PMID- 32478182 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220414 IS - 2405-8440 (Print) IS - 2405-8440 (Electronic) IS - 2405-8440 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 5 DP - 2020 May TI - Majie cataplasm provides a shield against asthmatic punch from the neuroimmune system. PG - e03896 LID - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03896 [doi] LID - e03896 AB - Asthma poses a threat to human health, and its pathogenesis is closely related to the neuroimmune system. Majie cataplasm can not only regulate the immune system but also the nervous system in asthma patients for its components. We speculate that Majie cataplasm may relieve asthmatic patients with sensitivity to hormone or not by regulating the body's neuroimmune system. METHODS: In this experiment, a mouse model of asthma was well established by ovalbumin. The lung function of animals was examined and pathological changes in the lung tissue were assessed by hematoxylin-eosin staining. Serum immunoglobulin E (IgE), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and neurokinin A (NKA) were measured by ELISA. The location of CGRP, CD3 and neutrophil in lung tissue and their expressions were detected by immunofluorescence staining. In addition, contents of CGRP mRNA, Substance P (SP) mRNA, interleukin (IL)-17 mRNA and interleukin(IL)-13 mRNA were detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: Compared with the asthma model group, Majie cataplasm and dexamethasone can not only equivalently relieve airway hyperresponsiveness, but also make the content of serum IgE reduced. In addition, they can lower the content of serum CGRP and NKA after OVA stimulation, and this effect was more obvious for Majie cataplasm. Our results also showed that Majie Cataplasm and dexamethasone could inhibit the secretion of CGRP and the infiltration of T lymphocytes together with neutrophils in lung tissue and reduce expressions of CGRP mRNA, SP mRNA, IL-17 mRNA and IL-13 mRNA in lung tissue. CONCLUSION: Majie cataplasm effectively relieves expressions of neuropeptides such as CGRP, reduces the infiltration of immune cells in lung tissue, regulates the body's neuroimmune system, and has a therapeutic potential for both Th2 asthma and neutrophilic asthma. CI - (c) 2020 The Authors. FAU - Ji, Wenting AU - Ji W AD - Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China. FAU - Yu, Xue AU - Yu X AD - Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China. FAU - Gao, Yushan AU - Gao Y AD - Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China. FAU - Ren, Beida AU - Ren B AD - Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China. FAU - Zhang, Shuang AU - Zhang S AD - Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China. FAU - Wang, Qingguo AU - Wang Q AD - Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China. FAU - Wang, Xueqian AU - Wang X AD - Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200523 PL - England TA - Heliyon JT - Heliyon JID - 101672560 PMC - PMC7251768 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Allergology OT - Asthma OT - Calcitonin gene-related peptide OT - Immune response OT - Immunology OT - Inflammation OT - Majie cataplasm OT - Molecular neuroscience OT - Neuroscience OT - Neutrophils OT - Respiratory system OT - T cells OT - The neuroimmune system EDAT- 2020/06/02 06:00 MHDA- 2020/06/02 06:01 PMCR- 2020/05/23 CRDT- 2020/06/02 06:00 PHST- 2020/02/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/03/12 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/04/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/06/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/06/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/06/02 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/05/23 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2405-8440(20)30741-6 [pii] AID - e03896 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03896 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Heliyon. 2020 May 23;6(5):e03896. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03896. eCollection 2020 May.