Journal: Frontiers in Pharmacology
Article Title: Licoisoflavone B alleviates psoriasis via SCD1-targeted lipid metabolism reprogramming and suppression of Th17/IL-17–mediated inflammation
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2026.1754729
Figure Lengend Snippet: Integrated workflow for target prediction and experimental validation of Lico B in psoriasis. Bioinformatic analyses, including WGCNA module construction, gene–trait correlation analysis, multi-database target intersection (GEO, GeneCards, TTD), molecular docking, and SPR analysis were used to identify candidate targets of Lico B. Subsequent in vitro and in vivo experiments—comprising Western blotting, qPCR, immunofluorescence staining, and flow cytometry in IL-17–stimulated keratinocytes and IMQ-induced psoriatic mice—were conducted to validate the therapeutic mechanisms of Lico B.
Article Snippet: The IL-17 group was treated with 100 ng/mL IL-17 (Proteintech; HZ-1113); the Lico B group received 9 μM Lico B (MCE; HY-N3388); the IL-17 + Lico B group was co-treated with IL-17 and Lico B; and the control group was treated with PBS.
Techniques: Biomarker Discovery, In Vitro, In Vivo, Western Blot, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Flow Cytometry