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Kurz B, Arndt S, Unger P, Ivanova I, Berneburg M, Hellerbrand C, Karrer S. Association of polymorphous light eruption with NOD-2 and TLR-5 gene polymorphisms. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022; 36:2172-2180. [PMID: 35748133 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.18364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Polymorphous light eruption (PLE) is a common, immunologically mediated, photosensitive skin disease. After ultraviolet-B (UV-B) irradiation, patients with PLE show reduced Langerhans cell (LC) depletion in the epidermis, which results in a non-suppressive microenvironment in the skin. Interestingly, severe acute graft-versus-host-disease (aGvHD) occurred in stem cell transplanted patients that showed no or incomplete depletion of LCs after UVB-irradiation. Genetic variation in nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2 (NOD-2) and toll-like receptor 5 (TLR-5) genes also confers susceptibility to aGvHD. OBJECTIVES We hypothesized that PLE is associated with genetic variation in the NOD-2 and TLR-5 genes. METHODS We investigated single nucleotid polymorphisms (SNPs) of NOD-2 (R702W, G908R, 3020Cins) and TLR-5 (A592S, P616L, N392STOP) in skin biopsies of PLE-patients (n=143) and in healthy controls (n=104) using restriction fragment-length polymorphism analysis. RESULTS The frequency of NOD-2 alleles with the SNP R702W was significantly higher in PLE than in controls (31.8% vs 6.3%; p<0.0001), and homozygous carriers of this mutation were more common in PLE (27.9% vs 0%; p<0.0001). For SNP 3020Cins, the allele frequency (7.3% vs 0.7%; p=0.0025) and the number of heterozygotes (14.7% vs 1.3%; p=0.0019) were higher in PLE. The frequency of alleles with the N392STOP SNP of the TLR5 gene, which is associated with a truncated, non-functional receptor, was significantly higher in PLE (21% vs 5%; 7% vs 1% homozygotes, 28% vs 8% heterozygotes; p<0.0001). The other SNPs did not differ significantly. CONCLUSIONS This study yielded a high frequency of functional SNPs in the NOD-2 and TLR-5 genes in PLE. The same SNPs are associated with aGvHD and there are similarities in the reaction of LCs after UVB-irradiation between aGvHD and PLE. This leads to the hypothesis that PLE-patients may be more susceptible to developing GvHD after stem-cell transplantation, an assumption that needs to be investigated further.
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- B Kurz
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Regensburg, D-93042, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Regensburg, D-93042, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Regensburg, D-93042, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Regensburg, D-93042, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Regensburg, D-93042, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91054, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Regensburg, D-93042, Regensburg, Germany
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Gao LX, Bian C, Wu Y, Nisar MF, Chen S, Li CM, Yu L, Ji P, Huang E, Zhong JL. Label-free electrochemical sensor to investigate the effect of tocopherol on generation of superoxide ions following UV irradiation. J Biol Eng 2018; 12:17. [PMID: 30220911 PMCID: PMC6134779 DOI: 10.1186/s13036-018-0099-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), triggered by ultraviolet radiation (UVR), is associated with carcinogenesis of the skin. UV irradiation induced superoxide anion (O2•−) is the key ROS involved in the cellular damage. The cytoprotective efficacy of an unknown anti-oxidant compound can be evaluated by analyzing the production of O2•− from treated cells. Methods In this study, a glass carbon electrode functionalized with nanotube@DNA-Mn3(PO4)2 composite was applied to quantitative determination of generation of highly unstable O2•− from the melanoma A375 cell line following UVR(UV, UVA and UVB). In addition, the cytoprotective efficacy of anti-oxidant α-tocopherol was evaluated by quantifying the production of O2•−. Results The results showed that, UVR triggers generation of O2•− in melanoma A375 cells, and α-tocopherol is effective in diminishing the production of O2•− following UV irradiation. By comparing the conventional cell-survival assays results, we found that our simple and quick electrochemical sensing method can quantify O2•− generation through the biological activity of an anti-oxidant compound (α-tocopherol). Conclusion Our label-free electrochemical quantification method for ROS (O2•− major) in cells facing UVR stress demonstrates its potential application for high-throughput screening of anti-oxidation compounds.
