Fig. 5.
Arctigenin suppressed the PDE4-mediated inflammation in IMQ-induced psoriasis. (A) The enzymatic activity of cAMP-specific PDE in skins. (B) The cAMP levels in skins. (C) The enzymatic activity of cAMP-specific PDE4 in RAW264.7 cells and LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells (D). (E) Western blotting assay of phosphorylation of CREB in skins. (F) The mRNA level of cytokines in the inflamed tissues. All data were shown as means ± SEM; n = 7 mice per group. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001, compared with IMQ-treated mice.