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ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2022

Comprehensive Phytochemical Profiling of Polyherbal Divya-Kayakalp-Vati and Divya-Kayakalp-Oil and Their Combined Efficacy in Mouse Model of Atopic Dermatitis-Like Inflammation Through Regulation of Cytokines.

Acharya Balkrishna, Sudeep Verma, Sachin Sakat, Kheemraj Joshi, Siva K Solleti, Kunal Bhattacharya, Anurag Varshney

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Article in Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Acharya BalkrishnaDrug Discovery and Development Division, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar, 249 405, Uttarakhand, India.
Sudeep VermaDrug Discovery and Development Division, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar, 249 405, Uttarakhand, India.
Sachin SakatDrug Discovery and Development Division, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar, 249 405, Uttarakhand, India.
Kheemraj JoshiDrug Discovery and Development Division, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar, 249 405, Uttarakhand, India.
Siva K SolletiDrug Discovery and Development Division, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar, 249 405, Uttarakhand, India.
Kunal BhattacharyaDrug Discovery and Development Division, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar, 249 405, Uttarakhand, India.
Anurag VarshneyDrug Discovery and Development Division, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar, 249 405, Uttarakhand, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8509-0882
Patanjali Research Foundation · IN

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Abstract

purposeAtopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory disease that varies in signs and symptoms in different individuals. General symptoms include dryness of the skin, itching, and development of red to brownish-gray patches. Divya-Kayakalp-Vati (DKV) and -Oil (DKO) are Indian polyherbal compositions prescribed for treating inflammatory skin diseases. In the present study, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory efficacy of DKV and DKO co-treatment (DKV-O) in ameliorating Oxazolone (OXA)-stimulated AD-like inflammation and pro-inflammatory cytokine release in a Swiss albino mouse model.

methodsPhytochemical profiling of the DKV and DKO were done using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (LC-MS) QToF. Swiss albino mice were sensitized for 7 days and treated with OXA in their ear region. Stimulated and control animals were orally treated with DKV and topically with DKO. Anti-inflammatory efficacy of DKV-O was determined in OXA-treated animals through physiological, histopathological, and biochemical parameter analysis.

resultsDKV and DKO formulations individually contained 39 and 59 phytochemicals, respectively. Many of the phytochemicals have been reported to have anti-inflammatory activities. In the OXA-sensitized Swiss albino mice, combined treatment with DKV-O, and separately with Dexamethasone (positive control) significantly reduced the OXA-stimulated ear edema, biopsy weight, and epidermal thickness. DKV-O further reduced OXA-stimulated induction of inflammatory lesions, neutrophil influx, and release of Interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α, and myeloperoxidase.

conclusionFinally, DKV-O co-treatment showed good pharmacological effects in ameliorating AD-like inflammation through the modulation of inflammatory cell influx and release of soluble mediators. Therefore, DKV-O treatment can be used as a suitable polyherbal therapeutic against AD-like inflammatory diseases.

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biochemical analysishistopathological analysisinflammationoxazolonephytochemical profilepro-inflammatory cytokines

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