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ArticleGenes & genomics2021

Glabridin attenuates atopic dermatitis progression through downregulating the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway.

Jing Chang, Lin Wang, Minna Zhang, Zengjiao Lai

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Article in Genes & genomics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Skin Microbiome in Health and Disease: Mechanisms and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2025
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  10. Review on the Diverse Biological Effects of Glabridin.Drug design, development and therapy · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jing ChangDepartment of Dermatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao, China. changjingdor@163.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1081-1934
Lin WangDepartment of Dermatological, DongguanTungwah Hospital, Dongguan, China.
Minna ZhangDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao, China.
Zengjiao LaiRehabilitation Department, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao, China.
Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities · CNDongguan People’s Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGlabridin (GB), a bio-available phytoestrogen, displays various biological properties such as anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antiviral.

objectiveTo explore the role of GB in the process of atopic dermatitis (AD).

methodsCCK8 was used to detect the therapeutic effect of Glabridin in HaCat and NHEK cell inflammatory models. And evaluated the effect on cell proliferation and cell viability. The expression of TLR4, MyD88, P65 and P50 in HaCat and NHEK cell tissues was detected by qRT-PCR and PCR. At the same time, an AD animal model was constructed, and the cell experiment results were verified by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) and Immunohistochemistry staining (IHC).

resultsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) demonstrated that IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α upregulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was decreased by treatment with GB. AD progression was further confirmed to be regulated by GB by inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway through real-time PCR and Western blot analyses. An AD-like mouse model demonstrated that GB considerably alleviated epidermal injury, relieve edema, and reduced inflammatory cell infiltration by H&E staining. Concurrently, IHC staining exhibited GB to reduce AD progression by impeding TLR4 expression.

conclusionGB was observed to decrease the AD progression by suppressing the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway, which may likely serve as a novel therapeutic drug for AD management.

Indexed as

AnimalsDermatitis, AtopicDisease Models, AnimalHumansInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6IsoflavonesLipopolysaccharidesMiceMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88NF-kappa BPhenolsSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 4Transcription Factor RelAglabridinIL1B protein, humanInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6IsoflavonesLipopolysaccharidesMYD88 protein, humanMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88NF-kappa BPhenolsRELA protein, humanTLR4 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 4Transcription Factor RelAAtopic DermatitisGlabridinTLR4/MyD88/NF-κB

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