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- Li Xia Gao
- 1College of Bioengineering & School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044 China.,2Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials & Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
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- 1College of Bioengineering & School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044 China
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- 1College of Bioengineering & School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044 China
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- 1College of Bioengineering & School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044 China.,Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials (IRCBM), COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore, 54000 Pakistan
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- 1College of Bioengineering & School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044 China
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- 2Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials & Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
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- 2Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials & Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
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- Chongqing Municipal Key laboratory of oral diseases and biomedical sciences, Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, 401147 China
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- Chongqing Municipal Key laboratory of oral diseases and biomedical sciences, Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, 401147 China
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- 1College of Bioengineering & School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044 China.,Chongqing Municipal Key laboratory of oral diseases and biomedical sciences, Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, 401147 China
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The exposure to ultraviolet radiations and visible light, or phototherapy, is a well-known therapeutic tool available for the treatment of many dermatological disorders. The continuos medical and technological progresses, of the last 50 years, have involved the field of phototherapy, which evolved from UVA and PUVA in its various forms, to the development of narrowband UVB (NB-UVB) and NB-UVB micro-focused phototherapies. Further advances in technology have now permitted the introduction of a new device emitting UVA-1 radiations.
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Osmola-Mańkowska AJ, Teresiak-Mikołajczak E, Kowalczyk MJ, Żaba RW, Adamski Z, Dańczak-Pazdrowska A. Expression of selected genes of dendritic and Treg cells in blood and skin of morphea patients treated with UVA1 phototherapy. Arch Med Sci 2018; 14:361-369. [PMID: 29593811 PMCID: PMC5868677 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2018.73469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Morphea is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of the skin. Dendritic cells (DC) and regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a significant role in development of autoimmune and tolerance mechanisms. The aim of the study was to establish the expression of selected genes of plasmacytoid and myeloid DC, Treg cells, and the microenvironment of cytokines (interleukin-17A (IL-17A), transforming growth factor β (TGF-β)) in blood and skin of morphea patients. In addition, the effect of UVA1 phototherapy on expression of the aforementioned genes was evaluated. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was performed on 15 blood and 10 skin samples from patients with morphea. The evaluation included expression of CLEC4C (C-type lectin domain family 4, member C receptor), Lymphocyte antigen 75 (LY75), Forkhead box p3 (foxp3) transcription factor, IL-17A and TGF-β genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and in skin samples both before and after UVA1 phototherapy using real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS The study revealed lower expression of CLEC4C before (p = 0.010) and after (p = 0.009) phototherapy and lower expression of IL-17A before (p = 0.038) phototherapy in PBMC of patients with morphea vs. the control group. Expression of CLEC4C in PBMC correlated negatively (rho = -0.90; p = 0.001) with activity of disease after phototherapy. No significant differences were found between expression of analysed genes before and after UVA1 therapy in PBMC and skin of morphea patients. CONCLUSIONS The results do not confirm the involvement of analysed subsets of DC and Tregs in UVA1 phototherapy in morphea, but point to CLEC4C as a possible biomarker associated with the disease activity.
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- Agnieszka J. Osmola-Mańkowska
- Psoriasis and Novel Therapies Unit, Department of Dermatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Psoriasis and Novel Therapies Unit, Department of Dermatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Martini E, Wikén M, Cheuk S, Gallais Sérézal I, Baharom F, Ståhle M, Smed-Sörensen A, Eidsmo L. Dynamic Changes in Resident and Infiltrating Epidermal Dendritic Cells in Active and Resolved Psoriasis. J Invest Dermatol 2016; 137:865-873. [PMID: 28011143 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Revised: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Epidermal Langerhans cells (LCs) are spatially separated from dermal dendritic cells (DCs) in healthy human skin. In active psoriasis, maintained by local production of IL-23 and IL-17, inflammatory DCs infiltrate both skin compartments. Here we show that CCR2+ epidermal DCs (eDCs) were confined to lesional psoriasis and phenotypically distinct from dermal DCs. The eDCs exceeded the number of LCs and displayed high expression of genes involved in neutrophil recruitment and the activation of keratinocytes and T cells. Resident LCs responded to toll-like receptor 4 and toll-like receptor 7/8 activation with increased IL-23 production, whereas eDCs additionally produced IL-1β together with IL-23 and tumor necrosis factor. Psoriasis typically recur in fixed skin lesions. eDCs were absent from resolved psoriasis. Instead, LCs from anti-tumor necrosis factor-treated lesions retained high IL23A expression and responded to toll-like receptor stimulation by producing IL-23. Our results reveal phenotypic and functional properties of eDCs and resident LCs in different clinical phases of psoriasis, and the capacity of these cells to amplify the epidermal microenvironment through the secretion of IL-17 polarizing cytokines.
