PMID- 32058052 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210209 LR - 20210209 IS - 1873-6971 (Electronic) IS - 0367-326X (Linking) VI - 144 DP - 2020 Jul TI - Tussilagone inhibits allergic responses in OVA-induced allergic rhinitis guinea pigs and IgE-stimulated RBL-2H3 cells. PG - 104496 LID - S0367-326X(20)30078-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.fitote.2020.104496 [doi] AB - Farfarae Flos is the dried flower buds of Tussilago farfara L. which is widely used to treat allergic and inflammatory diseases in Chinese folk. Tussilagone (TSL), a sesquiterpene compound purified from Farfarae Flos, has been confirmed the main active component in the plant. However, its anti-allergic activity hasn't been reported yet. The purpose of this study is to investigate the anti-allergic effect of TSL in ovalbumin (OVA)-induced allergic rhinitis (AR) guinea pigs and immunoglobulin E (IgE)-stimulated RBL-2H3 cells. The AR symptoms such as nasal scratching, sneezing and runny nose were scored and the histological changes of nasal mucosa were observed by H&E staining. The levels of histamine, OVA-specific IgE, IL-6 and TNF-alpha in the serum were measured by ELISA. In IgE-stimulated RBL-2H3 cells, the phosphoryration of Lyn, Syk, Akt, NF-kappaB p65, ERK and p38 MAPK were investigated by western blot analysis. The results showed that intraperitoneal injection of TSL at doses of 25 and 50 mg/kg significantly alleviated the allergic symptoms and the histological changes of nasal mucosa in OVA-induced allergic rhinitis guinea pigs. Moreover, the levels of histamine, IgE and IL-6 in the serum decreased significantly (p < .05). In vitro, TSL suppressed the phosphorylation of Lyn, Syk, Akt, NF-kappaB p65, ERK and p38 MAPK in IgE-stimulated RBL-2H3 cells. These results indicate TSL has therapeutic effect on allergic rhinitis in guinea pigs. The anti-allergic mechanism may be through the inhibition of allergic and inflammatory related pathways in mast cells. CI - Copyright (c) 2020. Published by Elsevier B.V. FAU - Jin, Chaoying AU - Jin C AD - School of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Ye, Kang AU - Ye K AD - Zhejiang Research Institute of Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Luan, Huiling AU - Luan H AD - Zhejiang Research Institute of Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Liu, Liying AU - Liu L AD - School of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Zhang, Rusong AU - Zhang R AD - Zhejiang Research Institute of Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Yang, Subei AU - Yang S AD - Zhejiang Research Institute of Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang, China. Electronic address: 13805782590@qq.com. FAU - Wang, Yiqi AU - Wang Y AD - School of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang, China. Electronic address: wangyiqi2011@126.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200210 PL - Netherlands TA - Fitoterapia JT - Fitoterapia JID - 16930290R RN - 0 (Anti-Allergic Agents) RN - 0 (Drugs, Chinese Herbal) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (Phytochemicals) RN - 0 (Sesquiterpenes) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) RN - 820484N8I3 (Histamine) RN - 9006-59-1 (Ovalbumin) RN - 95N0GBB2SX (tussilagone) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anti-Allergic Agents/*therapeutic use MH - Cell Line MH - Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use MH - Female MH - Guinea Pigs MH - Histamine/blood MH - Immunoglobulin E/blood/pharmacology MH - Interleukin-6/blood MH - Male MH - Molecular Structure MH - Nasal Mucosa/*drug effects/pathology MH - Ovalbumin MH - Phytochemicals/therapeutic use MH - Random Allocation MH - Rhinitis, Allergic/chemically induced/*drug therapy MH - Sesquiterpenes/*therapeutic use MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/blood OTO - NOTNLM OT - Allergic rhinitis OT - Ovalbumin OT - RBL-2H3 cell OT - Tussilagone EDAT- 2020/02/15 06:00 MHDA- 2021/02/10 06:00 CRDT- 2020/02/15 06:00 PHST- 2019/12/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/02/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/02/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/02/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/02/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/02/15 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0367-326X(20)30078-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.fitote.2020.104496 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Fitoterapia. 2020 Jul;144:104496. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2020.104496. Epub 2020 Feb 10.