ReferenceID 1765
Dictamnine ameliorates chronic itch in DNFB-induced atopic dermatitis mice via inhibiting MrgprA3
Biochem Pharmacol
Chronic itch is the most prominent feature of atopic dermatitis (AD), and antihistamine treatment is often less effective in reducing clinical pruritus severity in AD. Multiple studies have shown that histamine-independe
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- Reference Id
- 1765
- Evidence Id
- 18355
- Core Evidence Id
- 18355
- Source Reference Id
- 3512
- Herb2 Reference Id
- HBREF004309
- Subject Paper Key
- HBIN023700_36493846
- Pubmed Id
- 36493846
- Doi
- 10.1016/j.bcp.2022.115368
- Paper Title
- Dictamnine ameliorates chronic itch in DNFB-induced atopic dermatitis mice via inhibiting MrgprA3
- Paper Abstract
- Chronic itch is the most prominent feature of atopic dermatitis (AD), and antihistamine treatment is often less effective in reducing clinical pruritus severity in AD. Multiple studies have shown that histamine-independent itch pathway is thought to predominate in AD-induced chronic itch. Mas-related G-protein-coupled receptor (Mrgpr) A3 + sensory neurons have been identified as one of the major itch-sensing neuron populations, and transient receptor potential (TRP) channel A1 is the key downstream of MrgprA3-mediated histamine-independent itch. MrgprA3-TRPA1 signal pathway is necessary for the development of chronic itch and may be the potentially promising target of chronic itch in AD. Dictamnine is one of the main quinoline alkaloid components of Cortex Dictamni (a traditional Chinese medicine widely used in clinical treatment of skin diseases). However, the anti-inflammatory and anti-pruritic effect of dictamnine on AD have not been reported. In this study, we used the 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB)-induced AD mouse model to observe the scratching behavior, inflammatory manifestations, and to detect the expression of MrgprA3 and TRPA1 in skin and DRG. The data demonstrated that dictamnine effectively inhibited AD-induced chronic itch, inflammation symptoms, epidermal thickening, inflammatory cell infiltration, and downregulated the expression of MrgprA3 and TRPA1. Furthermore, dictamnine restrained the excitability of MrgprA3 + and TRPA1 + neurons. Molecular docking also indicated that dictamnine has better binding affinity with MrgprA3. These results suggest that dictamnine may inhibit chronic itch caused by AD through the MrgprA3-TRPA1 mediated histamine-independent itch pathway, and may have a potential utility in AD treatment.
- Journal
- Biochem Pharmacol
- Publish Year
- 2022
- Experiment Subject
- mouse
- Experiment Type
- Animal Experiment
- Phenotype Related
- Chronic Itch; Skin Diseases; Atopic Dermatitis; Pruritus; Epidermal Thickening; Inflammation Symptoms
- Paper Title Cn
- Paper Title En
- Dictamnine ameliorates chronic itch in DNFB-induced atopic dermatitis mice via inhibiting MrgprA3
- Bilingual Status
- semi_complete