Novel Photoinduced Squalene Cyclic Peroxide Identified, Detected, and Quantified in Human Skin Surface Lipids

Skin surface lipids (SSLs) form the first barrier that protects the human organism from external stressors, disruption of the homeostasis of SSLs can result in severe skin abnormalities. One of the main causes of this disruption is oxidative stress that is primarily due to SSLs oxidation. Squalene (...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:42b4085821fc452f9f9a6583e49c69fe2021-11-25T16:27:56ZNovel Photoinduced Squalene Cyclic Peroxide Identified, Detected, and Quantified in Human Skin Surface Lipids10.3390/antiox101117602076-3921https://doaj.org/article/42b4085821fc452f9f9a6583e49c69fe2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/10/11/1760https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3921Skin surface lipids (SSLs) form the first barrier that protects the human organism from external stressors, disruption of the homeostasis of SSLs can result in severe skin abnormalities. One of the main causes of this disruption is oxidative stress that is primarily due to SSLs oxidation. Squalene (SQ), the most abundant lipid among SSLs, was shown to first undergo singlet molecular oxygen (<sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub>) oxidation to yield 6 SQ-monohydroperoxide (SQ-OOH) isomers as the primary oxidation products. However, due to the instability and lability of hydroperoxides, we found that when total SQ-OOH isomers are further photooxidized, they form a unique higher molecular weight secondary oxidation product. To generate the compound, we photooxidized total SQ-OOH isomers in the presence of ground state molecular oxygen (<sup>3</sup>O<sub>2</sub>), after its isolation and purification, we studied its structure using MS/MS, NMR, derivatization reactions, and chemical calculations. The compound was identified as 2-OOH-3-(1,2-dioxane)-SQ. Photooxidation of individual SQ-OOH isomers revealed that 6-OOH-SQ is the precursor of 2-OOH-3-(1,2-dioxane)-SQ and indicated the possibility of the formation of similar cyclic peroxides from each isomer following the same photoinduced chain reaction mechanism. An HPLC-MS/MS method was developed for the analysis of 2-OOH-3-(1,2-dioxane)-SQ and its presence on the skin was confirmed in SSLs of six healthy individuals. Its quantity on the skin correlated directly to that of SQ and was not inversely proportional to its precursor, indicating the possibility of its accumulation on the skin surface and the constant regeneration of 6-OOH-SQ from SQ’s oxidation. In general, research on lipid cyclic peroxides in the human organism is very limited, and especially on the skin. This study shows for the first time the identification and presence of a novel SQ cyclic peroxide “2-OOH-3-(1,2-dioxane)-SQ” in SSLs, shedding light on the importance of further studying its effect and role on the skin.Saoussane KhalifaMasaru EnomotoShunji KatoKiyotaka NakagawaMDPI AGarticleSQSQ-OOHcyclic peroxidesphotooxidation<sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub><sup>3</sup>O<sub>2</sub>Therapeutics. PharmacologyRM1-950ENAntioxidants, Vol 10, Iss 1760, p 1760 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic SQ
SQ-OOH
cyclic peroxides
photooxidation
<sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub>
<sup>3</sup>O<sub>2</sub>
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RM1-950
spellingShingle SQ
SQ-OOH
cyclic peroxides
photooxidation
<sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub>
<sup>3</sup>O<sub>2</sub>
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RM1-950
Saoussane Khalifa
Masaru Enomoto
Shunji Kato
Kiyotaka Nakagawa
Novel Photoinduced Squalene Cyclic Peroxide Identified, Detected, and Quantified in Human Skin Surface Lipids
description Skin surface lipids (SSLs) form the first barrier that protects the human organism from external stressors, disruption of the homeostasis of SSLs can result in severe skin abnormalities. One of the main causes of this disruption is oxidative stress that is primarily due to SSLs oxidation. Squalene (SQ), the most abundant lipid among SSLs, was shown to first undergo singlet molecular oxygen (<sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub>) oxidation to yield 6 SQ-monohydroperoxide (SQ-OOH) isomers as the primary oxidation products. However, due to the instability and lability of hydroperoxides, we found that when total SQ-OOH isomers are further photooxidized, they form a unique higher molecular weight secondary oxidation product. To generate the compound, we photooxidized total SQ-OOH isomers in the presence of ground state molecular oxygen (<sup>3</sup>O<sub>2</sub>), after its isolation and purification, we studied its structure using MS/MS, NMR, derivatization reactions, and chemical calculations. The compound was identified as 2-OOH-3-(1,2-dioxane)-SQ. Photooxidation of individual SQ-OOH isomers revealed that 6-OOH-SQ is the precursor of 2-OOH-3-(1,2-dioxane)-SQ and indicated the possibility of the formation of similar cyclic peroxides from each isomer following the same photoinduced chain reaction mechanism. An HPLC-MS/MS method was developed for the analysis of 2-OOH-3-(1,2-dioxane)-SQ and its presence on the skin was confirmed in SSLs of six healthy individuals. Its quantity on the skin correlated directly to that of SQ and was not inversely proportional to its precursor, indicating the possibility of its accumulation on the skin surface and the constant regeneration of 6-OOH-SQ from SQ’s oxidation. In general, research on lipid cyclic peroxides in the human organism is very limited, and especially on the skin. This study shows for the first time the identification and presence of a novel SQ cyclic peroxide “2-OOH-3-(1,2-dioxane)-SQ” in SSLs, shedding light on the importance of further studying its effect and role on the skin.
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author Saoussane Khalifa
Masaru Enomoto
Shunji Kato
Kiyotaka Nakagawa
author_facet Saoussane Khalifa
Masaru Enomoto
Shunji Kato
Kiyotaka Nakagawa
author_sort Saoussane Khalifa
title Novel Photoinduced Squalene Cyclic Peroxide Identified, Detected, and Quantified in Human Skin Surface Lipids
title_short Novel Photoinduced Squalene Cyclic Peroxide Identified, Detected, and Quantified in Human Skin Surface Lipids
title_full Novel Photoinduced Squalene Cyclic Peroxide Identified, Detected, and Quantified in Human Skin Surface Lipids
title_fullStr Novel Photoinduced Squalene Cyclic Peroxide Identified, Detected, and Quantified in Human Skin Surface Lipids
title_full_unstemmed Novel Photoinduced Squalene Cyclic Peroxide Identified, Detected, and Quantified in Human Skin Surface Lipids
title_sort novel photoinduced squalene cyclic peroxide identified, detected, and quantified in human skin surface lipids
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publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/42b4085821fc452f9f9a6583e49c69fe
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