백호탕 추출물의 지방장벽 손상 개선을 통한 상피 내 Th2 분화 조절 효과The Effects of Baekho-tang Extracts on Regulating Th2 Differentiation through Improving Skin Fat Barrier Damage
- Other Titles
- The Effects of Baekho-tang Extracts on Regulating Th2 Differentiation through Improving Skin Fat Barrier Damage
- Authors
- 안상현; 김기봉; 정아람
- Issue Date
- Nov-2021
- Publisher
- 대한한방소아과학회
- Keywords
- skin inflammation; lipid barrier; skin barrier; Baekho-tang; Th2 differentiation
- Citation
- 대한한방소아과학회지, v.35, no.4, pp.156 - 166
- Journal Title
- 대한한방소아과학회지
- Volume
- 35
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 156
- End Page
- 166
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/82810
- ISSN
- 1226-8038
- Abstract
- Objectives The purpose of this study is to confirm the regulate effect of T helper (Th) 2 differentiation that Baekho-tang extract may produce to improves skin lipid barrier damages.
Methods Four-weeks-old NC/Nga mice were divided into four groups: control group (Ctrl, n=10), lipid barrier eliminated group (LBE, n=10), Dexamethasone treatment after lipid barrier elimination group (DxT, n=10), and Baekho-tang extract treatment group after lipid barrier elimination group (BHTT, n=10). Baeko-tang extract was administered for 3 days after removal of the skin fat barrier in BHTT group. Then, we identified changes in external symptoms of the skin, factors affecting skin barrier such as potential of hydrogen (pH), filaggrin (FLG), transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and Th2 differentiation factors like Interleukin (IL)-4, Kallikrein Related Peptidase 7 (KLK7) and protease activated receptor 2 (PAR-2) through our immunohistochemistry.
Results After lipid barrier elimination, the reduction of morphological skin inflammations was less in BHTT group than in LBE group and DxT group. Also, pH and TEWL were significantly decreased with BHTT group. However, FLG was significantly increased in BHTT group compared to LBE, DxT, and Ctrl group. All kinds of Th2 differentiation factors (IL-4, KLK7 and PAR-2) were also decreased in BHTT compared to the LBE and DxT.
Conclusions As a result of this study, BHT administration decreased pH, TEWL, and increased FLG, thus participating in recovering damaged skin barrier. Since Th2 differentiation factors were decreased as well, BHT’s regulatory effect in sequential immune reactions may be a possible explanation of how it enhances recovery of the damaged lipid barrier.
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