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Lin LW, Durbin-Johnson BP, Rocke DM, Salemi M, Phinney BS, Rice RH. Environmental pro-oxidants induce altered envelope protein profiles in human keratinocytes. Toxicol Sci 2023; 197:16-26. [PMID: 37788135 PMCID: PMC10734632 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfad103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
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Cornified envelopes (CEs) of human epidermis ordinarily consist of transglutaminase-mediated cross-linked proteins and are essential for skin barrier function. However, in addition to enzyme-mediated isopeptide bonding, protein cross-linking could also arise from oxidative damage. Our group recently demonstrated abnormal incorporation of cellular proteins into CEs by pro-oxidants in woodsmoke. In this study, we focused on 2,3-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (DMNQ), mesquite liquid smoke (MLS), and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), to further understand the mechanisms through which environmental pro-oxidants induce CE formation and alter the CE proteome. CEs induced by the ionophore X537A were used for comparison. Similar to X537A, DMNQ- and MLS-induced CE formation was associated with membrane permeabilization. However, since DMNQ is non-adduct forming, its CEs were similar in protein profile to those from X537A. By contrast, MLS, rich in reactive carbonyls that can form protein adducts, caused a dramatic change in the CE proteome. TCDD-CEs were found to contain many CE precursors, such as small proline-rich proteins and late cornified envelope proteins, encoded by the epidermal differentiation complex. Since expression of these proteins is mediated by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), and its well-known downstream protein, CYP1A1, was exclusively present in the TCDD group, we suggest that TCDD alters the CE proteome through persistent AhR activation. This study demonstrates the potential of environmental pro-oxidants to alter the epidermal CE proteome and indicates that the cellular redox state has an important role in CE formation.
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- Lo-Wei Lin
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Proteomics Core Facility, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Proteomics Core Facility, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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Roy RR, Ochiai T, Shimada K, Hasegawa H. Comprehensive cornified envelope protein profile of odontogenic keratocysts clarifies the characteristics of non-keratinized oral epithelium. J Oral Pathol Med 2023; 52:758-765. [PMID: 37438940 DOI: 10.1111/jop.13464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Odontogenic keratocysts constitute 10%-20% of odontogenic cysts and exhibit a distinctive corrugated parakeratinized lining epithelium. Considering that cornified envelope formation is an important phenomenon during keratinocyte differentiation, this study aimed to clarify the characteristics of cornified envelope formation in odontogenic keratocysts. METHODS We investigated the cellular distribution of cornified envelope-related proteins (transglutaminases and their substrates), as well as the upstream regulatory protein c-Fos, by immunohistochemical analysis of the lining epithelium of 20 odontogenic keratocysts. We examined the corresponding mRNA levels by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Ten dentigerous cysts served as control non-keratinized cysts. RESULTS The distributions of transglutaminase and their substrates except loricrin and small protein-rich protein 1a significantly differed between odontogenic keratocysts and dentigerous cysts. There was no significant difference in c-Fos expression between odontogenic keratocysts and dentigerous cysts. The mRNA levels of transglutaminases and their substrates were significantly higher in odontogenic keratocysts than in dentigerous cysts. However, c-Fos mRNA levels did not significantly differ between groups. CONCLUSION Surprisingly, the overall appearance of cornified envelope-related proteins of odontogenic keratocysts was consistent with the characteristics of non-keratinized oral mucosa identified in previous studies. These findings indicate that the contribution of cornified envelope-related molecules in odontogenic keratocysts is similar to that in non-keratinized oral epithelium, rather than keratinized oral epithelium, suggesting that odontogenic keratocysts are not genuine keratinized cysts. The upregulation of cornified envelope-related genes in odontogenic epithelium could be an important pathognomonic event during odontogenic keratocyst development.
