Celastrol alleviates airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation in obese asthma through mediation of alveolar macrophage polarization

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Obese asthma is a unique asthma phenotype that decreases sensitivity to inhaled corticosteroids, and currently lacks efficient therapeutic medication. Celastrol, a powerful bioactive substance obtained naturally from the roots of Tripterygium wilfordii, has been reported to possess the potential effect of weight loss in obese individuals. However, its role in the treatment of obese asthma is not fully elucidated. In the present study, diet-induced obesity (DIO) mice were used with or without ovalbumin (OVA) sensitization, the therapeutic effects of celastrol on airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and airway inflammation were examined. We found celastrol significantly decreased methacholine-induced AHR in obese asthma, as well as reducing the infiltration of inflammatory cells and goblet cell hyperplasia in the airways. This effect was likely due to the inhibition of M1-type alveolar macrophages (AMs) polarization and the promotion of M2-type macrophage polarization. In vitro, celastrol yielded equivalent outcomes in Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated RAW264.7 macrophage cells, featuring a reduction in the expression of M1 macrophage makers (iNOS, IL-1β, TNF-α) and heightened M2 macrophage makers (Arg-1, IL-10). Mechanistically, the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway has been implicated in these processes. In conclusion, we demonstrated that celastrol assisted in mitigating various parameters of obese asthma by regulating the balance of M1/M2 AMs polarization.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:972

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European journal of pharmacology - 972(2024) vom: 05. Apr., Seite 176560

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liang, Yafeng [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Sijia [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Xiaoxiao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Weixi [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Xixi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9006-59-1
Alveolar macrophages
Asthma
Celastrol
EC 2.7.1.-
EC 2.7.11.1
Journal Article
L8GG98663L
Obesity
Ovalbumin
PI3K/AKT
Pentacyclic Triterpenes
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Triterpenes

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Date Completed 26.04.2024

Date Revised 26.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ejphar.2024.176560

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NLM370938607