Structure-Activity Relationships of Baicalein and its Analogs as Novel TSLP Inhibitors

Sci Rep. 2019 Jun 19;9(1):8762. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-44853-5.

Abstract

Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) plays an important role in the differentiation and proliferation of Th2 cells, resulting in eosinophilic inflammation and numerous allergic diseases. Baicalein (1), a major component of Scutellaria baicalensis, was found to be the first small molecule to block TSLP signaling pathways. It inhibited effectively eosinophil infiltration in house dust mite-induced and ovalbumin-challenged mouse models. Structure-activity relationship studies identified compound 11a, a biphenyl flavanone analog, as a novel human TSLP inhibitor for the discovery and development of new anti-allergic drugs.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Allergic Agents* / chemical synthesis
  • Anti-Allergic Agents* / chemistry
  • Anti-Allergic Agents* / pharmacology
  • Asthma* / chemically induced
  • Asthma* / drug therapy
  • Asthma* / immunology
  • Asthma* / pathology
  • Cell Line
  • Cytokines* / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Cytokines* / chemistry
  • Flavanones* / chemical synthesis
  • Flavanones* / chemistry
  • Flavanones* / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Pyroglyphidae / immunology

Substances

  • Anti-Allergic Agents
  • Cytokines
  • Flavanones
  • TSLP protein, human
  • baicalein