ABSTRACT
Aim To study the effect of halometasone in combination with scutellaria baicalensis georgi on the vitiligo mice induced by monobenzone. Methods 40% monobenzone cream was applied to induce vitiligo in C57BL/6 mice. Through the halometasone, halo-metasone and scutellaria baicalensis georgi combined with 40% monobenzone cream, the influence of halo-metasone and scutellaria baicalensis georgi on mice de-colorizing was studied. Hair decolorizing was observed with the naked eye, the skin decolorizing was observed by reflectance confocal microscopy ( RCM ) , and CD8 +T cell infiltration was tested with immunofluores-cence detection. The serum levels of interleukin-6(IL-6 ) and tumor necrosis factor-α( TNF-α) were deter-mined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay ( ELISA) . Results Mice in model group showed de-pigmentation at both the monobenzone application part and non-application part. The halometasone group did not show significant therapeutic efficacy. In halometa-sone and scutellaria baicalensis georgi treatment group, there was less decolorization, the occurrence ratio, the scores of occurring time and size were lower compared with model group. There were fewer infiltrated lympho-cytes and CD8 +T cells. Halometasone and scutellaria baicalensis georgi group also showed that the serum levels of IL-6,TNF-α decreased. Conclusion Halo-metasone and scutellaria baicalensis georgi have thera-peutic effect on vitiligo mice induced by monobenzone.