Zhirong Yao

Zhirong Yao


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Academic Career Length

14Years (2013-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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15 April 2019 in Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
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YGYifeng Guo
Yifeng Guo
HZHui Zhang
Hui Zhang
QLQiang Liu
Qiang Liu
FWFenglei Wei
Fenglei Wei
JTJianping Tang
Jianping Tang
ZYZhirong Yao
Zhirong Yao

16 December 2013 in CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics
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YGYi‐Feng Guo
Yi‐Feng Guo
WPWei‐Hua Pan
Wei‐Hua Pan
RCRu‐Hong Cheng
Ru‐Hong Cheng
HYHong Yu
Hong Yu
WLWanqing Liao
Wanqing Liao
ZYZhirong Yao
Zhirong Yao

1 February 2016 in Drug Design, Development and Therapy
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CLChun-Xiao Li
Chun-Xiao Li
HLHua-Guo Li
Hua-Guo Li
HZHui Zhang
Hui Zhang
RCRu-Hong Cheng
Ru-Hong Cheng
MLMing Li
Ming Li
HYHong Yu
Hong Yu
Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the most common inflammatory cutaneous diseases. Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) has been demonstrated to be an important immunologic factor in the pathogenesis of AD. The production of TSLP can be induced by a high level of intracellular calcium concentration and activation of the receptor-interacting protein 2/caspase-1/NF-κB pathway. Andrographolide (ANDRO), a natural bicyclic diterpenoid lactone, has been found to exert anti-inflammatory effects in gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders through suppressing the NF-κB pathway. Objective: To explore the effect of ANDRO on the production of TSLP in human mast cells and AD mice model. Methods: We utilized enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis, Western blot analysis, and immunofluorescence staining assay to investigate the effects of ANDRO on AD. Results: ANDRO ameliorated the increase in the intracellular calcium, protein, and messenger RNA levels of TSLP induced by phorbol myristate acetate/calcium ionophore A23187, through the blocking of the receptor-interacting protein 2/caspase-1/NF-κB pathway in human mast cell line 1 cells. ANDRO, via oral or local administration, also attenuated clinical symptoms in 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene-induced AD mice model and suppressed the levels of TSLP in lesional skin. Conclusion: Taken together, ANDRO may be a potential therapeutic agent for AD through suppressing the expression of TSLP.