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Novel Approaches for Inhibiting the Indoor Allergen Der f 2 Excreted from House Dust Mites by Todomatsu Oil Produced from Woodland Residues

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  • Yichun Lin

    (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan)

  • Christian Ebere Enyoh

    (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan)

  • Qingyue Wang

    (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan)

  • Senlin Lu

    (School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangdalu, Baoshan District, Shanghai 200444, China)

  • Wei Zhang

    (School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, 99 Shangdalu, Baoshan District, Shanghai 200444, China)

  • Kai Xiao

    (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan)

  • Shumin Zhou

    (School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, 99 Shangdalu, Baoshan District, Shanghai 200444, China)

  • Toshihiko Kaneko

    (Japan Aroma Laboratory Co., Ltd. (S. T. Corporation), Tokyo 161-8540, Japan)

  • Akifumi Seguchi

    (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan)

  • Weiqian Wang

    (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan)

  • Yue Guo

    (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan)

Abstract

House dust mite (HDM) is a globally ubiquitous domestic cause of allergic diseases. There is a pressing demand to discover efficient, harmless, and eco-friendly natural extracts to inhibit HDM allergens that are more likely to trigger allergies and challenging to be prevented entirely. This study, therefore, is aimed at assessing the inhibition of the allergenicity of major HDM allergen Der f 2 by todomatsu oil extracted from residues of Abies Sachalinensis . The inhibition was investigated experimentally (using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE)) and in silico using molecular docking. The results showed that todomatsu oil inhibits the allergenicity of Der f 2 by reducing its amount instead of the IgG binding capacity of a single protein. Moreover, the compounds in todomatsu oil bind to Der f 2 via alkyl hydrophobic interactions. Notably, most compounds interact with the hydrophobic amino acids of Der f 2, and seven substances interact with CYS27. Contrarily, the principal compounds fail to attach to the amino acids forming the IgG epitope in Der f 2. Interestingly, chemical components with the lowest relative percentages in todomatsu oil show high-affinity values on Der f 2, especially β-maaliene (−8.0 kcal/mol). In conclusion, todomatsu oil has been proven in vitro as a potential effective public health strategy to inhibit the allergenicity of Der f 2.

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  • Yichun Lin & Christian Ebere Enyoh & Qingyue Wang & Senlin Lu & Wei Zhang & Kai Xiao & Shumin Zhou & Toshihiko Kaneko & Akifumi Seguchi & Weiqian Wang & Yue Guo, 2022. "Novel Approaches for Inhibiting the Indoor Allergen Der f 2 Excreted from House Dust Mites by Todomatsu Oil Produced from Woodland Residues," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-19, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:17:p:10881-:d:903457
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