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- Rita R Roy
- Department of physiology, Matsumoto Dental University, Shiojiri, Japan
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Division of Oral Pathogenesis & Disease Control, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Japan
- Department of Pathology, Matsumoto Dental University, Shiojiri, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
- Hard Tissue Pathology Unit, Graduate School of Oral Medicine, Matsumoto Dental University, Shiojiri, Japan
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Yoshida M, Numajiri S, Notani N, Sato N, Nomoto K, Arikawa H, Urabe H, Ichikawa H, Akimoto R, Sato JI, Yamashita Y, Hirao T. Staining of stratum corneum with fluorescent ε-poly-L-lysine and its application to evaluation of skin conditions. Skin Res Technol 2023; 29:e13245. [PMID: 36457277 PMCID: PMC9838768 DOI: 10.1111/srt.13245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND ε-Poly-L-lysine (PLL) is a cationic polymer consisting of 25 to 35 L-lysine residues that adheres to the surface of skin as well as hair. However, the properties of PLL regarding its adhesion to the skin remain to be elucidated. In this study, we examined the staining of stratum corneum (SC) with fluorescence-labeled PLL and explored its relationship with skin condition. MATERIALS AND METHODS Alexa Fluor 488-labeled PLL (AF-PLL) was reacted with tape-stripped stratum corneum (SC), and the staining properties were monitored by fluorescence microscopy. Clinical study was performed by measuring the water content of the cheek SC and transepidermal water loss (TEWL), and the tape-stripped SC was subjected to staining with AF-PLL. RESULTS AF-PLL staining of the SC was inhibited at acidic pH or by the addition of high concentration of salt solution, suggesting the involvement of ionic interaction between PLL and the SC, at least in part. The AF-PLL staining was inhibited by unlabeled PLL or various alkyl amines, but not by L-lysine monomer. AF-PLL staining was observed inside the corneocytes as well as surrounding cornified envelope. Clinical study revealed that AF-PLL staining intensity of the SC was negatively correlated with its water content and positively correlated with its TEWL. CONCLUSION PLL can efficiently adhere to SC and AF-PLL staining of SC can be applied to evaluate skin conditions.
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- Moemi Yoshida
- Cosmetic Science Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Cosmetic Science Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Cosmetic Science Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Cosmetic Science Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiba Institute of Science, Choshi, Japan
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- Homerion Laboratory Co., Ltd., Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Homerion Laboratory Co., Ltd., Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Homerion Laboratory Co., Ltd., Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Cosmetic Science Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiba Institute of Science, Choshi, Japan
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- Cosmetic Science Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University, Nishinomiya, Japan.,Cosmetic Science Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiba Institute of Science, Choshi, Japan
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Li Z, Jiang R, Wang M, Zhai L, Liu J, Xu X, Sun L, Zhao D. Ginsenosides repair UVB-induced skin barrier damage in BALB/c hairless mice and HaCaT keratinocytes. J Ginseng Res 2022; 46:115-125. [PMID: 35035244 PMCID: PMC8753432 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgr.2021.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background Ginsenosides (GS) have potential value as cosmetic additives for prevention of skin photoaging. However, their protective mechanisms against skin barrier damage and their active monomeric constituents are unknown. Methods GS monomer types and their relative proportions were identified. A UVB-irradiated BALB/c hairless mouse model was used to assess protective effects of GS components on skin epidermal thickness and transepidermal water loss (TEWL). Skin barrier function, reflected by filaggrin (FLG), involucrin (IVL), claudin-1 (Cldn-1), and aquaporin 3 (AQP3) levels and MAPK phosphorylation patterns, were analyzed in UVB-irradiated hairless mice or HaCaT cells. Results Total GS monomeric content detected by UPLC was 85.45% and was largely attributed to 17 main monomers that included Re (16.73%), Rd (13.36%), and Rg1 (13.38%). In hairless mice, GS ameliorated UVB-induced epidermal barrier dysfunction manifesting as increased epidermal thickness, increased TEWL, and decreased stratum corneum water content without weight change. Furthermore, GS treatment of UVB-irradiated mice restored protein expression levels and epidermal tissue distributions of FLG, IVL, Cldn-1, and AQP3, with consistent mRNA and protein expression results obtained in UVB-irradiated HaCaT cells (except for unchanging Cldn-1 expression). Mechanistically, GS inhibited JNK, p38, and ERK phosphorylation in UVB-irradiated HaCaT cells, with a mixture of Rg2, Rg3, Rk3, F2, Rd, and Rb3 providing the same protective MAPK pathway inhibition-associated upregulation of IVL and AQP3 expression as provided by intact GS treatment. Conclusion GS protection against UVB-irradiated skin barrier damage depends on activities of six ginsenoside monomeric constituents that inhibit the MAPK signaling pathway.
