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- Title
Immunomodulatory and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Asiatic Acid in a DNCB-Induced Atopic Dermatitis Animal Model.
- Authors
Moon, Gyo-Ha; Lee, Yonghyeon; Kim, Eun-Kyung; Chung, Kang-Hyun; Lee, Kwon-Jai; An, Jeung-Hee
- Abstract
We examined the immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of asiatic acid (AA) in atopic dermatitis (AD). AA treatment (5–20 µg/mL) dose-dependently suppressed the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α level and interleukin (IL)-6 protein expression in interferon (IFN)-γ + TNF-α-treated HaCaT cells. The 2,4-dinitrocholrlbenzene (DNCB)-induced AD animal model was developed by administering two AA concentrations (30 and 75 mg/kg/d: AD + AA-L and AD + AA-H groups, respectively) for 18 days. Interestingly, AA treatment decreased AD skin lesions formation and affected other AD characteristics, such as increased ear thickness, lymph node and spleen size, dermal and epidermal thickness, collagen deposition, and mast cell infiltration in dorsal skin. In addition, in the DNCB-induced AD animal model, AA treatment downregulated the mRNA expression level of AD-related cytokines, such as Th1- (TNF-α and IL-1β and -12) and Th2 (IL-4, -5, -6, -13, and -31)-related cytokines as well as that of cyclooxygenase-2 and CXCL9. Moreover, in the AA treatment group, the protein level of inflammatory cytokines, including COX-2, IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-8, as well as the NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways, were decreased. Overall, our study confirmed that AA administration inhibited AD skin lesion formation via enhancing immunomodulation and inhibiting inflammation. Thus, AA can be used as palliative medication for regulating AD symptoms.
- Subjects
INTERLEUKINS; CYTOKINES; ANTI-inflammatory agents; ANIMAL experimentation; LYMPH nodes; HYDROCARBONS; TREATMENT effectiveness; GENE expression; INTERFERONS; CELLULAR signal transduction; IMMUNOLOGICAL adjuvants; ATOPIC dermatitis; TUMOR necrosis factors; MESSENGER RNA; DNA-binding proteins; MOLECULAR structure; SPLEEN; ANTIGENS
- Publication
Nutrients, 2021, Vol 13, Issue 7, p2448
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu13072448