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Walvekar KP, Tirunavalli SK, Eedara AC, Chandra Y, Kuncha M, B R Kumar A, Sistla R, Andugulapati SB, Chilaka S. Biochanin A Ameliorates Imiquimod-Induced Psoriasis-Like Skin Inflammation in Mice by Modulating the NF-κB and MAPK Signaling Pathways. Inflammation 2024:10.1007/s10753-024-02103-5. [PMID: 39017810 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-024-02103-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 07/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
Abstract
Psoriasis is a chronic skin inflammatory disorder characterized by the hyper-activation of the immune system and the over-proliferation of epidermal keratinocytes. This study aimed to investigate the anti-psoriatic activity of Biochanin A (BCA), a phytomolecule with known anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties, using the IMQ-induced psoriasis-like mouse model. Network pharmacology analysis was performed to investigate the targetability of Biochanin A (BCA) against psoriasis. Psoriasis-like skin inflammation was established using BALB/c mice by topical application of IMQ (5%). BCA cream (0.3%, 1%, 3%) was applied on the skin regions every day for 6 days. The skin phenotypes-erythema and scaling were scored every day. On the 7th day, skin tissues were collected for gene expression analysis, histopathological analysis, cytokine levels determination, and western blot analysis for signaling mechanisms. The network pharmacology analysis has identified 57 common targets between psoriasis and BCA. The topical application of IMQ induced a typical psoriasis-like skin phenotype including redness, skin thickening, and plaque formation. Upon BCA treatment, the psoriasis-like symptoms were significantly reduced in a dose-dependent manner. The targets identified by the network pharmacology (MMP9, EGFR, and PTGS2) and the pro-inflammatory cytokine gene expression were found to be significantly elevated in IMQ controls, and upon BCA treatment they were found significantly reduced. The release of cytokines linked to psoriasis (IL-17A and IL-23) were significantly reduced upon BCA treatment. Furthermore, our findings demonstrated that BCA treatment alleviated the psoriasis-like symptoms via modulating NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways. Our results demonstrate the therapeutic potential of BCA against IMQ-induced psoriasis-like skin inflammation.
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- Komal Paresh Walvekar
- Division of Applied Biology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, Telangana, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), 201 002, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Applied Biology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, Telangana, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), 201 002, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Applied Biology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, Telangana, India
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- Division of Applied Biology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, Telangana, India
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- Division of Applied Biology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, Telangana, India
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- Division of Applied Biology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, Telangana, India
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- Division of Applied Biology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, Telangana, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), 201 002, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Applied Biology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, Telangana, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), 201 002, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- Division of Applied Biology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, Telangana, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), 201 002, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Ghaffarinia A, Ayaydin F, Póliska S, Manczinger M, Bolla BS, Flink LB, Balogh F, Veréb Z, Bozó R, Szabó K, Bata-Csörgő Z, Kemény L. Psoriatic Resolved Skin Epidermal Keratinocytes Retain Disease-Residual Transcriptomic and Epigenomic Profiles. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054556. [PMID: 36901987 PMCID: PMC10002496 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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The disease-residual transcriptomic profile (DRTP) within psoriatic healed/resolved skin and epidermal tissue-resident memory T (TRM) cells have been proposed to be crucial for the recurrence of old lesions. However, it is unclear whether epidermal keratinocytes are involved in disease recurrence. There is increasing evidence regarding the importance of epigenetic mechanisms in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Nonetheless, the epigenetic changes that contribute to the recurrence of psoriasis remain unknown. The aim of this study was to elucidate the role of keratinocytes in psoriasis relapse. The epigenetic marks 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) were visualized using immunofluorescence staining, and RNA sequencing was performed on paired never-lesional and resolved epidermal and dermal compartments of skin from psoriasis patients. We observed diminished 5-mC and 5-hmC amounts and decreased mRNA expression of the ten-eleven translocation (TET) 3 enzyme in the resolved epidermis. SAMHD1, C10orf99, and AKR1B10: the highly dysregulated genes in resolved epidermis are known to be associated with pathogenesis of psoriasis, and the DRTP was enriched in WNT, TNF, and mTOR signaling pathways. Our results suggest that epigenetic changes detected in epidermal keratinocytes of resolved skin may be responsible for the DRTP in the same regions. Thus, the DRTP of keratinocytes may contribute to site-specific local relapse.
