Method of treating airway remolding symptom
AssigneeKaohsiung Medical University
InventorsYing-Chin Ko, Po-Lin Kuo
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Abstract
A method of treating airway remodeling symptom caused by phthalate esters, by providing a medication comprising: a ginger compound selected from one of (a) [6]-shogaol, (b) [6]-shogaol and [10]-gingerol, (c) [6]-shogaol and [8]-gingerol, and (d) [6]-shogaol and [6]-gingerol, and an acceptable carrier or excipient, which can relieve the airway remodeling symptoms of asthma, particularly to phthalate ester-induced airway remodeling, by suppressing the proliferation and migration of bronchial smooth muscle cells and reducing the instances of fatal asthma.
Claims2
A method of treating airway remodeling symptom caused by phthalate esters, by providing a medication to a subject in need thereof to suppress the proliferation and migration of bronchial smooth muscle cells, wherein the medication comprises:
- a ginger compound selected from one of (a) [6]-shogaol, (b) [6]-shogaol and [10]-gingerol, (c) [6]-shogaol and [8]-gingerol, (d) [6]-shogaol and [6]-gingerol, and
- an acceptable carrier or excipient.
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