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KMID : 0624620100430010046
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BMB Reports
2010 Volume.43 No. 1 p.46 ~ p.51
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Protection of burn-induced skin injuries by the flavonoid kaempferol
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Park Byoung-Kwon
Kim Young-Eun
Kim Yong-Sun
Choi Ihn-Geun
Kwon Hyung-Joo
Park Jae-Bong
Seo Jae-Nam
Lee Soo-Hyoung
Rhee Jae-Won
Lee Young-Hee
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Abstract
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Thermal burn injury induces inflammatory cell infiltrates in the dermis and thickening of the epidermis. Following a burn injury, various mediators, including reactive oxygen species (ROS), are produced in macrophages and neutrophils, exposing all tissues to oxidative injury. The anti-oxidant activities of flavonoids have been widely exploited to scavenge ROS. In this study, we observed that several flavonoids-kaempferol, quercetin, fisetin, and chrysin-inhibit LPS-induced IL-8 promoter activation in RAW 264.7 cells. In contrast with quercetin and fisetin, pretreatment of kaempferol and chrysin did not decrease cell viability. Inflammatory cell infiltrates in the dermis and thickening of the epidermis induced by burn injuries in mice was relieved by kaempferol treatment. However, the injury was worsened by fisetin, quercetin, and chrysin. Expression of TNF-a induced by burn injuries was decreased by kaempferol. These findings suggest the potential use of kaempferol as a therapeutic in thermal burn-induced skin injuries.
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KEYWORD
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Burn, Flavonoids, Kaempferol, TNF-α
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