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- Zhenzhuo Li
- Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China.,Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China.,Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China.,Key Laboratory of Active Substances and Biological Mechanisms of Ginseng Efficacy, Ministry of Education, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China.,Jilin Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Characteristic Health Product Research and Development Cross-regional Cooperation Science and Technology Innovation Center, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China.,Key Laboratory of Active Substances and Biological Mechanisms of Ginseng Efficacy, Ministry of Education, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Kapitány A, Medgyesi B, Jenei A, Somogyi O, Szabó L, Gáspár K, Méhes G, Hendrik Z, Dócs K, Szücs P, Dajnoki Z, Szegedi A. Regional Differences in the Permeability Barrier of the Skin-Implications in Acantholytic Skin Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221910428. [PMID: 34638769 PMCID: PMC8509001 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
Abstract
The chemical milieu, microbiota composition, and immune activity show prominent differences in distinct healthy skin areas. The objective of the current study was to compare the major permeability barrier components (stratum corneum and tight junction (TJ)), investigate the distribution of (corneo)desmosomes and TJs, and measure barrier function in healthy sebaceous gland-rich (SGR), apocrine gland-rich (AGR), and gland-poor (GP) skin regions. Molecules involved in cornified envelope (CE) formation, desquamation, and (corneo)desmosome and TJ organization were investigated at the mRNA and protein levels using qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. The distribution of junction structures was visualized using confocal microscopy. Transepidermal water loss (TEWL) functional measurements were also performed. CE intracellular structural components were similarly expressed in gland-rich (SGR and AGR) and GP areas. In contrast, significantly lower extracellular protein levels of (corneo)desmosomes (DSG1 and CDSN) and TJs (OCLN and CLDN1) were detected in SGR/AGR areas compared to GP areas. In parallel, kallikrein proteases were significantly higher in gland-rich regions. Moreover, gland-rich areas were characterized by prominently disorganized junction structures ((corneo)desmosomes and TJs) and significantly higher TEWL levels compared to GP skin, which exhibited a regular distribution of junction structures. According to our findings, the permeability barrier of our skin is not uniform. Gland-rich areas are characterized by weaker permeability barrier features compared with GP regions. These findings have important clinical relevance and may explain the preferred localization of acantholytic skin diseases on gland-rich skin regions (e.g., Pemphigus foliaceus, Darier's disease, and Hailey-Hailey disease).
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- Anikó Kapitány
- Division of Dermatological Allergology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (A.K.); (B.M.); (A.J.); (O.S.); (L.S.); (K.G.); (Z.D.)
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Dermatological Allergology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (A.K.); (B.M.); (A.J.); (O.S.); (L.S.); (K.G.); (Z.D.)
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Gyula Petrányi Doctoral School of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Dermatological Allergology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (A.K.); (B.M.); (A.J.); (O.S.); (L.S.); (K.G.); (Z.D.)
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Gyula Petrányi Doctoral School of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Dermatological Allergology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (A.K.); (B.M.); (A.J.); (O.S.); (L.S.); (K.G.); (Z.D.)
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Gyula Petrányi Doctoral School of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Dermatological Allergology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (A.K.); (B.M.); (A.J.); (O.S.); (L.S.); (K.G.); (Z.D.)
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Gyula Petrányi Doctoral School of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Dermatological Allergology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (A.K.); (B.M.); (A.J.); (O.S.); (L.S.); (K.G.); (Z.D.)
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (K.D.); (P.S.)
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (K.D.); (P.S.)
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- Division of Dermatological Allergology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (A.K.); (B.M.); (A.J.); (O.S.); (L.S.); (K.G.); (Z.D.)
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Dermatological Allergology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (A.K.); (B.M.); (A.J.); (O.S.); (L.S.); (K.G.); (Z.D.)
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +36-52-411-717/56432
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Saito E, Kage M, Tokudome Y. Enhancement of Cornified Envelope-Related Gene and Protein Expression by Carba Cyclic Phosphatidic Acid in Normal Human Epidermal Keratinocytes. Biol Pharm Bull 2021; 44:453-457. [PMID: 33642555 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b20-00572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The aim of this study was to examine the effects of carba cyclic phosphatidic acid (ccPA) on cornified envelope (CE) formation and keratinocyte differentiation. ccPA-treated keratinocytes showed higher mRNA and protein levels of differentiation markers and CE components than untreated cells. These results suggest that ccPA could serve as therapeutic targets for treating skin barrier dysfunction because of their roles in upregulating genes and proteins associated with CE formation and keratinocyte differentiation.