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- Ameneh Ghaffarinia
- HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- HCEMM-USZ, Functional Cell Biology and Immunology, Advanced Core Facility, H-6728 Szeged, Hungary
- Laboratory of Cellular Imaging, Biological Research Centre, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Genomic Medicine and Bioinformatics Core Facility, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Systems Immunology Research Group, Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, ELKH, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
- HCEMM-Systems Immunology Research Group, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- ELKH-SZTE Dermatological Research Group, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Pharmacology Laboratory (HECRIN), Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Research Institute of Translational Biomedicine, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- ELKH-SZTE Dermatological Research Group, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- ELKH-SZTE Dermatological Research Group, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- ELKH-SZTE Dermatological Research Group, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- ELKH-SZTE Dermatological Research Group, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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Sonkodi B. Psoriasis, Is It a Microdamage of Our "Sixth Sense"? A Neurocentric View. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231911940. [PMID: 36233237 PMCID: PMC9569707 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Psoriasis is considered a multifactorial and heterogeneous systemic disease with many underlying pathologic mechanisms having been elucidated; however, the pathomechanism is far from entirely known. This opinion article will demonstrate the potential relevance of the somatosensory Piezo2 microinjury-induced quad-phasic non-contact injury model in psoriasis through a multidisciplinary approach. The primary injury is suggested to be on the Piezo2-containing somatosensory afferent terminals in the Merkel cell−neurite complex, with the concomitant impairment of glutamate vesicular release machinery in Merkel cells. Part of the theory is that the Merkel cell−neurite complex contributes to proprioception; hence, to the stretch of the skin. Piezo2 channelopathy could result in the imbalanced control of Piezo1 on keratinocytes in a clustered manner, leading to dysregulated keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation. Furthermore, the author proposes the role of mtHsp70 leakage from damaged mitochondria through somatosensory terminals in the initiation of autoimmune and autoinflammatory processes in psoriasis. The secondary phase is harsher epidermal tissue damage due to the primary impaired proprioception. The third injury phase refers to re-injury and sensitization with the derailment of healing to a state when part of the wound healing is permanently kept alive due to genetical predisposition and environmental risk factors. Finally, the quadric damage phase is associated with the aging process and associated inflammaging. In summary, this opinion piece postulates that the primary microinjury of our “sixth sense”, or the Piezo2 channelopathy of the somatosensory terminals contributing to proprioception, could be the principal gateway to pathology due to the encroachment of our preprogrammed genetic encoding.
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- Balázs Sonkodi
- Department of Health Sciences and Sport Medicine, Hungarian University of Sports Sciences, 1123 Budapest, Hungary
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The Trinity of Skin: Skin Homeostasis as a Neuro–Endocrine–Immune Organ. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12050725. [PMID: 35629392 PMCID: PMC9144330 DOI: 10.3390/life12050725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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For a long time, skin was thought to be no more than the barrier of our body. However, in the last few decades, studies into the idea of skin as an independent functional organ have gradually deepened our understanding of skin and its functions. In this review, we gathered evidence that presented skin as a “trinity” of neuro–endocrine–immune function. From a neuro perspective, skin communicates through nerves and receptors, releasing neurotrophins and neuropeptides; from an endocrine perspective, skin is able to receive and secrete most hormones and has the cutaneous equivalent of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis; from an immune perspective, skin is protected not only by its physical barrier, but also immune cells and molecules, which can also cause inflammation. Together as an organ, skin works bidirectionally by operating peripheral neuro–endocrine–immune function and being regulated by the central nervous system, endocrine system and immune system at the same time, maintaining homeostasis. Additionally, to further explain the “trinity” of cutaneous neuro–endocrine–immune function and how it works in disease pathophysiology, a disease model of rosacea is presented.
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Anna C, Andrea M, Melania G, Monia O, Francesco F, Rachele N, Marco A, Primo TE, Annamaria O. Efficacy of calcipotriol plus betamethasone dipropionate foam on psoriatic skin lesions beyond human eyes: An observational study. Health Sci Rep 2022; 5:e597. [PMID: 35509415 PMCID: PMC9059184 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background and Aims Calcipotriol plus betamethasone dipropionate foam has been developed as a new topical therapeutic option for psoriasis, whose effect has been documented mainly on clinical basis. Methods We decided to evaluate its efficacy on 11 patients, not only at the clinical level (by using Psoriasis Area Severity Index [PASI], Dermatology Life Quality Index [DLQI], and Psoriasis Global Assessment [PGA] clinimetric indexes) but especially from a subclinical viewpoint (by using videocapillaroscopy and thermography). Results After 4 weeks of treatment with calcipotriol plus betamethasone dipropionate foam, there was a marked reduction in all three clinimetric indixes PASI, PGA, and DLQI (DLQI mean value decreased from 13.45 ± 3.59 to 6.82 ± 3.31 (p = 0.001), PASI from 7.909 ± 2.857 to 4.582 ± 2.422 (p = 0.001), PGA from 1.8 ± 0.6 to 0.7 ± 0.4 (p = 0.002). From thermographic survey, a significant reduction of mean value of ΔT (temperature difference [°C] between center of the lesions and their periphery [healthy skin]), from 0.28 ± 0.99 to −0.42 ± 0.39 (p = 0.058), was observed. An exceptional reduction of capillaries of psoriatic plaques was detected through videocapillaroscopy (capillary density decreased from 27.91 ± 6.70 capillaries/mm2 to 4.54 ± 2.77 capillaries/mm2 (p = 0.001), with an 83.73% reduction). Conclusion Our results demonstrate both clinical and subclinical efficacy of calcipotriol plus betamethasone dipropionate foam on psoriatic skin lesions. The subclinical improvement detected, not only demonstrates that the therapeutic effect of foam is truly due to a decrease in inflammation, but, being earlier and more effectively detectable than clinical benefit, suggests future applications of thermography and videocapillaroscopy in evaluating the in vivo effect of therapies for psoriasis, and, in general, the course of the disease “beyond human eyes.”
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- Campanati Anna
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences ‐ Dermatological Clinic Polytechnic Marche University Ancona Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences ‐ Dermatological Clinic Polytechnic Marche University Ancona Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences ‐ Dermatological Clinic Polytechnic Marche University Ancona Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences ‐ Histology Section Polytechnic Marche University Ancona Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Polytechnic Marche University Ancona Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Polytechnic Marche University Ancona Italy
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- Dr. Arnesano Marco Università Telematica eCAMPUS Novedrate (CO) Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Polytechnic Marche University Ancona Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences ‐ Dermatological Clinic Polytechnic Marche University Ancona Italy
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