Benvitimod attenuates atopic dermatitis by regulating the NRF2/ROS/NLRP3 signaling pathway

Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2025, 08, v.60 1490-1497+1505     font:big middle small

Found programs: National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 82373481) ; Natural Science Research Pro- ject of Anhui Educational Committee (No. 2023AH053302)

Authors:Lu Yun1 ,2 , Dong Liping1 ,2 , Huang Maoxin1 ,2 , Wang Yu1 ,2 , Deng Tingyue1 ,2 , Xiao Fengli1 ,2 ,3

Keywords:benvitimod ; atopic dermatitis ; pyroptosis ; NLRP3 ; NRF2 ; ROS

DOI:10.19405/j.cnki.issn1000-1492.2025.08.018

〔Abstract〕 To investigate the mechanism of action of benvitimod (BVM) in the treatment of atopic der- matitis (AD) . Methods HaCaT cells were stimulated by TNF-α and IFN-γ , and the cells were grouped into NC group , TNF-α/IFN-γ group , TNF-α/IFN-γ BVM group , and TNF-α/IFN-γ BVM ML385 group. The AD model of DNCB-induced Balb/c mice was divided into CON group , DNCB group , DNCB + BVM group , and DNCB + TAC group. The efficacy of BVM and its roles in antioxidant and pyroptosis regulation were evaluated. Results Com- pared with the control group , BVM inhibited the inflammatory response of HaCaT cells stimulated by TNF-α and IFN-γ , and ameliorated the skin lesions and inflammation in the DNCB-induced AD mouse model ; at the same time , it significantly increased the expression of nuclearfactorerythroid-2-relatedfactor2 (NRF2)-related anti-oxida- tive stress proteins , and significantly reduced the expression of cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and pyroptosis proteins. At the same time , the levels of NRF2-related anti-oxidative stress proteins significantly in- creased , and the levels of ROS and pyroptosis proteins significantly decreased. Conclusion BVM activates the NRF2/ROS/NLRP3 pathway to inhibit pyroptosis , thereby reducing the inflammatory response in AD.