HUANG Weiling, SONG Ying, WANG Lixin. Effect of Wenshen Formula on ILC2-related molecules expression in asthmatic mice. [J]. Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 53(3):72-76(2019)
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HUANG Weiling, SONG Ying, WANG Lixin. Effect of Wenshen Formula on ILC2-related molecules expression in asthmatic mice. [J]. Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 53(3):72-76(2019) DOI: 10.16305/j.1007-1334.2019.03.018.
Effect of Wenshen Formula on ILC2-related molecules expression in asthmatic mice
Objective:To study the effect of Wenshen Formula on the expression of group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2)-related molecules in asthmatic mice. MethodsThirty BALB/c mice were randomly assigned into the normal control (NC) group, the IL-33 group, the Western medicine (PRE) group, the Wenshen Formula (WSF) group and the combination (CO) group, 6 mice in each group. Except the normal control group, rmIL-33 nasal drops (0.4 μg/40 μl) were given to the other 4 groups for 6 consecutive days and starting at day 7, the drug was administered once every other day for 1 week. Drug invention was given by gavage for 15 days to the PRE group (prednisone acetate 1.125 g/kg), WSF group (Wenshen Formula 9 g/kg) and CO group (Wenshen Formula + prednisone acetate) at 1 hour before nasal administration. Lung tissue was stained with hematoxylin-eosin (HE) to observe morphology of the tissue and infiltration of inflammatory cells. ELISA was used to detect the expression of IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). Fluorescence quantitative PCR was used to detect the expression of RORα in lung tissue. Results:①Compared to the NC group, the mucosal folds of lung tissue were thicker and infiltration of inflammatory cells was more obvious in the IL-33 group. Infiltration of inflammatory cells was reduced significantly in the WSF, PRE and CO groups. ②Compared to the NC group, the expression levels of IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 in BALF of mice increased significantly in the IL-33 group (P<0.001). The expression levels of IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 in BALF were reduced in the WSF, PRE and CO groups, with significant differences compared to the IL-33 group (P<0.01). ③Compared to the NC group, the expression of ILC2 RORα mRNA in lung tissue was increased significantly in the IL-33 group (P<0.001). The expression of RORα mRNA in lung tissue was down- regulated in the WSF, PRE and CO groups, with statistically significant differences compared to the IL-33 group (P<0.05). Conclusion:Wenshen Formula reduces infiltration of the airway inflammatory cells and alleviates asthmatic inflammation in mice. It down-regulates the expression of IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 and of RORα mRNA.