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ArticleChinese medicine2024

Indole-3-carbinol alleviates allergic skin inflammation via periostin/thymic stromal lymphopoietin suppression in atopic dermatitis.

Yun-Mi Kang, Hye-Min Kim, Junho Lee, Jong-Suep Baek, Minho Lee, Hyo-Jin An

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  7. Skin-lung axis in the atopic march: The immune link from skin to lungs.Chinese medical journal pulmonary and critical care medicine · 2025
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  9. International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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6 authors.

Yun-Mi Kang *Department of Herbology, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, Gangwon-Do, 26339, Republic of Korea.
Hye-Min Kim *Department of Oriental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea.
Junho LeeDepartment of Bio-Health Convergence, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea.
Jong-Suep BaekDepartment of Bio-Health Convergence, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea.
Minho LeeDepartment of Life Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-Gu, Goyang-Si, 10326, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea. MinhoLee@dgu.edu.
Hyo-Jin AnDepartment of Oriental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea. hjan@khu.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2937-874X

Funding

Institute for Information and Communications TechnologyPlanning & Evaluation (IITP) IITP-2024-RS-2023-00254592National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) NRF-2022R1A2C2093050
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAtopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic multifactorial inflammatory skin disorder with a complex etiology. Despite its increasing prevalence, treatment of AD is still limited. Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) is found in cruciferous vegetables and is formed when these vegetables are cut, chewed, or cooked; it exerts diverse pharmacological activities.

methodsHaCaT keratinocytes stimulated with tumor necrosis factor-α and interferon-γ mixture and NC/Nga mice stimulated with 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzen (DNCB) were used for AD models, in vitro and in vivo, respectively.

resultsThe results showed that I3C reduced the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), and periostin in in vitro model. Oral administration of I3C alleviated AD-like skin inflammatory symptoms, including serum IgE levels, epidermal thickening, inflammatory cell infiltration, transepidermal water loss, and scratching behavior. Moreover, I3C decreased the expression of TSLP and periostin and recovered the expression of skin barrier proteins by regulating Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor and inhibiting the mitogen-activated protein kinase and nuclear factor-κB pathways in the skin of DNCB-induced AD mice.

conclusionsI3C is suggested as a potential therapeutic alternative for the treatment of AD by repressing allergic inflammatory pathways.

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Atopic dermatitisDNCBIndole-3-carbinolKeratinocytePeriostinTSLP

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PMID39722037
PMCPMC11670403

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