Korean J Phys Anthropol.  2014 Jun;27(2):79-90. 10.11637/kjpa.2014.27.2.79.

Lentinus edodes Suppresses Allergen-Induced Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Inflammation by Downregulating Nuclear Factor-kappa B Activity in a Murine Model of Allergic Asthma

• Yan GH
• Choi YH

• KMID: 1917127
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11637/kjpa.2014.27.2.79

Abstract

Medicinal mushrooms have been shown to have profound health promoting benefits. Among them, Lentinus edodes is well-known to have anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory effects. The aim of the present study is to evaluate whether Lentinus edodes ethanol extract (LE) inhibit airway inflammatory response in a murine asthma model induced by exposure to ovalbumin (OVA). The pretreatment of LE substantially attenuated airway hyperresponsiveness and eosinophilic inflammation in OVA-challenged mice. In addition, the increased levels of Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13), eotaxin, and adhesion molecules in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids at 48 h after OVA inhalation was significantly reduced by the administration of LE. Furthermore, LE suppressed OVA-induced activation of nuclear factor-kappa B and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in lung tissues. Taken together, it is proposed that LE may serve as an effective therapeutic agent for allergic airway disease.

Keyword

Lentinus edodes; Asthma; Allergic inflammation; Th2 cytokine; NF-kappaB

MeSH Terms

Agaricales
Animals
Asthma*
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Cytokines
Eosinophils
Ethanol
Inflammation*
Inhalation
Interleukin-5
Lung
Mice
NF-kappa B
Ovalbumin
Ovum
Protein Kinases
Shiitake Mushrooms*
Cytokines
Ethanol
Interleukin-5
NF-kappa B
Ovalbumin
Protein Kinases