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    So‑Cheong‑Ryong‑Tang, a herbal medicine, modulates inflammatory cell infiltration and prevents airway remodeling via regulation of interleukin‑17 and GM‑CSF in allergic asthma in mice

    Hyung‑Woo Kim1, Chi‑Yeon Lim1★, Bu‑Yeo Kim3, Su‑In Cho1★★ Corresponding author

    1. 1Division of Pharmacology, Department of Korean Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan 626‑870.
    2. 2Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Ilsan, 305‑701.
    3. 3Department of Medical Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejon, 305‑701, Republic of Korea.

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    Chi‑Yeon Lim

    Division of Pharmacology, Department of Korean Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan 626‑870.

    sicho@pusan.ac.kr

    Received: 21-04-2014; Revised: 09-06-2014.

    Volume 10, Issue 39s · pp. 506–511 · PUBLISHED 2014 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.139784

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    Background: So‑Cheong‑Ryong‑Tang (SCRT), herbal medicine, has been used for the control of respiratory disease in East Asian countries. However, its therapeutic mechanisms, especially an inhibitory effect on inflammatory cell infiltration and airway remodeling in allergic asthma are unclear. Objective: The present study investigated the mechanism of antiasthmatic effects of SCRT in allergic asthma in mice. Materials and Methods: We investigated the influence of SCRT on levels of interleukin‑17 (IL‑17), granulocyte/macrophage colony‑stimulating factor (GM‑CSF), IL‑4, and interferon gamma (IFN‑γ) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), ovalbumin (OVA)‑specific IgE in serum, and histopathological changes in allergen‑induced asthma. Results: So‑Cheong‑Ryong‑Tang decreased levels of IL‑17 and GM‑CSF in BALF. IL‑4, a Th2‑driven cytokine, was also decreased by SCRT, but IFN‑γ, a Th1‑driven cytokine, was not changed. Levels of OVA‑specific IgE in serum were also decreased by SCRT. With SCRT treatment, histopathological findings showed reduced tendency of inflammatory cell infiltration, and prevention from airway remodeling such as epithelial hyperplasia. Conclusion: In this study, we firstly demonstrated that regulation of IL‑17 and GM‑CSF production may be one of the mechanism contributed to a reduction of inflammatory cell infiltration and prevention from airway remodeling.

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      Kim, H., Lim, C., Kim, B., & Cho, S. (2014). So‑Cheong‑Ryong‑Tang, a herbal medicine, modulates inflammatory cell infiltration and prevents airway remodeling via regulation of interleukin‑17 and GM‑CSF in allergic asthma in mice. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 10(39s), 506–511. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1296.139784