PMID- 30135657 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200930 IS - 1663-9812 (Print) IS - 1663-9812 (Electronic) IS - 1663-9812 (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2018 TI - Lobeglitazone Attenuates Airway Inflammation and Mucus Hypersecretion in a Murine Model of Ovalbumin-Induced Asthma. PG - 906 LID - 10.3389/fphar.2018.00906 [doi] LID - 906 AB - Lobeglitazone (LB) is a novel agonist of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-alpha and gamma that was developed as a drug to treat diabetes mellitus. We explored the ameliorative effects of LB on allergic asthma using a murine model of ovalbumin (OVA)-induced asthma. To boost the immune response of animals, OVA sensitization was performed on days 0 and 14. LB (250 or 500 mug/kg) was administered by oral gavage on days 18 to 23, and the OVA challenge was performed using an ultrasonic nebulizer on days 21 to 23. Plethysmography showed airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) on day 24. LB treatment effectively decreased inflammatory cell recruitment, T-helper type 2 cytokines in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and immunoglobulin (Ig) E in the serum of the animals with OVA-induced asthma, which was accompanied by a marked reduction in AHR. It also decreased airway inflammation, mucus hypersecretion, phosphorylation of nuclear transcription factor-kappa-B (NF-kappaB), and expression of activating protein (AP)-1 and mucin 5AC (MUC5AC). Overall, LB effectively attenuated the pathophysiological changes of asthma and its effects appear related to a reduction in the phosphorylation of NF-kappaB and the expression of AP-1. Thus, our results suggest that LB has a potential to treat allergic asthma. FAU - Shin, Na-Rae AU - Shin NR AD - College of Veterinary Medicine BK21 Plus Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea. FAU - Park, Sung-Hyeuk AU - Park SH AD - College of Veterinary Medicine BK21 Plus Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea. FAU - Ko, Je-Won AU - Ko JW AD - College of Veterinary Medicine BK21 Plus Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea. FAU - Cho, Young-Kwon AU - Cho YK AD - College of Health Sciences, Cheongju University, Cheongju, South Korea. FAU - Lee, In-Chul AU - Lee IC AD - Natural Product Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup, South Korea. FAU - Kim, Jong-Choon AU - Kim JC AD - College of Veterinary Medicine BK21 Plus Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea. FAU - Shin, In-Sik AU - Shin IS AD - College of Veterinary Medicine BK21 Plus Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea. FAU - Kim, Joong-Sun AU - Kim JS AD - K-herb Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180808 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Pharmacol JT - Frontiers in pharmacology JID - 101548923 PMC - PMC6092601 OTO - NOTNLM OT - airway inflammation OT - asthma OT - lobeglitazone OT - mucus hypersecretion OT - peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor EDAT- 2018/08/24 06:00 MHDA- 2018/08/24 06:01 PMCR- 2018/08/08 CRDT- 2018/08/24 06:00 PHST- 2018/05/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/07/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/08/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/08/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/08/24 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/08/08 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fphar.2018.00906 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Pharmacol. 2018 Aug 8;9:906. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00906. eCollection 2018.