TY - JOUR AB - Physalis peruviana L. (PP) is a medicinal herb that has been confirmed to have several biological activities, including anticancer, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the protective effect of PP on cigarette smoke (CS)- and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced pulmonary inflammation. Treatment with PP significantly reduced the influx of inflammatory cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and lung of mice with CS- and LPS-induced pulmonary inflammation. PP also decreased the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the BALF. PP effectively attenuated the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) in the lung. In addition, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) activation and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) expression were increased by PP treatment. In an in vitro experiment, PP reduced the mRNA expression of TNF-α and MCP-1, and the activation of ERK in CS extract-stimulated A549 epithelial cells. Furthermore, PP increased the activation of Nrf2 and the expression of HO-1 in A549 cells. These findings suggest that PP has a therapeutic potential for the treatment of pulmonary inflammatory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. AD - Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Chungbuk 28116, Republic of Korea International Biological Material Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea Center for Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology, The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), Tangerang, Banten 15314, Indonesia College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea AU - Park,Hyun Ah AU - Lee,Jae-Won AU - Kwon,Ok-Kyoung AU - Lee,Gilhye AU - Lim,Yourim AU - Kim,Jung Hee AU - Paik,Jin-Hyub AU - Choi,Sangho AU - Paryanto,Imam AU - Yuniato,Prasetyawan AU - Kim,Doo-Young AU - Ryu,Hyung Won AU - Oh,Sei-Ryang AU - Lee,Seung Jin AU - Ahn,Kyung-Seop DA - 2017/11/01 DO - 10.3892/ijmm.2017.3139 EP - 1565 IS - 5 JO - Int J Mol Med KW - Physalis peruviana L. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease airway inflammation neutrophils heme oxygenase-1 PY - 2017 SN - 1107-3756 1791-244X SP - 1557 ST - Physalis peruviana L. inhibits airway inflammation induced by cigarette smoke and lipopolysaccharide through inhibition of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and induction of heme oxygenase-1 T2 - International Journal of Molecular Medicine TI - Physalis peruviana L. inhibits airway inflammation induced by cigarette smoke and lipopolysaccharide through inhibition of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and induction of heme oxygenase-1 UR - https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2017.3139 VL - 40 ER -