testosterone-induced benign prostatic hyperplasia in rats. Int Urol Nephrol 2023; 55:17-28. [PMID: 36107291 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-022-03362-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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PURPOSE Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a urogenital disorder that affects approximately 85% of males who are over 50 years of age. Hydrocotyle ramiflora (HR), belonging to Apiaceae family, is used to treat urinary system diseases such as urine retention in traditional Chinese herbal medicine. In this study, we evaluated the effects of HR in the BPH animal model. METHODS We induced BPH in rats via subcutaneous (sc) injections of testosterone propionate (TP, 3 mg/kg). Rats were also administered HR (150 mg/kg), finasteride (10 mg/kg), or vehicle via oral gavage. After induction, prostate glands were collected, weighed, and processed for further analysis, including histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry. In addition, the mRNA expression of inflammatory cytokines in prostatic tissues was determined by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). The protein expression of pro-apoptotic markers was examined using western blotting. RESULTS HR treatment significantly reduced the prostate weight, epithelial thickness, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) expression, with the levels of cleaved caspase-3 and Bcl-2-associated X (Bax) protein considerably increased compared to BPH group. HR also decreased inflammatory cell infiltration and pro-inflammatory cytokine levels compared with BPH group. Furthermore, the expression of phosphor-nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) were reduced by HR treatment. CONCLUSION These results indicate that HR suppresses the development of BPH associated with anti-proliferative, pro-apoptotic, and anti-inflammatory effects, suggesting it is a potential alternative therapeutic agent for BPH.
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- Suyoung Park
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, 99, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34134, South Korea
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- Herbal Medicine Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672, Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34054, South Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, 99, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34134, South Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, 99, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34134, South Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 30, Yeongudanji-ro, Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju, 28116, South Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, 99, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34134, South Korea.
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Jang S, Lee A, Hwang YH. Qualitative Profiling and Quantitative Analysis of Major Constituents in Jinmu-tang by UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS and UPLC-TQ-MS/MS. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27227887. [PMID: 36432001 PMCID: PMC9699523 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Jinmu-tang (JMT) is a traditional herbal medicine consisting of five herbal medicines: Poria cocos Wolf, Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, and Aconitum carmichaeli Debeaux. In this study, the JMT components were profiled using UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS, and 23 compounds were identified and characterized. In addition, UPLC-TQ-MS/MS analysis was performed in the positive and negative ion modes of an electrospray ionization source for the simultaneous quantification of the identified compounds. The multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) method was established to increase the sensitivity of the quantitative analysis, and the method was verified through linearity, recovery, and precision. All analytes showed good linearity (R2 ≤ 0.9990). Moreover, the recovery and the relative standard deviation of precision were 86.19-114.62% and 0.20-8.00%, respectively. Using the established MRM analysis method, paeoniflorin was found to be the most abundant compound in JMT. In conclusion, these results provide information on the constituents of JMT and can be applied to quality control and evaluation.
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- Seol Jang
- KM Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Yuseong-daero 1672, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea
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- KM Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Yuseong-daero 1672, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea
- Korean Convergence Medicine Major KIOM, University of Science & Technology (UST), Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea
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- KM Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Yuseong-daero 1672, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea
- Korean Convergence Medicine Major KIOM, University of Science & Technology (UST), Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea
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Baek EB, Hwang YH, Park S, Hong EJ, Won YS, Kwun HJ. Eriochloa villosa Alleviates Progression of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in vitro and in vivo. Res Rep Urol 2022; 14:313-326. [PMID: 36187165 PMCID: PMC9519014 DOI: 10.2147/rru.s381713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Introduction Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a non-neoplastic proliferative disease of the prostate. Eriochloa villosa (EV) reportedly possesses various pharmacological activities, including anti-lipase activity and modulation of various antioxidative enzymes. In this study, we investigate the therapeutic potential of EV against BPH in a testosterone-induced BPH rat model. Methods Rats were subjected to a daily subcutaneous injection of testosterone (3 mg kg−1) for 4 weeks to induce BPH. Along with testosterone, rats in the treatment group were administered finasteride (10 mg kg−1) or EV (150 mg kg−1) via oral gavage. Prostatic cancer (LNCaP) cell line was used to examine the effect of EV. Results Finasteride and EV significantly decrease the relative prostate weight, serum levels of dihydrotestosterone and testosterone, and prostate epithelial thickness. Testosterone injection induced prostatic hyperplasia and proliferating cell nuclear antigen expression; however, EV treatment significantly attenuated these effects. Moreover, finasteride- and EV-treated rats exhibit an increase in the number of TUNEL-positive cells and reduced Bcl-2 expression in the prostate tissues compared with the testosterone-treated animals. Furthermore, EV suppresses inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8, in the prostate tissues. Meanwhile, the expression of inflammatory mediator cyclooxygenase-2 is consistently upregulated in testosterone-treated rats, whereas EV treatment significantly reverses this effect. Notably, EV treatment suppresses malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and upregulates testosterone-induced catalase (CAT) expression. In addition, EV suppresses expression of androgen receptor (AR) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) induced by testosterone in LNCaP cells. Conclusion The present study results suggest that EV regulates prostatic proliferation, apoptosis, response to inflammation, and oxidative stress in the BPH rat model, and may, therefore, serve as a useful therapeutic agent for BPH.
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- Eun Bok Baek
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Herbal Medicine Research Division, Korean Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Korean Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungbuk, Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
- Correspondence: Hyo-Jung Kwun, Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, 220 Gung-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34134, Korea, Tel +82-42-821-6751, Fax +82-42-821-8903, Email
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Yi C, Gu T, Li Y, Zhang Q. Depression of long non-coding RNA SOX2 overlapping transcript attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced injury in bronchial epithelial cells via miR-455-3p/phosphatase and tensin homolog axis and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B pathway. Bioengineered 2022; 13:13643-13653. [PMID: 35674016 PMCID: PMC9275861 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2022.2083820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Airway inflammation is associated with various respiratory diseases, and previous research has confirmed that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play imperative roles in inflammatory responses. However, the function of lncRNA SOX2 overlapping transcript (SOX2-OT) in airway inflammation remains enigmatic. This study aimed to investigate the effects of SOX2-OT on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)–induced cell injury in human bronchial epithelial cells, BEAS-2B, and its potential mechanisms. The results showed increased cell apoptotic ratio, production of inflammatory cytokines, higher expression of adhesion molecules and activation of NF-κB in LPS–stimulated BEAS-2B cells. In LPS–stimulated BEAS-2B cells, SOX2-OT up-regulation and miR-455-3p down-regulation emerged simultaneously. SOX2-OT knockdown or miR-455-3p over-expression restrained LPS–induced inflammation and injury. SOX2-OT sponged to miR-455-3p and functioned as a ceRNA. In addition, phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) served as an endogenous target of miR-455-3p to modulate the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/AKT) pathway and disturb the alleviated consequence of miR-455-3p over-expression on LPS–induced BEAS-2B cell inflammation and cell injury. Our data demonstrated that SOX2-OT plays a pivotal role in LPS–induced inflammation and injury in BEAS-2B cells and exerts its function through the miR-455-3p/PTEN axis and modulation of the PI3K/AKT pathway.
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- Chunhua Yi
- Department of Emergency, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Emergency, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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