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KAOHSIUNG JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Volume 25, Issue 7, Pages 381-387Publisher
KAOHSIUNG JOURNAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70531-5
Keywords
large-conductance calcium-activated potassium-channels; phagocytosis; resveratrol; retinal pigment epithelium; ultraviolet irradiation
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- National Science Council [NSC97-2314-B-075B-011]
- Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan [VGHKS 98-063]
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This study was undertaken to examine the protective effect of resveratrol on human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell phagocytosis against ultraviolet irradiation damage. Cultured RPE cells were exposed to ultraviolet A (UVA, 20 minutes) irradiation, and treated with meclofenamic acid (30 mu M, 20 minutes), paxilline (100 nM, 20 minutes) or resveratrol (10 mu M, 20 minutes). Meclofenamic acid and resveratrol were given after exposure to UVA. Pretreatment with meclofenamic acid, resveratrol or paxilline before UVA irradiation was also performed. Fluorescent latex beads were then fed for 4 hours and the phagocytotic function was assessed by flow cytometry. UVA irradiation inhibited the phagocytic function of human RPE cells. The large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel activator meclofenamic acid ameliorated the damage caused by UVA irradiation. Pretreatment with resveratrol acid also provided protection against damage caused by UVA. Posttreatment with meclofenamic acid offered mild protection, whereas resveratrol did not. In conclusion, the red wine flavonoid resveratrol ameliorated UVA-mediated inhibition of human RPE phagocytosis. The underlying mechanism might involve the large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels.
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