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Inhibition of immediate type allergic reactions by the aqueous extract of Kum-Hwang-San

  • Hyungmin Kim*
  • , Hyeyoung Shin
  • , Eunhee Lee
  • , Jieun Lee
  • , Jinah Jung
  • , Nyeonhyoung An
  • , Youngmi Lee
  • , Daeki Kim
  • , Tomoko Jippo
  • , Yukihiko Kitamura
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Wonkwang University
  • The University of Osaka

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Abstract

We studied the effect of aqueous extract of Kum-Hwang-San (KHS) on mast cell-mediated immediate type allergic reactions. KHS (1-100 μg/site) inhibited concentration-dependently mast cell-dependent ear swelling response induced by compound 48/80 (200 μg/site) in mice by both topical and intradermal application. KHS (0.1-100 μg/site) inhibited concentration-dependently passive cutaneous anaphylaxis induced by anti-dinitrophenyl (DNP) IgE in rats by both topical and intradermal application. KHS also inhibited concentration-dependently the histamine release from the rat peritoneal mast cells (RPMC) by compound 48/80 and anti-DNP IgE. Moreover, KHS had a significant inhibitory effect on anti-DNP IgE-induced tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) secretion from RPMC. These results indicate that KHS inhibits immediate type allergic reactions by inhibition of histamine release and TNF-α secretion from mast cells in vivo and in vitro.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)285-294
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Journal of Immunopharmacology
Volume20
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998.09.24

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