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- Elisa Martini
- Department of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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The role of dendritic cells and regulatory T cells in the pathogenesis of morphea. Cent Eur J Immunol 2015; 40:103-8. [PMID: 26155191 PMCID: PMC4472547 DOI: 10.5114/ceji.2015.50841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Morphea is one of diseases characterised by fibrosis of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. It is a chronic disease that does not shorten the life of the patient, yet significantly affects its quality. The group of factors responsible for its pathogenesis is thought to include disturbed functioning of endothelial cells as well as immune disturbances leading to chronic inflammatory conditions, accompanied by increased production of collagen and of other extracellular matrix components. Dendritic cells (DC) are a type of professional antigen-presenting cells and can be found in almost all body tissues. Individual investigations have demonstrated high numbers of plasmacytoid DC (pDC) in morphoeic skin lesions, within deeper dermal layers, around blood vessels, and around collagen fibres in subcutaneous tissue. It appears that DC has a more pronounced role in the development of inflammation and T cell activation in morphea, as compared to systemic sclerosis (SSc). Regulatory T (Treg) cells represent a subpopulation of T cells with immunosuppressive properties. Recent studies have drawn attention to the important role played by Treg in the process of autoimmunisation. Just a few studies have demonstrated a decrease in the number and activity of Treg in patients with SSc, and only such studies involve morphea. This article reviews recent studies on the role of DC and regulatory T cells in the pathogenesis of morphea. Moreover, mechanisms of phototherapy and potential therapeutic targets in the treatment of morphea are discussed in this context.
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Eaton LH, Roberts RA, Kimber I, Dearman RJ, Metryka A. Skin sensitization induced Langerhans' cell mobilization: variable requirements for tumour necrosis factor-α. Immunology 2015; 144:139-48. [PMID: 25039377 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2014] [Revised: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Upon antigen/allergen recognition, epidermal Langerhans' cells (LC) are mobilized and migrate to the local lymph node where they play a major role in initiating or regulating immune responses. It had been proposed that all chemical allergens induce LC migration via common cytokine signals delivered by TNF-α and IL-1β. Here the dependence of LC migration on TNF-α following treatment of mice with various chemical allergens has been investigated. It was found that under standard conditions the allergens oxazolone, paraphenylene diamine, and trimellitic anhydride, in addition to the skin irritant sodium lauryl sulfate, were unable to trigger LC mobilization in the absence of TNF-α signalling. In contrast, two members of the dinitrohalobenezene family (2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene [DNCB] and 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene [DNFB]) promoted LC migration independently of TNF-R2 (the sole TNF-α receptor expressed by LC) and TNF-α although the presence of IL-1β was still required. However, increasing doses of oxazolone overcame the requirement of TNF-α for LC mobilization, whereas lower doses of DNCB were still able to induce LC migration in a TNF-α-independent manner. These novel findings demonstrate unexpected heterogeneity among chemical allergens and furthermore that LC can be induced to migrate from the epidermis via different mechanisms that are either dependent or independent of TNF-α. Although the exact mechanisms with regard to the signals that activate LC have yet to be elucidated, these differences may translate into functional speciation that will likely impact on the extent and quality of allergic sensitization.
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- Laura H Eaton
- The Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Burnham K, Schuster K, Shingledecker A, Kornegay R, Oliver J. Effect of laser thermal injury on Langerhans cells in mouse and hairless guinea pig epidermis. Photochem Photobiol 2013; 89:1249-54. [PMID: 23663071 DOI: 10.1111/php.12092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 04/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To examine the effect of laser thermal injury on Langerhans cells (LC) within the epidermis, the dorsal skin of mice and hairless guinea pigs was exposed to varying levels of laser irradiation using a thulium laser at a wavelength of 2.0 μm. At 6, 24 and 48 h post irradiation, animals were euthanized, skin samples prepared for histology and the epidermis obtained and stained by major histocompatibility complex-II staining (mice) or ATPase assay (hairless guinea pigs) for the enumeration of LC. Mouse skin exhibited histological evidence of thermal damage at 24 h post irradiation at even the lowest dose (0.14 W) and decreases in the numbers of epidermal LC were observed at all doses and decreases were proportional to dose. In contrast, hairless guinea pig skin only showed consistent histological evidence of thermal damage at the highest dose of irradiation (0.70 W) at 24 and 48 h post irradiation and exhibited a statistically significant decrease in numbers of epidermal LC only at this dose. Thus, epidermal LC depletion occurred in the skin of both mice and hairless guinea pigs in response to laser treatment and the magnitude of depletion directly correlated with the extent of thermal damage both within and between species.
