Review Article

PM2.5 Exposure and Asthma Development: The Key Role of Oxidative Stress

Table 1

The effects of traditional Chinese medicine on asthma.

CategoriesMonomersAnimal speciesRelated signaling pathwayReferences

PolyphenolsCurcuminBALB/c miceMAPK/NF-κB↓[123]
ZingeroneBALB/c miceAMPK/Nrf2/HO-1↑[119]
ResveratrolSprague Dawley ratsHMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB↓[124]
ResveratrolSprague Dawley ratsKeap-1/Nrf2↑[125]
LuteolinBALB/c micePI3K/Akt/mTOR↑[126]
QuercetinBALB/c miceGATA-3↓ and T-bet↑[127]

FlavonoidsDiosmetinBALB/c miceMMP-9, TGF-β1, VEGF↓[128]
GalanginBALB/c miceTGF-β1-ROS-MAPK↓[129]
IcariinSprague Dawley ratsGATA-3↓ and T-bet↑
NF-κB↓
[120]

AlkaloidsGinsenoside Rh1BALB/c miceEotaxin, IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, and IL-33↓
IL-12 and IFN-γ
[130]
LigustrazineC57BL/6J miceGATA-3↓ and T-bet↑
RORγt↓
[131]
MatrineBALB/c miceNF-κB↓[122]

TerpenoidsAndrographolideBALB/c miceNF-κB↓[132]

AnthraquinonesEmodinSprague Dawley ratsNF-κB↓[133]

Diterpene quinonesCryptotanshinoneBALB/c micep38 MAPK and NF-κB↓[134]

IridoidsCatalpolBALB/c miceTGF-β1 and EGF↓[135]