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- Erika Saito
- Laboratory of Dermatological Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University
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- Laboratory of Dermatological Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University
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- Laboratory of Dermatological Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University
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Roy RR, Shimada K, Murakami S, Hasegawa H. Contribution of transglutaminases and their substrate proteins to the formation of cornified cell envelope in oral mucosal epithelium. Eur J Oral Sci 2021; 129:e12760. [PMID: 33501693 DOI: 10.1111/eos.12760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cornified envelope formation is crucial for the final differentiation of keratinized epithelium. However, the mechanisms of cornified envelope formation in the oral epithelium remain unclear. The aim of this study was to clarify the differences in the distribution and expression of cornified envelope related proteins and genes between keratinized and non-keratinized oral epithelia. We immunohistochemically investigated the distribution patterns of transglutaminase 1 (TG1), transglutaminase 3 (TG3), and their substrate proteins involucrin (IVL), loricrin (LOR), and small proline rich proteins (SPRs), in 19 keratinized and 14 non-keratinized oral epithelium samples. TG1 and TG3 mRNA levels were investigated in both types of epithelium by real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using paraffin-embedded specimens. Data were analyzed to identify factors involved in cornified envelope formation. We demonstrate that 11 localization patterns show statistically significant differences between keratinized and non-keratinized oral epithelia. These factors clearly drove the separation of the two groups during cluster analysis. TG1 mRNA levels in keratinized oral epithelium were significantly higher than those in non-keratinized oral epithelium. In conclusion, the characteristic distribution of transglutaminases and their substrates and the mRNA levels of TG1 can regulate cornified envelope formation in keratinized oral epithelium, together with the contribution of TG3 first reported in this paper.
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- Rita Rani Roy
- Hard Tissue Pathology Unit, Graduate School of Oral Medicine, Matsumoto Dental University, Shiojiri, Japan
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Matsumoto Dental University, Shiojiri, Japan
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Matsumoto Dental University, Shiojiri, Japan
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- Hard Tissue Pathology Unit, Graduate School of Oral Medicine, Matsumoto Dental University, Shiojiri, Japan
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Cortez Cardoso Penha R, Cortez de Almeida RF, Câmara Mariz J, Brewer Lisboa L, do Nascimento Barbosa L, Souto da Silva R. The deregulation of NOTCH pathway, inflammatory cytokines, and keratinization genes in two Dowling-Degos disease patients with hidradenitis suppurativa. Am J Med Genet A 2020; 182:2662-2665. [PMID: 33200913 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Dowling-Degos disease (DDD) is a rare autosomal-dominant genodermatosis and it has been associated with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Deregulation of NOTCH pathway has been linked to the development of HS in DDD context (DDD-HS). However, molecular alterations in DDD-HS, including altered gene expression of NOTCH and downstream effectors that are involved in the follicular differentiation and inflammatory response, are poorly defined. We report two cases of patients diagnosed with DDD-HS, one of those, under Adalimumab treatment. Our results have shown downregulation of NOTCH1/NCSTN pathway, distinct molecular profiles of inflammatory cytokines (IL23A and TNF), and a novel aberrant upregulation of genes involved in the cornified envelope (CE) formation (SPRR1B, SPRR2D, SPRR3, and IVL) in paired HS lesions of two DDD patients.
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- Department of Dermatology, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Molecular Carcinogenesis Program, Brazilian National Cancer Institute (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Dermatology, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Sato E, Yano N, Fujita Y, Imafuku S. Interleukin-17A suppresses granular layer formation in a 3-D human epidermis model through regulation of terminal differentiation genes. J Dermatol 2020; 47:390-396. [PMID: 32020672 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.15250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/05/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Immunotherapies targeting interleukin (IL)-17 greatly improve plaque psoriasis. Most previous studies on IL-17 focused on the T-helper (Th)17 immune response, but investigation of the effects of IL-17A on psoriatic epidermal structure are limited. Using an in vitro 3-D human epidermis model, we investigated the effects of IL-17A and IL-17C on morphological changes and gene expression. IL-17A directly suppressed the formation of the granular layer, whereas IL-17C did not. IL-17A significantly downregulated the gene expression of profilaggrin (FLG), which is a major component of keratohyalin granules in the granular layer. Global gene expression analysis of this 3-D epidermis model showed that both IL-17A and IL-17C upregulated S100A7A and type 1 interferon-related genes including MX1, IFI44L, XAF1 and IFIT1. However, only IL-17A directly downregulated keratinocyte differentiation-related and cornified envelope-related genes including FLG, LOR, C1ORF68, LCE1E, LCE1B, KRT10, CST6 and RPTN. In conclusion, IL-17A, a systemic inflammatory cytokine, affected keratinization in our 3-D epidermis model. In contrast, IL-17C, a locally produced cytokine, did not have strong effects on keratinization. Targeting IL-17A does not only reduce inflammation but it may also directly affect epidermal differentiation in psoriasis.
