LIU Chaowu,WANG Jie,XIONG Wei,et al.Effect of Shufeng Tongluo Prescription on Eotaxin and CCR3 Protein Expression and ERK Phosphorylation Level of Asthma Mice[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2022,28(14):54-60.
LIU Chaowu,WANG Jie,XIONG Wei,et al.Effect of Shufeng Tongluo Prescription on Eotaxin and CCR3 Protein Expression and ERK Phosphorylation Level of Asthma Mice[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2022,28(14):54-60. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20220608.
Effect of Shufeng Tongluo Prescription on Eotaxin and CCR3 Protein Expression and ERK Phosphorylation Level of Asthma Mice
To preliminarily explore the mechanism of Shufeng Tongluo prescription (SFTLP) in inhibiting airway inflammation in asthma mice by affecting the expression levels of eotaxin in the serum, CC type chemokine receptor 3 (CCR3), and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation in lung tissues.
Method
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Seventy C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into a blank group, a model group, low-, medium-, and high-dose SFTLP groups (7.75, 15.5, 30 g·kg
-1
), a pertussis toxin (PTX) group, a CCR3 inhibitor (SB328437) group, a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor (LY294002) group, a p38 protein kinase antagonist inhibitor (SB203580) group, and an ERK inhibitor (PD98059) group. The asthma model was induced in mice by intraperitoneal injection of ovalbumin (OVA) and aluminum hydroxide [Al(OH)
3
] combined with OVA atomization (0.2 mL for all). After modeling, hematoxylin-eosin staining (HE staining) was used to observe the inflammatory infiltration of lung tissues in mice. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the serum levels of eotaxin [CC chemokine ligand (CCL) 11 and CCL24) in each group. Western blot was used to detect the levels of ERK phosphorylation and CCR3 in lung tissues.
Result
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Compared with the blank group, the model group showed obvious bronchial constriction, lumen stenosis, damaged alveolar structure, massive inflammatory cell infiltration in lung tissues, mucous plug in the bronchus, edema in the submucosal tissues of the trachea, increased folds, increased serum levels of CCL11 and CCL24 (
P
<
0.01), and increased expression of CCR3 protein in lung tissues (
P
<
0.05). The ERK levels in lung tissues of the model group and the PTX group increased (
P
<
0.05). The level of p-ERK in lung tissues of the model group and the low-dose SFTLP group increased (
P
<
0.05). As revealed by pathological results, compared with the model group, the high-dose SFTLP group showed relieved lung lesions. The high-dose SFTLP group and the SB328437 group showed reduced CCL11 content (
P
<
0.05). The low- and high-dose SFTLP group, the PTX group, the SB203580 group, the PD98059 group, and the SB328437 group showed decreased CCR3 protein expression in lung tissues (
P
<
0.05). The high-dose SFTLP group and the PD98059 group showed reduced p-ERK level (
P
<
0.05). The PD98059 group showed reduced ERK level (
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
2
SFTLP can inhibit airway inflammation in asthma, and the mechanism may be related to the inhibition of eosinophil activation by down-regulating CCR3 and CCL11 expression and ERK phosphorylation.
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