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An aqueous Chlorella extract inhibits IL-5 production by mast cells in vitro and reduces ovalbumin-induced eosinophil infiltration in the airway in mice in vivo
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posted on 2005-04-01, 00:00 authored by J Kralovec, M Power, F Liu, E Maydanski, H Ewart, L Watson, Colin BarrowColin Barrow, T LinAn aqueous extract of the edible microalga, Chlorella pyrenoidosa (CP) (1), has recently been tested for its immunomodulatory effects in a human clinical trial. Here, the CP extract was dialyzed and fractionated using Sephadex G 100 chromatography. The effects of a dialyzed aqueous CP extract, fraction 2, on mast cell mediator release in vitro and ovalbumin-induced allergic airway inflammation in vivo were examined. In vitro, treatment of mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells with 2 for 18 h significantly inhibited antigen (trinitrophenyl-BSA)-induced IL-5 production. In vivo, treatment of mice with 2 during ovalbumin sensitization and stimulation process significantly reduced eosinophil and neutrophil infiltration in the airways. Moreover, fractions obtained by size exclusion chromatography of 2 inhibited IgE-dependent cytokine GM-CSF production from human cord blood-derived mast cells. Taken together, these results suggest that 2 is composed of biopolymers with anti-allergic potential.
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International immunopharmacologyVolume
5Issue
4Pagination
689 - 698Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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1567-5769Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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