PMID- 37586158 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230831 LR - 20230831 IS - 1618-095X (Electronic) IS - 0944-7113 (Linking) VI - 119 DP - 2023 Oct TI - Xiao-qing-long-tang ameliorates OVA-induced allergic rhinitis by inhibiting ILC2s through the IL-33/ST2 and JAK/STAT pathways. PG - 155012 LID - S0944-7113(23)00373-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.phymed.2023.155012 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the nasal mucosa that is mediated by immunoglobulin E (IgE). Xiao-qing-long-tang (XQLT) is a traditional Chinese medicine compound that is widely used to treat respiratory diseases such as AR. However, the underlying mechanism of the effect of XQLT on AR remains unclear. PURPOSE: To elucidate the effect of XQLT on ovalbumin (OVA)-induced AR and the mechanisms of action. METHODS: The therapeutic efficacy of XQLT was evaluated in a well-established OVA-induced AR mouse model. Nasal symptoms were analyzed, type 2 cytokines and OVA-sIgE levels were measured, nasal mucosa tissues were collected for histological analysis, and the changes of Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) and the IL-33/ST2 and JAK/STAT signaling pathways in the nasal mucosa were observed. RESULTS: XQLT significantly alleviated the nasal symptoms and histological damage to the nasal mucosa in AR mice, and reduced the levels of type 2 cytokines and OVA-sIgE. In addition, after XQLT treatment, the numbers of ILC2s in the nasal mucosa of AR mice were reduced, and the mRNA levels of the transcription factors GATA3 and ROR-alpha were decreased. Moreover, IL-33/ST2 signaling pathway was inhibited. The costimulatory cytokine associated JAK/STAT signaling pathway was also inhibited in ILC2s. CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrated that XQLT regulated ILC2s through the IL-33/ST2 and JAK/STAT pathways to ameliorate type 2 inflammation in OVA-induced AR. These findings suggest that XQLT might be used to treat AR. CI - Copyright (c) 2023. Published by Elsevier GmbH. FAU - Zhang, Jia-Jun AU - Zhang JJ AD - The First Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Second People's Hospital of Foshan, Affiliated Foshan Hospital of Southern Medical University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, 528099, China. FAU - He, Xue-Cheng AU - He XC AD - The First Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China. FAU - Zhou, Min AU - Zhou M AD - Otorhinolaryngology Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China. FAU - Liu, Qin-Dong AU - Liu QD AD - The First Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China. FAU - Xu, Wei-Zhen AU - Xu WZ AD - The First Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China. FAU - Yan, Ya-Jie AU - Yan YJ AD - Otorhinolaryngology Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China; Guangdong Clinical Research Academy of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China. Electronic address: yajieyan50008@gzucm.edu.cn. FAU - Ruan, Yan AU - Ruan Y AD - Otorhinolaryngology Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China; Guangdong Clinical Research Academy of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China. Electronic address: ry0722@gzucm.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230806 PL - Germany TA - Phytomedicine JT - Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology JID - 9438794 RN - 9006-59-1 (Ovalbumin) RN - 0 (sho-seiryu-to) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 Protein) RN - EC 2.7.10.2 (Janus Kinases) RN - 0 (Interleukin-33) RN - 0 (STAT Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Cytokines) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Mice MH - Ovalbumin MH - *Immunity, Innate MH - Interleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 Protein/metabolism MH - Janus Kinases/metabolism MH - Interleukin-33/metabolism MH - Lymphocytes MH - Signal Transduction MH - STAT Transcription Factors/metabolism MH - *Rhinitis, Allergic/chemically induced/drug therapy MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C OTO - NOTNLM OT - Allergic rhinitis OT - IL-33/ST2 signaling OT - ILC2s OT - JAK/STAT pathway OT - Xiao-qing-long-tang COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2023/08/17 00:42 MHDA- 2023/08/31 06:42 CRDT- 2023/08/16 18:02 PHST- 2022/10/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/07/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/08/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/08/31 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/08/17 00:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/08/16 18:02 [entrez] AID - S0944-7113(23)00373-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.phymed.2023.155012 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Phytomedicine. 2023 Oct;119:155012. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2023.155012. Epub 2023 Aug 6.