REN Mingyue,SONG Guihua,WANG Tingting,et al.Effects and mechanisms of modified Xiaoqinglong decoction combined with BMSCs on nasal-pulmonary-intestinal mucosal immunity in cold asthma rats[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2026,37(13):1691-1696.
REN Mingyue,SONG Guihua,WANG Tingting,et al.Effects and mechanisms of modified Xiaoqinglong decoction combined with BMSCs on nasal-pulmonary-intestinal mucosal immunity in cold asthma rats[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2026,37(13):1691-1696.DOI: 10.6039/j.issn.1001-0408.2026.13.06.
Effects and mechanisms of modified Xiaoqinglong decoction combined with BMSCs on nasal-pulmonary-intestinal mucosal immunity in cold asthma rats
To investigate the effects and mechanism of modified Xiaoqinglong decoction combined with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) on nasal-pulmonary-intestinal mucosal immunity in rats with cold asthma.
METHODS
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SD rats were randomly divided into blank group, model group, BMSCs group, BMSCs+modified Xiaoqinglong decoction (6.39 g/kg) group, and BMSCs+dexamethasone (0.125 mg/kg) group, with 10 rats in each group. The cold asthma rat model was established by sensitization and atomization challenge with ovalbumin combined with aluminum hydroxide, together with cold air stimulation from air conditioners. One hour before the initial atomization challenge, rats in all groups except the blank group and model group were injected with BMSCs suspension via the tail vein. Starting from the 15th day of the experiment, rats in each group were intragastrically administered corresponding liquid medicine or normal saline once a day for 7 consecutive days. After the last administration, the asthmatic behavioral changes and pathological morphological changes of lung tissues in rats were evaluated. The levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-10 in nasopharyngeal lavage fluid, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and intestinal mucus were detected. The expression levels of proteins related to the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) signaling pathway in nasal, lung and intestinal tissues were determined.
RESULTS
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Compared with the blank group, the asthmatic behavioral score, lung tissue injury score, IL-6 levels in nasopharyngeal lavage fluid, BALF and intestinal mucus, PI3K protein expression and Akt phosphorylation levels in nasal, lung and intestinal tissues of rats in the model group were significantly increased (
P
<0.05); the IL-10 levels in nasopharyngeal lavage fluid, BALF and intestinal mucus were significantly decreased (
P
<0.05). Alveolar atrophy, collapse and even fusion, abnormal hyperplasia and hypertrophy of bronchial smooth muscle, and massive inflammatory cell infiltration were observed. Compared with the model group, most of the above quantitative indicators in the BMSCs group, BMSCs+modified Xiaoqinglong decoction group and BMSCs+dexamethasone group were significantly reversed (
P
<0.05), and pathological injuries of lung tissues were markedly alleviated. Compared with the BMSCs group, most of the above quantitative indicators were further improved in the BMSCs+modified Xiaoqinglong decoction group (
P
<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
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Modified Xiaoqinglong decoction combined with BMSCs can effectively improve nasal-pulmonary-intestinal mucosal immunity and relieve asthmatic symptoms in cold asthma rats, and its mechanism may be related to inhibiting the activation of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.
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