PMID: 15388000Sep 25, 2004Paper

The effect of montelukast on airway remodeling and the expression of interleukins and transforming growth factor-beta2 mRNA

Zhonghua jie he he hu xi za zhi = Zhonghua jiehe he huxi zazhi = Chinese journal of tuberculosis and respiratory diseases
Jian-wen BaiHua-cheng Wu

Abstract

To study the relation between Interleukin-4 (IL-4), IL-5, IL-13, transforming growth factor-beta(2) (TGF-beta(2)) and airway remodeling and to investigate the effects of Montelukast (MK) on airway inflammation and airway remodeling of asthma. Twenty female BALB/c mice were randomly divided into a remodeling group and a treatment group (MK group), with 10 BALB/c mice in each group. The mice were sensitized by ovalbumin (OVA), and only the MK group was treated with MK (15 mg/kg). The number of total cells and eosinophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were counted. Light and electronic microscope were used to detect the pathologic histology and morphologic change. In situ hybridization and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were used to measure IL-4, L-5, IL-13, and TGF-beta(2) mRNAs in the lung. The numbers of total cells and eosinophils in BALF of the remodeling group were (5.4 +/- 1.1) x 10(5)/ml and 2.32 +/- 0.20, while those of the treatment group were (3.9 +/- 1.6) x 10(5)/ml and 1.64 +/- 0.32, respectively, the difference being significant (P < 0.01). Histological and electronic microscopic examination showed extensive airway inflammation, notably accumulation of significant numbers of eosinop...Continue Reading

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