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- Kim Burnham
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
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Mardones F, Zemelman V, Sazunic I, Morales C, Palma K, Vargas M. [CD1a+ Langerhans cells in the peritumoral epidermis of basal cell carcinoma]. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2010; 100:700-5. [PMID: 19775548 DOI: 10.1016/s0001-7310(09)72283-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a common malignant tumor and its incidence has risen in recent decades. Research has shown the relationship between ultraviolet (UV) radiation, the skin immune system, and BCC. The role of Langerhans cells (LC) in the immune response to tumors has prompted research into LC density and morphology in response to UV radiation and BCC. However, the data are inconsistent due to differences in research methodology. OBJECTIVE. To study the density and morphology of LCs in the peritumoral epidermis of BCC using immunohistochemistry and image processing software and compare the results with those from the epidermis overlying the tumor. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twelve samples from patients with BCC were prepared with a CD1a stain. Areas of epidermis overlying and adjacent to the tumor were defined using light microscopy and the Image J image processing software. The LCs in each area were counted and the cell densities were calculated and compared. Morphological features of LCs were also evaluated in each epidermal areas. RESULTS The results showed a lower density of LCs in the epidermis overlying the tumor than in the peritumoral epidermis (p < 0.05). There were also differences in the size, shape, and dendritic pattern of the LCs between the epidermal areas. CONCLUSIONS The lower density and fewer morphological changes of LCs in the epidermis overlying BCC may give rise to alterations in the immune response to BCC. Digital image analysis is a reliable method for the morphometric evaluation of LCs.
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- F Mardones
- Departamento de Dermatología, Hospital Clínico, Universidad de Chile, S.A. Santiago, Chile.
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Li YH, Wu Y, Wei HC, Xu YY, Jia LL, Chen J, Yang XS, Dong GH, Gao XH, Chen HD. Protective effects of green tea extracts on photoaging and photommunosuppression. Skin Res Technol 2009; 15:338-45. [PMID: 19624431 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2009.00370.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate whether the sunscreen-containing 2-5% green tea extracts (GTEs) protect ultraviolet irradiation (UVR)-induced photoaging and photoimmunosuppression. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty volunteers were exposed to repetitive solar-simulated UVR (ssUVR) on the upper back at a dosage of 1.5 minimal erythema doses (MED) per day for four consecutive days. Thirty minutes before each UVR and 6, 24, and 48 h after the last UV exposure, the products containing vehicle, and 2-5% GTEs were applied onto five sites on the dorsal skin, respectively. The skin biopsies were obtained 72 h after the last UVR. The thickness of the stratum corneum and epidermis was measured under the microscope and the expression of cytokeratins (CK)-5/6, CK16, metalloproteinases (MMP)-2, MMP-9, and the CD1a(+) Langerhans cells (LCs) were determined using immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Our results showed that UVR substantially induced cutaneous erythema, thickening of the epidermis, overexpression of CK5/6, CK16, MMP-2, MMP-9, and depletion of CD1a(+) LCs. The sunscreens containing different concentrations of GTEs conferred significant protection against the photoaging and photoimmunology-related biological events. Interestingly, the protective effects were not parallel to the concentrations of GTEs, with 2% and 3% GTEs showing the most efficacious photoprotection. CONCLUSIONS GTEs-containing sunscreens have potential photoprotective effects on UVR-induced photoaging and photoimmunosuppression.
