Amelioration of asthmatic inflammation by an aqueous extract of Spinacia oleracea Linn

  • Authors:
    • Jin-Chul Heo
    • Chul-Hong Park
    • Hyun-Jin Lee
    • Si-Oh Kim
    • Tae-Ho Kim
    • Sang-Han Lee
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  • Published online on: March 1, 2010     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm_00000359
  • Pages: 409-414
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Abstract

Inflammation of the respiratory tract is a crucial process in immune diseases, including asthma, and atopic rhinitis. To establish whether an aqueous extract of Spinacia oleracea Linn (SoL) has a beneficial influence in terms of anti-asthmatic activity, we examined its effects on an ovalbumin-induced asthmatic model. Mice sensitized to ovalbumin were orally administered the SoL extract, and their lungs examined by hematoxylin and eosin staining to determine IL-4/13 cytokine expression. The SoL extract exerted strong anti-asthmatic effects by inducing a decrease in the CD4+ cell number, IL-4/13, and other molecular markers in the lung. Our results collectively indicate that the aqueous SoL extract ameliorates asthmatic symptoms effectively in a mouse ovalbumin-challenge model.

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Heo J, Park C, Lee H, Kim S, Kim T and Lee S: Amelioration of asthmatic inflammation by an aqueous extract of Spinacia oleracea Linn. Int J Mol Med 25: 409-414, 2010
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Heo, J., Park, C., Lee, H., Kim, S., Kim, T., & Lee, S. (2010). Amelioration of asthmatic inflammation by an aqueous extract of Spinacia oleracea Linn. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 25, 409-414. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm_00000359
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Heo, J., Park, C., Lee, H., Kim, S., Kim, T., Lee, S."Amelioration of asthmatic inflammation by an aqueous extract of Spinacia oleracea Linn". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 25.3 (2010): 409-414.
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Heo, J., Park, C., Lee, H., Kim, S., Kim, T., Lee, S."Amelioration of asthmatic inflammation by an aqueous extract of Spinacia oleracea Linn". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 25, no. 3 (2010): 409-414. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm_00000359