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- Emi Sato
- Department of Dermatology, Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Fukuoka University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Fukuoka University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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The skin is outermost barrier of the body and protects us from various kinds of external stimuli. The barrier function of the skin is, however, not wholly perfect but include some 'security holes' where external antigen invades in. Further, external antigens themselves have some specific shunt pathways to breach the skin barrier. Recent studies revealed that percutaneous sensitization is a strong inducer of systemic immune responses and it is now considered that majority of food allergy is sensitized through body surfaces. Thus, to know about the fundamental structure of the skin barrier and its potential weak spots must be important for understanding the pathomechanism of 'skin-originated' allergic diseases. In this review, I overview the fundamental features of the skin barrier, and then, will discuss the pathomechanism how external antigens breach the barrier and induce subsequent systemic allergic reactions.
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- Gyohei Egawa
- a Department of Dermatology , Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine , Kyoto , Japan
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Foster MW, Gwinn WM, Kelly FL, Brass DM, Valente AM, Moseley MA, Thompson JW, Morgan DL, Palmer SM. Proteomic Analysis of Primary Human Airway Epithelial Cells Exposed to the Respiratory Toxicant Diacetyl. J Proteome Res 2017; 16:538-549. [PMID: 27966365 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Occupational exposures to the diketone flavoring agent, diacetyl, have been associated with bronchiolitis obliterans, a rare condition of airway fibrosis. Model studies in rodents have suggested that the airway epithelium is a major site of diacetyl toxicity, but the effects of diacetyl exposure upon the human airway epithelium are poorly characterized. Here we performed quantitative LC-MS/MS-based proteomics to study the effects of repeated diacetyl vapor exposures on 3D organotypic cultures of human primary tracheobronchial epithelial cells. Using a label-free approach, we quantified approximately 3400 proteins and 5700 phosphopeptides in cell lysates across four independent donors. Altered expression of proteins and phosphopeptides were suggestive of loss of cilia and increased squamous differentiation in diacetyl-exposed cells. These phenomena were confirmed by immunofluorescence staining of culture cross sections. Hyperphosphorylation and cross-linking of basal cell keratins were also observed in diacetyl-treated cells, and we used parallel reaction monitoring to confidently localize and quantify previously uncharacterized sites of phosphorylation in keratin 6. Collectively, these data identify numerous molecular changes in the epithelium that may be important to the pathogenesis of flavoring-induced bronchiolitis obliterans. More generally, this study highlights the utility of quantitative proteomics for the study of in vitro models of airway injury and disease.
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences , Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, United States
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences , Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, United States
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Egawa G, Kabashima K. Multifactorial skin barrier deficiency and atopic dermatitis: Essential topics to prevent the atopic march. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2016; 138:350-358.e1. [PMID: 27497277 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Revised: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common inflammatory skin disease in the industrialized world and has multiple causes. Over the past decade, data from both experimental models and patients have highlighted the primary pathogenic role of skin barrier deficiency in patients with AD. Increased access of environmental agents into the skin results in chronic inflammation and contributes to the systemic "atopic (allergic) march." In addition, persistent skin inflammation further attenuates skin barrier function, resulting in a positive feedback loop between the skin epithelium and the immune system that drives pathology. Understanding the mechanisms of skin barrier maintenance is essential for improving management of AD and limiting downstream atopic manifestations. In this article we review the latest developments in our understanding of the pathomechanisms of skin barrier deficiency, with a particular focus on the formation of the stratum corneum, the outermost layer of the skin, which contributes significantly to skin barrier function.
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- Gyohei Egawa
- Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) and Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Biopolis, Singapore; PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama, Japan.