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- Yuan-Hong Li
- State Key Department of Dermatology, No. 1 Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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CD1a+ Langerhans Cells in the Peritumoral Epidermis of Basal Cell Carcinoma. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1578-2190(09)70152-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Shintani Y, Yasuda Y, Kobayashi K, Maeda A, Morita A. Narrowband ultraviolet B radiation suppresses contact hypersensitivity. PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2008; 24:32-7. [PMID: 18201355 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2008.00333.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE A main mechanism responsible for the efficacy of narrowband ultraviolet (UV)B is thought to be the induction of apoptosis in pathogenetically relevant cells. Narrowband UVB therapy, however, generally induces a relatively long remission period. Recently, evidence that UVB radiation induces regulatory T (Treg) cells was reported. Based on these findings, we examined whether narrowband UVB suppresses contact hypersensitivity (CHS) by inducing Treg cells. METHODS The shaved abdomens of C3H/HeN mice were irradiated with broadband or narrowband UVB. CHS was defined as an ear-swelling response. To examine whether tolerance can be induced by adoptive transfer, lymph node cells from UVB-irradiated mice were injected into naïve mice before sensitization and CHS challenge. RESULTS Narrowband UVB exposure dose dependently suppressed CHS. Significant suppression was observed at doses between 1000 and 3000 mJ/cm(2) (P<0.05). The suppressive effect achieved with 1000 mJ/cm(2) narrowband UVB was very similar to the effect achieved with 100 mJ/cm(2) broadband UVB. The suppressive effects on CHS were transferred to naïve mice by the injection of lymph node cells from tolerant mice. CONCLUSION Narrowband UVB induced local and systemic suppression of CHS. In addition, narrowband UVB induces tolerance to CHS and the suppressive effects were transferable to naïve mice.
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- Yoichi Shintani
- Department of Geriatric and Environmental Dermatology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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Norval M, McLoone P, Lesiak A, Narbutt J. The Effect of Chronic Ultraviolet Radiation on the Human Immune System†. Photochem Photobiol 2007; 84:19-28. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2007.00239.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Comte C, Picot E, Peyron JL, Dereure O, Guillot B. Les UVA-1 : propriétés et indications thérapeutiques. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2007; 134:407-15. [PMID: 17483769 DOI: 10.1016/s0151-9638(07)89204-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- C Comte
- Université Montpellier II, Service de Dermatologie, CHU Saint Eloi, Montpellier.
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Ritter U, Osterloh A. A new view on cutaneous dendritic cell subsets in experimental leishmaniasis. Med Microbiol Immunol 2006; 196:51-9. [PMID: 16786361 DOI: 10.1007/s00430-006-0023-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2006] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Because of their anatomical distribution epidermal Langerhans cells (LCs) are discussed to be crucial for antigen uptake and subsequent presentation to naïve T cells in skin-draining lymph nodes. The use of LC-specific markers like Langerin or knock-in mice expressing green fluorescent protein under the control of the Langerin promotor now facilitates the dissection of LCs from other dendritic cell (DC) subsets. Surprisingly, current data indicate that LCs are not generally involved in the induction of cellular immune responses. Moreover, the widely accepted paradigm postulating that LCs in principle act as T cell activators is contested by recent publications. Consequently, the biological role of LCs, in particular in cutaneous immune responses, needs to be revisited. The experimental model of leishmaniasis represents a suitable model to study the origin of an antigen-specific T cell response in mice. With this model the transport and presentation of skin derived Leishmania (L.) major antigens can be monitored in vivo. Furthermore, the quality of T cell-DC interactions can be determined. Considering recent progress in LC research we propose a novel concept of LCs in T cell meditated immunity against L. major parasites.
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- Uwe Ritter
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Bernhard Nocht Strasse 74, 20359 Hamburg, Germany.
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Kaplan DH, Jenison MC, Saeland S, Shlomchik WD, Shlomchik MJ. Epidermal langerhans cell-deficient mice develop enhanced contact hypersensitivity. Immunity 2006; 23:611-20. [PMID: 16356859 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2005.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 461] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2005] [Revised: 08/08/2005] [Accepted: 10/26/2005] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Epidermal Langerhans cells (LCs), a distinct skin-resident dendritic cell population, acquire antigen in the skin and migrate to draining lymph nodes where they are thought to initiate adaptive immune responses. To examine the functional requirement of LCs in skin immunity, we generated BAC transgenic mice in which the regulatory elements from human Langerin were used to drive expression of diphtheria toxin. The resulting mice have a constitutive and durable absence of epidermal LCs but are otherwise intact. Unexpectedly, we found that contact hypersensitivity (CHS) was amplified rather than abrogated in the absence of LCs. Moreover, we showed that LCs act during the priming and not the effector phase. Thus, LCs not only were dispensable for CHS, but they served to regulate the response, a previously unappreciated function.
