1. Physalis alkekengi L. var. franchetii combined with hormone therapy for atopic dermatitis.
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Yang, Mengru, Zhao, Mantong, Xia, Tianyi, Chen, Ying, Li, Wei, Zhang, Han, Peng, Mingming, Li, Chuanqiu, Cao, Xia, Liang, Lanyuan, Yue, Yimin, Zhong, Luyang, Du, Jieyong, Li, Jianhua, Wang, Yi, and Shu, Zunpeng
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ATOPIC dermatitis , *HORMONE therapy , *PHYSALIS , *SKIN inflammation , *CHINESE medicine , *COLE crops - Abstract
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common, chronic, and recurring inflammatory skin disease. Physalis alkekengi L. var. franchetii (Mast) Makino (PAF), a traditional Chinese medicine, is primarily used for the clinical treatment of AD. In this study, a 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene-induced AD BALB/c mouse model was established, and a comprehensive pharmacological method was used to determine the pharmacological effects and molecular mechanisms of PAF in the treatment of AD. The results indicated that both PAF gel (PAFG) and PAFG+MF (mometasone furoate) attenuated the severity of AD and reduced the infiltration of eosinophils and mast cells in the skin. Serum metabolomics showed that PAFG combined with MF administration exerted a synergistic effect by remodeling metabolic disorders in mice. In addition, PAFG also alleviated the side effects of thymic atrophy and growth inhibition induced by MF. Network pharmacology predicted that the active ingredients of PAF were flavonoids and exerted therapeutic effects through anti-inflammatory effects. Finally, immunohistochemical analysis confirmed that PAFG inhibited the inflammatory response through the ERβ/HIF-1α/VEGF signaling pathway. Our results revealed that PAF can be used as a natural-source drug with good development prospects for the clinical treatment of AD. [Display omitted] • PAF combined with MF plays a synergistic therapeutic effect and alleviates the side effects caused by MF alone. • PAF suppresses AD-induced inflammatory response by suppressing Th2 immune response. • The active components of PAF in improving skin inflammation are flavonoids. • PAF treats AD by activating the ERβ/HIF-1α/VEGF pathway. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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