quercetin is a dietary flavonoid which has anti-inflammatory effects. this study aimed to evaluate the influence of quercetin on histopathological aspects and airway epithelium in  allergic airway  inflammation mice model. twenty-eight balb/c mice were randomly divided into four groups: group i (control), group ii (untreated mice with allergic airway inflammation), group iii (allergic airway in...

introduction: the prevalence of allergic airway diseases has dramatically increased in recent years all over the world. murine models of allergic airway inflammation have provided helpful information about treatment and cellular and molecular mechanisms of the disease. previous published works using murine models to investigate latex allergy did not introduce a complete characteristic eosinophi...

garlic is known as a potent spice and a medicinal herb with broad therapeutic properties ranging from antibacterial to anticancer and anticoagulant. our previous studies have shown some immunoregulatory effects for aged garlic extract, suggesting a key role for 14-kd glycoprotein of garlic in shifting the cytokine pattern to t helper-1. in present study, we investigated the effect of 1, 2, and ...

Allergic asthma is the most common acute inflammatory airway disorder and their incidence population has exploded in the last years, being estimated that over 300 million people worldwide have the condition. Here, we present a brief overview of relationship of allergic asthma with diet and food intake. Several studies have shown that most asthma cases are due to an allergic immune response to e...

The effectiveness of cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells for treatment of cancers has long been appreciated. Here, we report for the first time that CIK cells can be applied to treat allergic airway inflammation. Adopting from an established protocol with some modifications, we generated CIK cells ex vivo from mouse T cells, and examined their effectiveness in treatment of allergic airway infla...

BACKGROUND Acetaldehyde is an endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC) and a volatile organic compound (VOC). It is also a carcinogen and teratogen that causes bronchoconstriction in a subset of asthmatics. However, the mechanism through which acetaldehyde acts as an EDC/VOC causing allergic airway inflammation remains unknown. OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of a low concentration of acetalde...

Studies of human asthma and of animal models of allergic airway inflammation revealed a crucial role for Th2 cells in the pathogenesis of allergic asthma. Kruppel-type zinc finger proteins are the largest family of a regulatory transcription factor for cellular development and function. Zinc finger protein (Zfp) 35 is an 18-zinc finger motif-containing Kruppel-type zinc finger protein, while it...

The airway epithelium is a central effector tissue in allergic inflammation and T-helper cell (Th) type 2-driven epithelial responses, such as mucus hypersecretion contribute to airflow obstruction in allergic airway disease. Previous in vitro studies demonstrated that Th2 cytokines also act as potent modulators of epithelial ion transport and fluid secretion, but the in vivo effect of allergic...

allergic asthma is the most common acute inflammatory airway disorder and their incidence population has exploded in the last years, being estimated that over 300 million people worldwide have the condition. here, we present a brief overview of relationship of allergic asthma with diet and food intake. several studies have shown that most asthma cases are due to an allergic immune response to e...

Quercetin is a dietary flavonoid which has anti-inflammatory effects. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of quercetin on histopathological aspects and airway epithelium in  allergic airway  inflammation mice model. Twenty-eight BALB/c mice were randomly divided into four groups: Group I (control), Group II (untreated mice with allergic airway inflammation), Group III (allergic airway in...