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- Daniel H Kaplan
- Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
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Csoma Z, Koreck A, Ignacz F, Bor Z, Szabo G, Bodai L, Dobozy A, Kemeny L. PUVA treatment of the nasal cavity improves the clinical symptoms of allergic rhinitis and inhibits the immediate-type hypersensitivity reaction in the skin. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2006; 83:21-6. [PMID: 16406552 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2005.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2005] [Revised: 11/07/2005] [Accepted: 11/16/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We earlier reported that intranasal irradiation with the 308 nm xenon chloride (XeCl) ultraviolet-B laser and irradiation with a combination of ultraviolet-B (UVB), ultraviolet-A (UVA) and visible light (VIS) is highly effective in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and inhibit the immediate-type hypersensitivity reaction in the skin. Since photochemotherapy with 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) plus UVA light (PUVA) is widely used in the treatment of different inflammatory skin disorders due to its immunosuppressive effect, in the present study we investigated the efficacy of intranasal PUVA treatment in allergic rhinitis and the effect of PUVA treatment on the skin prick test (SPT) reaction. An open study was performed in 17 patients with hay fever. Intranasal PUVA therapy was given four times weekly for 3 weeks. The treatment was started with a fluence of 0.5x of the individual minimal phototoxic dose (MPD) and the dosages were gradually increased. Evaluation was based on the symptom scores. The effect of PUVA treatment on the allergen-induced wheal formation was also studied in the SPT. PUVA treatment of the nasal cavity significantly decreased the nasal symptoms of the patients with allergic rhinitis. Treatment of the skin with PUVA also significantly suppressed the allergen-induced wheal formation in the SPT reaction. These data suggest that intranasal PUVA phototherapy is also an effective modality in the treatment of allergic rhinitis.
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- Zsanett Csoma
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, P.O. Box 427, H-6701 Szeged, Hungary
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UNLABELLED Many agents affect the transmission of ultraviolet light to human skin. These include naturally occurring photoprotective agents (ozone, pollutants, clouds, and fog), naturally occurring biologic agents (epidermal chromophores), physical photoprotective agents (clothing, hats, make-ups, sunglasses, and window glass), and ultraviolet light filters (sunscreen ingredients and sunless tanning agents). In addition, there are agents that can modulate the effects of ultraviolet light on the skin (antioxidants and others). All of the above are reviewed in this article. LEARNING OBJECTIVE At the conclusion of this learning activity, participants should be able to provide an overview of all aspects of photoprotection.
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Csoma Z, Ignacz F, Bor Z, Szabo G, Bodai L, Dobozy A, Kemeny L. Intranasal irradiation with the xenon chloride ultraviolet B laser improves allergic rhinitis. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2005; 75:137-44. [PMID: 15341927 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2004.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2004] [Revised: 04/23/2004] [Accepted: 05/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We earlier reported that the 308 nm xenon chloride (XeCl) ultraviolet B (UVB) laser is highly effective for the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases. Since UVB irradiation has been shown to exert both local and systemic immunosuppression, we investigated the clinical efficacy of UVB irradiation in allergic rhinitis. In an open study, groups of patients with severe allergic rhinitis received intranasal irradiation with a 308 nm XeCl UVB excimer laser for two weeks. In the low-dose group (n=10), treatment was given twice weekly, starting with 0.25x the individual minimal erythema dose (MED), whereas patients in the medium-dose group (n=8) were treated four times weekly, starting with 0.4x MED. In each group, the dosage was gradually increased. Evaluation was based on the symptom scores. The effect of the XeCl laser on the skin prick test reaction was also studied. In the low-dose group, seven patients completed the study, and there was no improvement in the nasal symptoms. In the medium-dose group, the XeCl UVB irradiation significantly inhibited the rhinorrhoea, the sneezing, the nasal obstruction and the total nasal score (p<0.05). The XeCl UVB excimer laser also inhibited the allergen-induced skin prick test in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that the XeCl UVB excimer laser might serve as a new therapeutic tool in the treatment of allergic rhinitis.
