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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2018, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (9): 998-1002.doi: 10.12092/j.issn.1009-2501.2018.09.005

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TIM4 expression of dendritic cells and inflammation effects in OVA-induced asthma model treated with lentinan

CHEN Ye1, HE Shoudi2, HU Zhili1, FENG Bin1   

  1. 1 Department of Pediatrics, Shenzhen Nanshan People's Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China; 2 Traditonal Chinese Medicine Department of Rheumatology, Shenzhen Nanshan People's Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China
  • Received:2018-05-14 Revised:2018-06-25 Online:2018-09-26 Published:2018-09-26

Abstract:

AIM: To study the expression of TIM4 in dendritic cells and the effect of inflammation in OVA-induced asthma model mice treated with lentinan. METHODS: Balbc female mice were randomly divided into three groups: normal control group, asthma model group, lentinan treatment group. The asthma model was induced by OVA in mice. In the treatment group, lentinan was injected intraperitoneally every day from the 7th day, and the asthma model group was injected intraperitoneally with physiological saline instead of lentinan. The expression of TIM4 in dendritic cells was detected by flow cytometry in mononuclear cells from spleen. ELISA was used to detect the concentration of MCP-1 and IL-4 in the serum. Q-PCR was used to detect the expression of TIM4 in lung tissue and HE staining for lung. RESULTS: After treatment, lentinan could down-regulate the expression of TIM4 in dendritic cells from spleen (P<0.05), decrease the concentration of IL-4 and MCP-1in the serum (P<0.05, P<0.01). The expression of TIM4 RNA in lung tissue was decreased (P<0.05). HE staining showed that the inflammation of the lung tissue in the treatment group was significantly reduced. CONCLUSION: Lentinan can inhibit the expression of TIM4 in dendritic cells, reduce the concentrations of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-4 and MCP-1, and inhibit the inflammatory response in OVA-induced asthma model.

Key words: lentinan, asthma, TIM4, dendritic cells, MCP-1, OVA

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