| Literature DB >> 16809220 |
Gee Young Suh1, Hyoung Suk Ham, Shin-Hye Lee, Jae Chul Choi, Won-Jung Koh, Soo-Youl Kim, Jongmin Lee, Joungho Han, Hong Pyo Kim, Augustine M K Choi, O Jung Kwon.
Abstract
Octapeptide R2 (KVLDGQDP), which has anti-transglutaminas (TGase) activity, decreases inflammation in allergic conjunctivitis model in guinea pigs. The authors examined the effect of R2 on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced lung injury in BALB/c mice. R2 inhalation significantly decreased neutrophil count and cytokine mRNA expression in the lungs of LPS (25 mg/kg)-treated mice (P < .05). It also showed a tendency for decreased tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha-immunoreactive protein in lung homogenates and significantly decreased TNF-alpha-immunoreactive protein in the serum of LPS-injected mice (P < .05). These results indicate that TGase may be a new therapeutic target in LPS-induced lung inflammation.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16809220 DOI: 10.1080/01902140600691514
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Exp Lung Res ISSN: 0190-2148 Impact factor: 2.459