PMID- 28418286 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170728 LR - 20201209 IS - 1532-2513 (Electronic) IS - 0892-3973 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 3 DP - 2017 Jun TI - External application of NF-kappaB inhibitor DHMEQ suppresses development of atopic dermatitis-like lesions induced with DNCB/OX in BALB/c mice. PG - 157-164 LID - 10.1080/08923973.2017.1312436 [doi] AB - CONTEXT: Dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin (DHMEQ) which is originally developed as an analog of antibiotic epoxyquinomicin C is a specific and potent inhibitor of NF-kappaB and has been shown to possess promising potential as an anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor agent. OBJECTIVE: This study examines DHMEQ's effect on therapeutic potential for atopic dermatitis (AD)-like lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: AD lesions were chronically induced by the repetitive and alternative application of 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) and oxazolone (OX) on ears in BALB/c mice. The mice were then externally treated with DHMEQ ointment. Macroscopic and microscopic changes of the skin lesions were observed and recorded. RESULTS: DHMEQ inhibited ear swelling and relieved clinical symptoms of the AD-like lesions induced by DNCB/OX in BALB/c mice. Histopathology examination illustrated that it significantly decreased DNCB/OX-induced epidermal thickness, the infiltration of inflammatory cells, and the count of mast cell. The elevated level of immunoglobulin E (IgE) in serum and the mRNA levels of interferon gamma (IFN-gamma), interleukin 4 (IL-4) and IL-13 in the ear tissues, were also suppressed by DHMEQ. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: This study indicated that DHMEQ would be useful for the treatment of AD. FAU - Jiang, Xiaoxue AU - Jiang X AD - a Department of Pharmacology, School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China. FAU - Lan, Yi AU - Lan Y AD - a Department of Pharmacology, School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China. FAU - Wei, Bing AU - Wei B AD - a Department of Pharmacology, School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China. FAU - Dai, Cailing AU - Dai C AD - a Department of Pharmacology, School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China. FAU - Gu, Yaru AU - Gu Y AD - a Department of Pharmacology, School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China. FAU - Ma, Jun AU - Ma J AD - b Department of Research and Development , Shenzhen Wanhe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. , Shenzhen , China. FAU - Liu, Xiaoyan AU - Liu X AD - b Department of Research and Development , Shenzhen Wanhe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. , Shenzhen , China. FAU - Umezawa, Kazuo AU - Umezawa K AD - c Department of Molecular Target Medicine , Aichi Medical University School of Medicine , Nagakute , Japan. FAU - Zhang, Yuyang AU - Zhang Y AD - a Department of Pharmacology, School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics , Shenyang Pharmaceutical University , Shenyang , China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol JT - Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology JID - 8800150 RN - 0 (Benzamides) RN - 0 (Cyclohexanones) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Dinitrochlorobenzene) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Ointments) RN - 0 (dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin) RN - 15646-46-5 (Oxazolone) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Benzamides/*pharmacology MH - Cyclohexanones/*pharmacology MH - Cytokines/immunology MH - *Dermatitis, Atopic/chemically induced/drug therapy/immunology/pathology MH - Dinitrochlorobenzene/*toxicity MH - *Epidermis/immunology/pathology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - NF-kappa B/*antagonists & inhibitors/immunology MH - Ointments MH - Oxazolone/*toxicity OTO - NOTNLM OT - 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene OT - BALB/c mice OT - Dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin OT - atopic dermatitis OT - immunoglobulin E OT - oxazolone EDAT- 2017/04/19 06:00 MHDA- 2017/07/29 06:00 CRDT- 2017/04/19 06:00 PHST- 2017/04/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/04/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/07/29 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1080/08923973.2017.1312436 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol. 2017 Jun;39(3):157-164. doi: 10.1080/08923973.2017.1312436.