The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of crude saponin fraction of black ginseng(SFBG) on atopic dermatitis in vitro. The house dust mite(Dermatophagoides pteronissinus, DP) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases,...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of crude saponin fraction of black ginseng(SFBG) on atopic dermatitis in vitro. The house dust mite(Dermatophagoides pteronissinus, DP) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases, including atopic dermatitis and asthma. Monocyte chemo-attractant protein 1(MCP-1/CCL2)/interleukin-6(IL-6)/IL-8(CXCL8) plays a pivotal role in mediating the infiltration of various cells into the skin of atopic dermatitis. We found that SFBG potently suppressed the elevated production of MCP-1, IL-6 and IL-8 induced by D. pteronissinus extract(DpE) treatment in the human monocytic cell line, THP-1 cells. Also, SFBG potently suppressed the elevated production of IL-6 and IL-8 induced by DpE treatment in the human eosinophilic cell line, EoL-1 cells. These results suggest that SFBG have an anti-atopic property, and that in future further development of main effective constituents in SFBG can provide a novel therapeutic agent for atopic dermatitis.