1. Ursolic acid inhibits FcεRI-mediated mast cell activation and allergic inflammation.
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Dhakal H, Kim MJ, Lee S, Choi YA, Kim N, Kwon TK, Khang D, and Kim SH
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- Anaphylaxis chemically induced, Anaphylaxis drug therapy, Animals, Calcium metabolism, Cytokines metabolism, Inflammation drug therapy, Male, Mast Cell Activation Disorders, Mast Cells drug effects, Mice, Mice, Inbred ICR, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Signal Transduction drug effects, Ursolic Acid, Anti-Inflammatory Agents pharmacology, Cell Degranulation drug effects, Inflammation metabolism, Mast Cells metabolism, Triterpenes pharmacology
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Background: Mast cells are the primary cells that play a crucial role in the allergic diseases via secretion of diverse allergic mediators. Ursolic acid (UA) is a naturally occurring anti-inflammatory triterpenoid possessing various biological properties such as immune regulation, antioxidant, and anti-fibrotic. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of UA in FcεRI-mediated mast cell activation and allergic inflammation., Methods: In this study, mast cells were stimulated with immunoglobulin E (IgE) and the anti-allergic effects of UA were assessed by measuring the levels of allergic mediators. In vivo effects of UA were observed by generating passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) and active systemic anaphylaxis (ASA) in mouse model., Results: We found that UA inhibited the degranulation of mast cell by suppressing the intracellular calcium level in a concentration-dependent manner. UA inhibited the expression and the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines in mast cells. Anti-allergic effects of UA were demonstrated via suppression of FcεRI-mediated signaling molecules. In addition, UA inhibited the IgE-mediated PCA and ovalbumin-induced ASA reactions in a dose-dependent manner., Conclusions: Based on these findings, we suggest that UA might have potential as a therapeutic candidate for the treatment of allergic inflammatory diseases via inhibition of FcεRI-mediated mast cell activation., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2021
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