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- Zsanett Csoma
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, P.O. Box 427, H-6701 Szeged, Hungary
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McLoone P, Woods GM, Norval M. Decrease in Langerhans Cells and Increase in Lymph Node Dendritic Cells Following Chronic Exposure of Mice to Suberythemal Doses of Solar Simulated Radiation. Photochem Photobiol 2005; 81:1168-73. [PMID: 15934794 DOI: 10.1562/2005-04-10-ra-484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Exposure of certain strains of mice to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) causes suppression of some innate and adaptive immune responses. One such consequence of acute UVB exposure is a reduction in the number of Langerhans cells (LC) in the epidermis and an increase in dendritic cells (DC) in lymph nodes draining the irradiated skin sites. Exposure to chronic UVB irradiation also has effects on the immune system, but it is unknown what effects are caused by repeated doses of solar simulated radiation (SSR). Consequently, the main aims of the present study were to determine whether repeated exposure to low doses of SSR would lead to similar changes in these cell populations and whether chronic doses of SSR activate a protective photoadaptation mechanism. Groups of C3H/HeN mice were irradiated daily with 3.7 J/cm(2) SSR from Cleo Natural lamps for 2, 10, 20, 30 or 60 days. Further groups of mice received an additional dose of 7.4 J/cm(2) SSR on days 2, 10, 30 or 60 to test for photoadaptation. The numbers of LC in the epidermis and DC in the lymph nodes draining irradiated skin sites were counted 24 h after the final irradiation. With the exception of mice irradiated for only 2 days, LC were significantly reduced throughout the chronic irradiation protocol, and no recovery occurred. DC numbers were significantly increased in the draining lymph nodes of mice irradiated for 20 days and 60 days.
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- Pauline McLoone
- Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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NOMURA Y, TANIGUCHI M, MIYATA M, ARIYASU T, YAMAUCHI H, IKEDA M, KURIMOTO M. Interferon-gamma liniment protects hairless mice against ultraviolet irradiation-induced skin damage. Biomed Res 2004. [DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.25.277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Okada S, Weatherhead E, Targoff IN, Wesley R, Miller FW. Global surface ultraviolet radiation intensity may modulate the clinical and immunologic expression of autoimmune muscle disease. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 2003; 48:2285-93. [PMID: 12905483 DOI: 10.1002/art.11090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine if geoclimatic factors may influence the nature and frequency of dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis, and associated autoantibodies around the world. METHODS We assessed, in the first global evaluation of these conditions, the relationship between 13 geoclimatic variables that may modulate disease and the relative proportion of DM and its associated autoantibody anti-Mi-2, directed against an SNF2-superfamily helicase associated with the nucleosome remodeling and histone acetylation and deacetylation complex, in a global myositis population. Altogether, 919 consecutive patients from populations at 15 locations were studied. RESULTS Univariate and multivariate analyses demonstrated that of the variables evaluated, surface ultraviolet (UV) radiation intensity (irradiance) most strongly contributed to the relative proportion of DM and was strongly related to the proportion of anti-Mi-2 autoantibodies (weighted r = 0.939, P < 4 x 10(-7) and weighted r = 0.69, P = 0.02, respectively). Published ethnogeographic immunogenetic allele frequencies imply that the striking differences in the proportion of DM- and DM-specific autoantibodies observed around the world are not the result of inherent global variations in known genetic risk factors. CONCLUSION These data suggest that UV radiation exposure may modulate the clinical and immunologic expression of an autoimmune disease in different populations around the world.
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- Satoshi Okada
- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration/NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Toichi E, McCormick TS, Cooper KD. Cell surface and cytokine phenotypes of skin immunocompetent cells involved in ultraviolet-induced immunosuppression. Methods 2002; 28:104-10. [PMID: 12231194 DOI: 10.1016/s1046-2023(02)00202-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Immunocellular migrations out of and into the skin and modulations of functional cell surface molecules on antigen-presenting cells (APCs), as well as their immunoregulatory cytokine production, are important factors involved in the mechanism of UV-induced immunosuppression and tolerance. Of particular interest here are the effects of low-dose UVB exposures that can suppress the ability of a contact sensitizer to induce contact hypersensitivity (CHS) through the site (local immunosuppression) without inducing suppression of CHS induced through skin distant to the UV exposure. Such UV-irradiated skin has many changes with respect to composition of immunocompetent cells and cytokine production. After UV exposure, Langerhans cells/dendritic cells migrate from the skin to draining lymph nodes (DLNs) as they do from contact sensitizer-applied normal skin. On the other hand, UV causes monocytic/macrophagic cells to infiltrate into the dermis and then into the epidermis; these can also be shown to be induced by contact sesitizers to migrate to DLNs. Alterations in cell surface and immunoregulatory cytokine phenotypes of the cutaneous APCs in both the skin and DLNs are critical for CHS suppression and tolerance induction. Here we describe the phenotypic changes of immunocompetent cells in UV-irradiated skin in regard to CHS suppression and tolerance and methodologies to approach this area.
