PMID- 22075758 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120413 LR - 20131121 IS - 1791-244X (Electronic) IS - 1107-3756 (Linking) VI - 29 IP - 2 DP - 2012 Feb TI - Ripe fruit of Rubus coreanus inhibits mast cell-mediated allergic inflammation. PG - 303-10 LID - 10.3892/ijmm.2011.829 [doi] AB - In this study, we investigated the effect of a water extract of the ripe fruits of Rubus coreanus Miq. (Rosaceae) (RFRC) on mast cell-mediated allergic inflammation and studied the possible mechanism of action. Mast cell-mediated allergic disease is involved in many diseases such as anaphylaxis, rhinitis, asthma and atopic dermatitis. RFRC dose-dependently inhibited compound 48/80-induced systemic anaphylaxis and serum histamine release in mice. RFRC reduced the immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated local allergic reaction, passive cutaneous anaphylaxis. RFRC attenuated histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cells and human mast cells by the reduction of intracellular calcium. RFRC decreased the phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and the calcium ionophore A23187 (PMACI)-stimulated expression and secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines in human mast cells. The inhibitory effect of RFRC on cytokine production was nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB- and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-dependent. In addition, RFRC suppressed the activation of caspase-1. Our findings provide evidence that RFRC inhibits mast cell-derived allergic inflammatory reactions, and for the involvement of calcium, NF-kappaB, MAPKs and caspase-1 in these effects. Furthermore, in vivo and in vitro anti-allergic inflammatory effects of RFRC provide affirmative proof of a possible therapeutic application of this agent in allergic inflammatory diseases. FAU - Kim, Hui-Hun AU - Kim HH AD - Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 700-422, Republic of Korea. FAU - Choi, Phil Hyung AU - Choi PH FAU - Yoo, Jin-Su AU - Yoo JS FAU - Jeon, Hoon AU - Jeon H FAU - Chae, Byeong-Suk AU - Chae BS FAU - Park, Jeong-Suk AU - Park JS FAU - Kim, Sang-Hyun AU - Kim SH FAU - Shin, Tae-Yong AU - Shin TY LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20111107 PL - Greece TA - Int J Mol Med JT - International journal of molecular medicine JID - 9810955 RN - 0 (Inflammation Mediators) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) RN - 4091-50-3 (p-Methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 3.4.22.36 (Caspase 1) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Anaphylaxis/chemically induced/*immunology MH - Animals MH - Calcium/metabolism MH - Caspase 1/metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Enzyme Activation/drug effects MH - Fruit/*chemistry MH - Gene Expression/drug effects MH - Histamine Release/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Inflammation/immunology MH - Inflammation Mediators/metabolism MH - Male MH - Mast Cells/*drug effects/*immunology MH - Mice MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Plant Extracts/*pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Rosaceae/*chemistry MH - p-Methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine/adverse effects EDAT- 2011/11/15 06:00 MHDA- 2012/04/14 06:00 CRDT- 2011/11/15 06:00 PHST- 2011/08/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/10/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/11/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/11/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/04/14 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3892/ijmm.2011.829 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Mol Med. 2012 Feb;29(2):303-10. doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2011.829. Epub 2011 Nov 7.