卵清蛋白
FOXP3型
豚鼠
鼻粘膜
免疫学
肿瘤坏死因子α
医学
炎症
RAR相关孤儿受体γ
敏化
免疫系统
内分泌学
作者
Xian He,Lei Liu,Xiaoqin Luo,Jiali Zhu,Haoxiang Yang,Jian Wang,Long Chen,Lunkun Zhong
标识
DOI:10.1177/19458924221098847
摘要
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is regarded as a prevalent and non-infectious inflammation in nasal mucosa, and astragalus polysaccharide (APS) could mitigate inflammation.Herein, this study probed the specific mechanism of APS in inflammatory responses in AR.Firstly, AR guinea pig models were established through the stimulation and sensitization of ovalbumin (OVA) and received APS treatment. Changes in nasal symptoms were assessed through counting the sneezing and rubbing times of guinea pigs. The change patterns of OVA-specific immunoglobulin-E (OVA-sIgE), OVA-specific immunoglobulin-G1 (OVA-sIgG1), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and interleukin (IL)-6 in guinea pig serum were identified. Meanwhile, the levels of IL-17, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, IL-10, and forkhead box protein P3 (Foxp3) in the guinea pig tissues or serum were examined, and CD25+Foxp3+Treg or CD4+IL17+Th17 cell proportion was detected. Afterwards, nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kB) expression in guinea pig nasal mucosa tissues were examined. Rescue experiments were designed to probe the role of NF-kB overexpression in inflammatory responses and Treg/Th17 imbalance in AR guinea pigs.APS treatment reduced sneezing and rubbing times of AR guinea pigs and suppressed OVA-sIgE, OVA-sIgG1, TNF-α, and IL-6 levels in guinea pig serum, and meanwhile, increased CD25+Foxp3+Treg cell proportion while reduced CD4+IL17+Th17 cell proportion in AR guinea pig serum or tissues, in a dose-dependent manner. NF-kB was highly-expressed in AR guinea pigs and down-regulated after APS treatment. NF-kB overexpression facilitated inflammatory responses and Treg/Th17 imbalance in AR.APS reduced Treg/Th17 imbalance via suppressing NF-kB expression, thereby ameliorating inflammatory responses in AR.
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