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Ruan SF, Hu Y, Wu WF, Du QQ, Wang ZX, Chen TT, Shen Q, Liu L, Jiang CP, Li H, Yi Y, Shen CY, Zhu HX, Liu Q. Explore the Anti-Acne Mechanism of Licorice Flavonoids Based on Metabonomics and Microbiome. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:832088. [PMID: 35211023 PMCID: PMC8861462 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.832088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Acne vulgaris is one of the most common inflammatory dermatoses in dermatological practice and can affect any gender or ethnic group. Although in previous studies, we had found that licorice flavonoids (LCF) play an anti-acne role by inhibiting PI3K-Akt signaling pathways and mitochondrial activity, the mechanism of LCF regulating skin metabolism, serum metabolism and skin microbes is still unclear. Here, we performed a full spectrum analysis of metabolites in the skin and serum using UHPLC-Triple TOF-MS. The results showed that LCF could treat acne by regulating the metabolic balance of amino acids, lipids and fatty acids in serum and skin. Similarly, we performed Illumina Hiseq sequencing of DNA from the skin microbes using 16S ribosomal DNA identification techniques. The results showed that LCF could treat acne by regulating the skin microbes to interfere with acne and make the microecology close to the normal skin state of rats. In summary, this study confirmed the anti-acne mechanism of LCF, namely by regulating metabolic balance and microbial balance. Therefore, this discovery will provide theoretical guidance for the preparation development and clinical application of the drug.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shi-Fa Ruan
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Wen-Feng Wu
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Zhu-Xian Wang
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Li Liu
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Cui-Ping Jiang
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Hong-Xia Zhu
- Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Qiang Liu
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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