Description
AzelaicacidisadicarboxylicacidoriginallyfoundinArABIdopsisthatexhibitsanti-inflammatoryactivity.Azelaicacidisclinicallyusedtotreatrosacea,acne,andhyperpigmentarydisorders.Azelaicaciddirectlyinhibitskallikrein5(KLK5),downregulatingexpressionofKLK5,toll-likereceptor2(TLR2),andcathelicidin,andsuppressesactivityofserineproteasesinvitro,invivo,andinclinicalsettings.InPUFA-treatedfibroblasts,azelaicaciddecreasesgenerationofROSandupregulatesexpressionofantioxidativeenzymes,inhibitingcelldamage;agoNISTactivityatPPARγisthoughttodrivetheseeffects.Azelaicacidalsoinhibitsproliferationofmelanocytes.Thiscompounddisplaysanticancerpotentialaswell,inhibitingtheproliferationofcutaneousmelanomacellsduetosuppressionofmitochondrialoxidoreductiveactivityandDNAsynthesis.