Alkannin, HSP70 inducer, protects against UVB-induced apoptosis in human keratinocytes.

Alkannin is an active constituent from the root extract of Alkanna tinctoria of the Boraginaceae family and it may have utility as a heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) inducer in living organisms. Here, the effects of alkannin-induced HSP70 on ultraviolet (UV) B (40 mJ/cm(2))-induced apoptosis were inves...

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Autores principales: Yoko Yoshihisa, Mariame Ali Hassan, Yukihiro Furusawa, Yoshiaki Tabuchi, Takashi Kondo, Tadamichi Shimizu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:6a6ed1781b33464183861b70e6b6ce1c2021-11-18T08:11:24ZAlkannin, HSP70 inducer, protects against UVB-induced apoptosis in human keratinocytes.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0047903https://doaj.org/article/6a6ed1781b33464183861b70e6b6ce1c2012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23110127/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Alkannin is an active constituent from the root extract of Alkanna tinctoria of the Boraginaceae family and it may have utility as a heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) inducer in living organisms. Here, the effects of alkannin-induced HSP70 on ultraviolet (UV) B (40 mJ/cm(2))-induced apoptosis were investigated in human keratinocyte HaCaT cells. Pretreatment of cells with alkannin (1 µM) caused significant inhibition of UVB-induced apoptosis and caspase-3 cleavage. On the other hand, the addition of KNK437 (HSP70 inhibitor) reversed the action of alkannin increasing UVB-induced apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, differences in gene expression associated with the suppression of UVB-induced apoptosis in the presence of alkannin were investigated using Gene Chip assay. Our results indicate that alkannin suppresses UVB-induced apoptosis through the induction of HSP70 in human keratinocytes, and therefore, we suggest the usefulness of using alkannin as an antiaging agent.Yoko YoshihisaMariame Ali HassanYukihiro FurusawaYoshiaki TabuchiTakashi KondoTadamichi ShimizuPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 10, p e47903 (2012)
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Yoko Yoshihisa
Mariame Ali Hassan
Yukihiro Furusawa
Yoshiaki Tabuchi
Takashi Kondo
Tadamichi Shimizu
Alkannin, HSP70 inducer, protects against UVB-induced apoptosis in human keratinocytes.
description Alkannin is an active constituent from the root extract of Alkanna tinctoria of the Boraginaceae family and it may have utility as a heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) inducer in living organisms. Here, the effects of alkannin-induced HSP70 on ultraviolet (UV) B (40 mJ/cm(2))-induced apoptosis were investigated in human keratinocyte HaCaT cells. Pretreatment of cells with alkannin (1 µM) caused significant inhibition of UVB-induced apoptosis and caspase-3 cleavage. On the other hand, the addition of KNK437 (HSP70 inhibitor) reversed the action of alkannin increasing UVB-induced apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, differences in gene expression associated with the suppression of UVB-induced apoptosis in the presence of alkannin were investigated using Gene Chip assay. Our results indicate that alkannin suppresses UVB-induced apoptosis through the induction of HSP70 in human keratinocytes, and therefore, we suggest the usefulness of using alkannin as an antiaging agent.
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author Yoko Yoshihisa
Mariame Ali Hassan
Yukihiro Furusawa
Yoshiaki Tabuchi
Takashi Kondo
Tadamichi Shimizu
author_facet Yoko Yoshihisa
Mariame Ali Hassan
Yukihiro Furusawa
Yoshiaki Tabuchi
Takashi Kondo
Tadamichi Shimizu
author_sort Yoko Yoshihisa
title Alkannin, HSP70 inducer, protects against UVB-induced apoptosis in human keratinocytes.
title_short Alkannin, HSP70 inducer, protects against UVB-induced apoptosis in human keratinocytes.
title_full Alkannin, HSP70 inducer, protects against UVB-induced apoptosis in human keratinocytes.
title_fullStr Alkannin, HSP70 inducer, protects against UVB-induced apoptosis in human keratinocytes.
title_full_unstemmed Alkannin, HSP70 inducer, protects against UVB-induced apoptosis in human keratinocytes.
title_sort alkannin, hsp70 inducer, protects against uvb-induced apoptosis in human keratinocytes.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate 2012
url https://doaj.org/article/6a6ed1781b33464183861b70e6b6ce1c
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