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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026

Apigenin ameliorates postoperative inflammation and accelerates wound healing in a rat model of perianal abscess by targeting the JAK1/STAT3 pathway in macrophages.

Ruixue Dai, Liangliang Cao, Jiahui Ren, Jingru Liu, Kexin Zhu, Peidong Chen, Weifeng Yao, Xuelong Zhao, Beihua Bao, Li Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. 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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Ruixue Dai *Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Liangliang Cao *Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Jiahui RenDepartment of Pharmacy, Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Jingru LiuJiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, National and Local Collaborative Engineering Centre of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Kexin ZhuDepartment of Pharmacy, Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Peidong ChenJiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, National and Local Collaborative Engineering Centre of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Weifeng YaoJiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, National and Local Collaborative Engineering Centre of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Xuelong ZhaoDepartment of Pharmacy, Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Beihua BaoJiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, National and Local Collaborative Engineering Centre of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Li ZhangJiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, National and Local Collaborative Engineering Centre of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing, China.

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Abstract

Background: Excessive inflammation mediated by macrophages impedes wound healing following surgical drainage of perianal abscess, a common yet challenging condition in colorectal surgery. Methods: We evaluated the anti-inflammatory effects of seven CJO-derived flavonoids in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. Skin pharmacokinetics were assessed in mice, and therapeutic efficacy was tested in a rat postoperative perianal abscess model. Molecular mechanisms were investigated via Western blot, RT-qPCR, and molecular docking. Results: Pharmacokinetic analysis revealed that apigenin exhibited the highest transdermal exposure among all detected components. Conclusion: Apigenin may contribute to observed biological effects of CJO that promotes wound healing by attenuating macrophage-driven inflammation through potential modulation of the JAK1/STAT3 signaling pathway, offering a promising natural immunomodulator for postoperative wound management.

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AbscessAnti-Inflammatory AgentsApigeninJanus Kinase 1MacrophagesPostoperative ComplicationsSTAT3 Transcription FactorWound HealingAnimalsCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalInflammationMaleMiceRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyAnti-Inflammatory AgentsApigeninCytokinesJak1 protein, ratJanus Kinase 1Stat3 protein, ratSTAT3 Transcription Factoranti-inflammatoryapigeninCayratia japonica ointmentJAK1/STAT3 signaling pathwayperianal abscess surgerywound healing

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PMCPMC12890627

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