Tectochrysin ameliorates murine allergic airway inflammation by suppressing Th2 response and oxidative stress.

Abstract

Tectochrysin, a flavonoid compound, can be isolated from propolis, Alpinia oxyphylla Miq, and Lychnophora markgravii. This study evaluated the efficacy of tectochrysin in the treatment of shrimp tropomyosin (ST)-induced mouse asthma. Mice were sensitized with intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of ST together with aluminum hydroxide as an adjuvant to establish a mouse model of asthma. Mice were i.p.-treated daily with tectochrysin. IgE levels in plasma, Th2 cytokines from both bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid and splenocytes, and CD200R on basophils in peripheral blood were measured. Histological analyses of lung tissues and accumulation of leukocytes in BAL fluid were performed. Lung eosinophil peroxidase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase activities were examined. ST was found to markedly increase eosinophilic inflammation and Th2 response in mice. Tectochrysin treatment reduced the level of IgE in plasma, the percentage of eosinophils in total white blood cells in peripheral blood, the total number of cells in BAL fluid, and eosinophil peroxidase activity in lung tissues. Tectochrysin attenuated ST-induced infiltration of eosinophils and epithelial mucus secretion in lung tissues and suppressed the overproduction of Th2 cytokines (IL-4 and IL-5) in BAL fluid. Tectochrysin also attenuated Th2 cytokine (IL-4 and IL-5) production from antigen-stimulated murine splenocytes in vitro, decreased the expression of CD200R on basophils in peripheral blood of asthmatic mice and inhibited IL-4 secretion from IgE-sensitized RBL-2H3 cells. In addition, tectochrysin enhanced catalase and glutathione peroxidase activities in lung tissues. Our findings demonstrate that TEC ameliorates allergic airway inflammation by suppressing Th2 response and oxidative stress.

• Authors: Lei Fang, Ying Yan, Zhengxin Xu, Zhenpeng He, Shuting Zhou, Xin Jiang, Fan Wu, Xiaoling Yuan, Tong Zhang, Duonan Yu
• Journal: European journal of pharmacology (Eur J Pharmacol) Vol. 902 Pg. 174100 (Jul 05 2021) ISSN: 1879-0712 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 33878335 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Allergens
• Anti-Asthmatic Agents
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
• Flavonoids
• Tropomyosin
• Immunoglobulin E
• tectochrysin
• Catalase
• Glutathione Peroxidase

Topics

• Allergens (immunology)
• Animals
• Anti-Asthmatic Agents (administration & dosage, pharmacology)
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal (administration & dosage, pharmacology)
• Asthma (chemically induced, drug therapy, immunology, pathology)
• Basophils (metabolism)
• Catalase (metabolism)
• Disease Models, Animal
• Eosinophils (metabolism)
• Female
• Flavonoids (administration & dosage, pharmacology)
• Glutathione Peroxidase (metabolism)
• Hypersensitivity (drug therapy, immunology)
• Immunoglobulin E (blood)
• Injections, Intraperitoneal
• Mice, Inbred C57BL
• Mucus (drug effects)
• Oxidative Stress (drug effects)
• Shellfish Hypersensitivity (drug therapy, immunology)
• Th2 Cells (immunology)
• Tropomyosin (immunology)