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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-9-10
pubmed:abstractText
Our previous report demonstrated that the oral administration of short-term high dose Gynostemma pentaphyllum extract (5 g/kg per day for 7days) decreased allergic reactions in ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized mice. The aim of this study was to determine whether long-term oral administration of G. pentaphyllum attenuated airway inflammation in OVA-sensitized mice. Mice were sensitized and challenged with normal saline or OVA. OVA-sensitized mice were fed with 1.75 g/kg (low dose, GPL) or 5 g/kg (high dose, GPH) G. pentaphyllum extract, five days a week for 4 weeks. The airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and eosinophilia in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were examined. The cytokine levels or antibodies in BALF, serum and spleen cell culture supernatants were also determined. Both high and low dose extracts reduced AHR, serum OVA-IgE, and Th2-associated cytokine levels in spleen cell supernatants and BALF in OVA-sensitized mice. These results show that long-term orally administered G. pentaphyllum extract reduced allergic reactions in OVA-sensitized mice.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1873-6351
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2592-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Anti-Inflammatory Agents, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Asthma, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Bronchial Hyperreactivity, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Eosinophils, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Gynostemma, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Immunoglobulin E, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Ovalbumin, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Plant Extracts, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Respiratory Hypersensitivity, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Spleen, pubmed-meshheading:20558230-Th2 Cells
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-term oral administration of Gynostemma pentaphyllum extract attenuates airway inflammation and Th2 cell activities in ovalbumin-sensitized mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't