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石榴皮多酚通过调节 Notch/NF-κB 信号通路的炎症反应来保护寻常痤疮

 

Authors Wang Y , Zhu M , Wu S, Zhao D , Bai Q, Liu Y

Received 18 June 2025

Accepted for publication 24 September 2025

Published 10 October 2025 Volume 2025:18 Pages 14113—14129

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/JIR.S545787

Checked for plagiarism Yes

Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 2

Editor who approved publication: Dr Anish R. Maskey

Yun Wang,1,2 Mingfang Zhu,1 Shuhui Wu,1 Dan Zhao,1 Qi Bai,1 Ying Liu1 

1Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Dermatology, the First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, People’s Republic of China

Correspondence: Mingfang Zhu, Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, 233 Cai E North Road, Kaifu District, Changsha, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13907317358, Fax +86-0731-84917727, Email cszmf@163.com

Background: Pomegranate peel is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine for treating acne. Its main active ingredient is pomegranate peel polyphenols(PPPs), but its mechanism is not clear. Inflammatory response is still the focus of current treatment. Interestingly, Notch signaling is considered to be a key regulator of macrophage activation, which can promote the occurrence and development of Acne vulgaris (AV) by activating nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) to produce a large number of inflammatory factors.
Objective: This study aims to explore the potential mechanism of PPPs for treating AV.
Methods: An in-vivo model of acne was established by injecting SD rats with Cutibacterium acnes(C. acnes),and the RAW264.7 Cells were induced by lipopolysaccharide(LPS) in vitro. After treatment, the levels of inflammatory factors and Notch/NF-κB signaling pathway were observed.
Results: PPPs improved the levels of IL-1α, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8 and IL-12 in serum and pathological skin lesions of SD rats induced by C. acnes, and decreased the expression of macrophages in skin lesions. Notch, NF-κB, IL-1α, IL-6, TNF-α protein and mRNA expression and NF-κB phosphorylation were inhibited.
Conclusion: PPPs can inhibit Notch/NF-κB signaling pathway, reduce inflammatory response, and exert anti-acne effects.

Keywords: acne vulgaris, Notch/NF-κB signaling pathway, pomegranate peel polyphenols, inflammation, RAW264.7 cells