Melatonin reduces ultraviolet-B induced cell damages and polyamine levels in human skin fibroblasts in culture
| Autor: | Seong-Il Suh, Won-Suk Lee, Sang-Pyo Kim, Byung Chun Kim, Young Wook Ryoo, Kyu-Suk Lee, Sung-Ryong Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Ultraviolet Rays
Photoaging Clinical Biochemistry Cell Apoptosis Human skin Biology Ornithine Decarboxylase Biochemistry Antioxidants Ornithine decarboxylase Melatonin chemistry.chemical_compound Polyamines medicine Humans Molecular Biology integumentary system Fibroblasts medicine.disease Free radical scavenger Molecular biology medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Molecular Medicine Polyamine Intracellular medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 35:263-268 |
| ISSN: | 2092-6413 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/emm.2003.35 |
| Popis: | UV radiation is known to cause photoaging of the skin and is considered one of the leading cause of developing skin carcinogenesis. Melatonin which has a highly lipophilic molecular structure facilitating penetration of cell membranes and serving as an extra- and intracellular free radical scavenger has been demonstrated to protect photodamage of skin affected by UV exposure. In this study, we have examined the role of melatonin in response to UVB induced photodamaging process, using human skin fibroblasts in vitro. Cell survival curves after UVB irradiation showed dose-dependent decrease. Only 60% of fibroblasts were survived at 140 mJ/cm(2) UVB irradiation. By pre-cultivation of cells with melatonin (100 nM), a significant number of cells remained unaffected. After UVB irradiation with 70 mJ/cm(2), the level of putrescine was 1.7+/-0.3 fold increased compared to melatonin pre-treated group. In Northern analyses, the transcriptional level of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) gene expression was increased by UVB irradiation and prohibited by melatonin. These results indicated that melatonin was effectively able to neutralize membrane peroxidation when present in relevant concentration during UVB irradiation and diminishes the UVB-induced increase of polyamine synthesis and ODC gene expression. Collectively, ODC response to UVB induced changes are possibly involves a melatonin or antioxidant sensitive regulatory pathway in normal human skin fibroblast. |
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