Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science (한국약용작물학회지)

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Crassirhizomae rhizoma Exhibits Anti-Allergic Activity through Inhibition of Syk Kinase in Mast Cells

Syk kinase 억제를 통한 관중의 항앨러지 효과

  • Published : 2008.02.29
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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the anti-allergic activity and the mechanism of action of Crassirhizomae rhizoma (CR). The extract of CR exhibited potent inhibitory activity in mast cells; its $IC_{50}$ values were $31.2{\pm}1.5{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ for rat basophile leukemia (RBL)-2H3 mast cells and $51.5{\pm}2.1{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ for bone marrow-derived mast cells by antigen stimulation. It also suppressed the expression of TNF-${\alpha}$ and IL-4 mRNAs in RBL-2H3 cells. In an in-vivo animal allergy model, it inhibited a local allergic reaction, passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA), in a dose-dependent manner. With regard to the mechanism of action, CR inhibited the activating phosphorylation of Syk kinase, a key signaling protein for the activation of mast cells. Taken together, these results strongly suggested that the anti-allergic activity of CR is mediated through the inhibition of histamine release and allergic cytokine production by the inhibition of Syk in mast cells.

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