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Śniegórska D, Kowalewski C, Wertheim-Tysarowska K. [Epidermal barrier - molecular structure and disorders in selected ichthyoses]. Postepy Biochem 2016; 62:36-45. [PMID: 28132443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Ichthyosis is a rare, clinically heterogeneous group of 36 skin diseases with Mendelian inheritance, characterized by disorders of cornification (MeDOC, Mendelian Disorders Of Cornification). Currently there are 35 genes known which mutations are a molecular cause of different MeDOC. They encode proteins involved in the processes of keratinocytes differentiation, lipid synthesis and metabolism and DNA repair. Despite of this high molecular heterogeneity that leads to dysfunction and structure disorder of various epidermal components, the secondary effect of mutations in different genes is similar - disruption of the epidermal barrier and elevated transepidermal water loss. Disturbances in this basic epidermal protective function activate the repair mechanisms within the epidermis and lead i.a. to the primary symptom of MeDOC - hyperkeratosis. In this review we presented the current knowledge of biochemical processes and molecular causes of clinical symptoms based on selected examples of MeDOC.
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- Dominika Śniegórska
- Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Mother and Child, Kasprzaka 17a, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology and Immunodermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Chalubinskiego 5, 02-004 Warsaw, Poland
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DiColandrea T, Karashima T, Määttä A, Watt FM. Subcellular distribution of envoplakin and periplakin: insights into their role as precursors of the epidermal cornified envelope. J Cell Biol 2000; 151:573-86. [PMID: 11062259 PMCID: PMC2185584 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.151.3.573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Envoplakin and periplakin are two plakins that are precursors of the epidermal cornified envelope. We studied their distribution and interactions by transfection of primary human keratinocytes and other cells. Full-length periplakin localized to desmosomes, the interdesmosomal plasma membrane and intermediate filaments. Full length envoplakin also localized to desmosomes, but mainly accumulated in nuclear and cytoplasmic aggregates with associated intermediate filaments. The envoplakin rod domain was required for aggregation and the periplakin rod domain was necessary and sufficient to redistribute envoplakin to desmosomes and the cytoskeleton, confirming earlier predictions that the proteins can heterodimerize. The linker domain of each protein was required for intermediate filament association. Like the NH(2) terminus of desmoplakin, that of periplakin localized to desmosomes; however, in addition, the periplakin NH(2) terminus accumulated at cell surface microvilli in association with cortical actin. Endogenous periplakin was redistributed from microvilli when keratinocytes were treated with the actin disrupting drug Latrunculin B. We propose that whereas envoplakin and periplakin can localize independently to desmosomes, the distribution of envoplakin at the interdesmosomal plasma membrane depends on heterodimerization with periplakin and that the NH(2) terminus of periplakin therefore plays a key role in forming the scaffold on which the cornified envelope is assembled.
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- T DiColandrea
- Keratinocyte Laboratory, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London WC2A 3PX, England
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Koch PJ, de Viragh PA, Scharer E, Bundman D, Longley MA, Bickenbach J, Kawachi Y, Suga Y, Zhou Z, Huber M, Hohl D, Kartasova T, Jarnik M, Steven AC, Roop DR. Lessons from loricrin-deficient mice: compensatory mechanisms maintaining skin barrier function in the absence of a major cornified envelope protein. J Cell Biol 2000; 151:389-400. [PMID: 11038185 PMCID: PMC2192642 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.151.2.389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 215] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The epidermal cornified cell envelope (CE) is a complex protein-lipid composite that replaces the plasma membrane of terminally differentiated keratinocytes. This lamellar structure is essential for the barrier function of the skin and has the ability to prevent the loss of water and ions and to protect from environmental hazards. The major protein of the epidermal CE is loricrin, contributing approximately 70% by mass. We have generated mice that are deficient for this protein. These mice showed a delay in the formation of the skin barrier in embryonic development. At birth, homozygous mutant mice weighed less than control littermates and showed skin abnormalities, such as congenital erythroderma with a shiny, translucent skin. Tape stripping experiments suggested that the stratum corneum stability was reduced in newborn Lor(-/-) mice compared with wild-type controls. Isolated mutant CEs were more easily fragmented by sonication in vitro, indicating a greater susceptibility to mechanical stress. Nevertheless, we did not detect impaired epidermal barrier function in these mice. Surprisingly, the skin phenotype disappeared 4-5 d after birth. At least one of the compensatory mechanisms preventing a more severe skin phenotype in newborn Lor(-/-) mice is an increase in the expression of other CE components, such as SPRRP2D and SPRRP2H, members of the family of "small proline rich proteins", and repetin, a member of the "fused gene" subgroup of the S100 gene family.
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- P J Koch
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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