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The present study examined whether quercetin could modulate the production of the endogenous anti-inflammatory molecule, Clara cell 10-kD protein (CC10), in vitro and in vivo. Methods: Human nasal epithelial cells (1 \u00d7 105 cells\/mL) were stimulated with 20 ng\/mL of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) in the presence of quercetin for 24 h. CC10 levels in culture supernatants were examined by ELISA. Sprague Dawley rats were sensitised with toluene 2,4-diisocyanate (TDI) by intranasal instillation of 10% TDI in ethyl acetate at a volume of 5.0 \u03bcL once daily for five days. This sensitisation procedure was repeated after an interval of two days. The rats were treated with different dosages of quercetin once daily for five days starting on the 5th day following the second sensitization. Nasal allergy-like symptoms induced by the bilateral application of 5.0 \u03bcL of 10% TDI were assessed by counting sneezing and nasal-rubbing behaviours for 10 min immediately after the TDI nasal challenge. The levels of CC10 in nasal lavage fluids obtained 6 h after TDI nasal challenge were examined using ELISA. Results: The treatment of cells with low doses of quercetin (&lt;2.5 \u03bcM) scarcely affected TNF-induced CC10 production from nasal epithelial cells. However, the ability of nasal epithelial cells to produce CC10 after TNF stimulation significantly increased on treatment with quercetin doses (&gt;5.0 \u03bcM). The oral administration of quercetin (&gt;25 mg\/kg) for five days significantly increased the CC10 content in nasal lavage fluids and attenuated the nasal symptoms induced by the TDI nasal challenge. Conclusions: Quercetin inhibits AR development by increasing the ability of nasal epithelial cells to produce CC10.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicines10040028","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,21]],"date-time":"2023-04-21T10:11:25Z","timestamp":1682071885000},"page":"28","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Quercetin-Induced Enhancement of Nasal Epithelial Cells\u2019 Ability to Produce Clara Cell 10-kD Protein In Vitro and In Vivo"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Amane","family":"Otaki","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate School of Nursing and Rehabilitation Sciences, Showa Universityl, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8555, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0554-0001","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Atsuko","family":"Furuta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Education, Showa University School of Medicine, Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5168-472X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kazuhito","family":"Asano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Human Arts and Sciences, Saitama-shi, Saitama 339-8555, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"985","article-title":"Treatment of allergic rhinitis","volume":"92","author":"Sur","year":"2015","journal-title":"Am. 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