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- Eiko Toichi
- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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Enioutina EY, Visic DM, Daynes RA. The induction of systemic and mucosal immunity to protein vaccines delivered through skin sites exposed to UVB. Vaccine 2002; 20:2116-30. [PMID: 11972981 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(02)00060-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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It has been reported that common mucosal immunity can be efficiently induced in mice following immunization through the skin with vaccine formulations containing either the active form of vitamin D, or chemical agents capable of locally enhancing cyclic adenosine monophosphate levels. Herein, we report that exposure of skin to ultraviolet radiation B (UVB) can be employed as a means to alter systemic humoral immune responses and to promote the induction of mucosal immunity to protein antigens delivered into UVB-exposed skin sites. Our data indicates that the skin, as a vaccination site, can be manipulated to allow efficient induction of common mucosal and systemic immune responses.
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- Elena Y Enioutina
- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, 30 N. 1900 East, Salt Lake City 84132-2501, USA
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Habtemariam S. Hamamelitannin from Hamamelis virginiana inhibits the tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF)-induced endothelial cell death in vitro. Toxicon 2002; 40:83-8. [PMID: 11602283 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-0101(01)00195-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) inhibitory activity of hamamelitannin from Hamamelis virginiana was investigated by assessing the TNF-mediated EAhy926 endothelial cell death and adhesiveness to monocytes. Treatment of the cells by TNF (25 ng/ml) and actinomycin D (0.1ng/ml) resulted in significant DNA fragmentation (34+/-0.6, n=4) and cytotoxicity (97+/-4.5%, n=6) following treatment for 8 and 24h, respectively. One to 100 microM concentrations of hamamelitannin inhibited the TNF-mediated endothelial cell death and DNA fragmentation in a dose-dependent manner. One hundred % protection against TNF-induced DNA fragmentation and cytotoxicity was obtained for hamamelitannin concentrations higher than 10 microM. The protective effect of hamamelitannin was comparable with that of a related compound epigallocatechin gallate while gallic acid was a weak protective agent (<40% protection). EAhy926 endothelial cells upregulated (by 4- to 7-fold) the surface expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and adhesiveness to monocytic U937 cells after treatment with TNF (0.5ng/ml) for 6 or 24h. Concentrations (1-100 microM) of hamamelitannin that inhibited the TNF-mediated cell death and DNA fragmentation, however, failed to inhibit the TNF-induced ICAM-1 expression and EAhy926 cell adhesiveness to U937 cells. Thus, hamamelitannin inhibits the TNF-mediated endothelial cell death without altering the TNF-induced upregulation of endothelial adhesiveness. The observed anti-TNF activity of hamamelitannin may explain the antihamorrhaegic use of H. virginiana in traditional medicine and its claimed use as a protective agent for UV radiation.
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- Solomon Habtemariam
- School of Chemical and Life Sciences, The University of Greenwich, Wellington Street, London, UK
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Norval M. Effects of solar radiation on the human immune system. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2001; 63:28-40. [PMID: 11684449 DOI: 10.1016/s1011-1344(01)00200-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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On UV irradiation of the skin, a complex cascade of immunological changes results, initiated by cutaneous chromophores and ending in suppression of some local and systemic immune responses. In this review, the stages in this process are outlined first, concentrating on the roles of DNA and urocanic acid as photoreceptors. Evidence indicating UV-induced immunomodulation of delayed hypersensitivity and resistance to infectious diseases in human subjects follows. Aspects of genetic susceptibility to the immunosuppressive effects of UV exposure and extrapolation of the data obtained in animal models to the human situation are included. Finally uncertain and unknown factors relating to the impact of UV on the human immune system are discussed.
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- M Norval
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, Scotland, UK.
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Effects of solar radiation on the human immune system. COMPREHENSIVE SERIES IN PHOTOSCIENCES 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s1568-461x(01)80040-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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