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ArticleBiomedicines2021

Ferulic Acid Induces Keratin 6α via Inhibition of Nuclear β-Catenin Accumulation and Activation of Nrf2 in Wound-Induced Inflammation.

Kang-Hoon Kim, Ji Hoon Jung, Won-Seok Chung, Chang-Hun Lee, Hyeung-Jin Jang

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Article in Biomedicines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Evaluation of Biological Effect ofAdvances in pharmacological and pharmaceutical sciences · 2026
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  2. Intermediate filaments and their associated molecules.Journal of biomedical research · 2025
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  4. Ferulic Acid: A Review of Mechanisms of Action, Absorption, Toxicology, Application on Wound Healing.Anti-inflammatory & anti-allergy agents in medicinal chemistry · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kang-Hoon KimDepartment of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4446-6307
Ji Hoon JungDepartment of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5644-5960
Won-Seok ChungCollege of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea.
Chang-Hun LeeDepartment of New Biology, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu 42988, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3806-1170
Hyeung-Jin JangDepartment of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4996-9053
Kyung Hee University · KRDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology · KR

Funding

Korea Health Industry Development Institute HF20C0030
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Injured tissue triggers complex interactions through biological process associated with keratins. Rapid recovery is most important for protection against secondary infection and inflammatory pain. For rapid wound healing with minimal pain and side effects, shilajit has been used as an ayurvedic medicine. However, the mechanisms of rapid wound closure are unknown. Here, we found that shilajit induced wound closure in an acute wound model and induced migration in skin explant cultures through evaluation of transcriptomics via microarray testing. In addition, ferulic acid (FA), as a bioactive compound, induced migration via modulation of keratin 6α (K6α) and inhibition of β-catenin in primary keratinocytes of skin explant culture and injured full-thickness skin, because accumulation of β-catenin into the nucleus acts as a negative regulator and disturbs migration in human epidermal keratinocytes. Furthermore, FA alleviated wound-induced inflammation via activation of nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) at the wound edge. These findings show that FA is a novel therapeutic agent for wound healing that acts via inhibition of β-catenin in keratinocytes and by activation of Nrf2 in wound-induced inflammation.

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ferulic acidK6αkeratinocytesNrf2shilajitwound healingβ-catenin

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PMID33922346
PMCPMC8146113
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