PMID- 23859870 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140924 LR - 20151119 IS - 1878-1705 (Electronic) IS - 1567-5769 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 3 DP - 2013 Nov TI - Geniposide inhibits airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness in a mouse model of asthma. PG - 561-7 LID - S1567-5769(13)00281-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.intimp.2013.06.028 [doi] AB - Our group recently reported the strong anti-inflammatory effects of geniposide (Gen), a bioactive iridoid glucoside derived from gardenia jasminoides, in a mouse acute lung injury model. Herein, we hypothesized that Gen might also have potential therapeutic benefits in treatment of asthma, which was tested in a mouse model of ovalbumin (Ova)-induced allergic airway inflammation. Ova-sensitized and -challenged BALB/c mice, as compared with control animals, displayed airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), bronchoalveolar lavage eosinophilia, mucus hypersecretion, and increased T help 2 (Th2)-associated cytokine and chemokine amounts, as well as serum Ova-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) level. Being compared with the Ova-induced hallmarks of asthma, intraperitoneal Gen treatment prevented eosinophilic pulmonary infiltration, attenuated the increases in interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5, and IL-13, and reduced eotaxin and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) expression. Also, Gen significantly ameliorated the Ova-driven airway hyperresponsiveness, mucus hypersecretion, and allergen-specific IgE level, which are the cardinal pathophysiological symptoms in allergic airway diseases. In addition, the efficacy of Gen was comparable to that of dexamethasone (Dex), a currently available anti-asthmatic drug. Collectively, our findings reveal that the development of immunoregulatory strategies based on Gen may be considered as an effective adjuvant therapy for allergic asthma. CI - (c) 2013. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Deng, Yanhong AU - Deng Y AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, PR China. FAU - Guan, Mingfeng AU - Guan M FAU - Xie, Xingxing AU - Xie X FAU - Yang, Xiaofeng AU - Yang X FAU - Xiang, Hua AU - Xiang H FAU - Li, Hongyu AU - Li H FAU - Zou, Lianchun AU - Zou L FAU - Wei, Jingyuan AU - Wei J FAU - Wang, Dacheng AU - Wang D FAU - Deng, Xuming AU - Deng X LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130713 PL - Netherlands TA - Int Immunopharmacol JT - International immunopharmacology JID - 100965259 RN - 0 (Allergens) RN - 0 (Anti-Asthmatic Agents) RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Iridoids) RN - 145295QLXY (geniposide) RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) RN - 9006-59-1 (Ovalbumin) SB - IM MH - Allergens/immunology MH - Animals MH - Anti-Asthmatic Agents/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Asthma/*drug therapy/immunology/pathology MH - Bronchial Hyperreactivity/*drug therapy/immunology/pathology MH - Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/cytology/immunology MH - Cell Count MH - Cytokines/immunology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Female MH - Immunoglobulin E/blood MH - Iridoids/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Lung/drug effects/pathology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Ovalbumin/immunology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Allergic airway inflammation OT - Asthma OT - Geniposide (Gen) OT - Hyperresponsiveness OT - Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) OT - Ovalbumin (Ova) EDAT- 2013/07/19 06:00 MHDA- 2014/09/25 06:00 CRDT- 2013/07/18 06:00 PHST- 2012/11/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/06/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/06/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/07/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/07/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/09/25 06:00 [medline] AID - S1567-5769(13)00281-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.intimp.2013.06.028 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int Immunopharmacol. 2013 Nov;17(3):561-7. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2013.06.028. Epub 2013 Jul 13.