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ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Volume 292, Issue 8, Pages 397-403Publisher
SPRINGER-VERLAG
DOI: 10.1007/s004030000139
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docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); 15-hydroxyeicosatrienoic acid (15-HETrE); AP-1; apoptosis
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The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether the antiproliferative effect of 15-hydroxy-eicosatrienoic acid (15-HETrE), a monohydroxy fatty acid generated from dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, in an experimentally induced guinea pig hyperproliferative model involves alterations in nuclear transcription factor (AP-1) and apoptosis, The topical application of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) to normal guinea pig skin elicited a severe hyperplasia which was accompanied by the suppression of AP-1 expression in a time-dependent manner. Since apoptosis Is pivotal in tissue turnover, the expression of two apoptotic proteins (Bcl-2 and caspase-3) after DHA and 15-HETrE treatment was explored. DHA-induced hyperproliferation enhanced the expression of Bcl-2 (an antiapoptotic protein) but inhibited the expression of caspase-3 tan apoptotic protein). 15-HETrE, on the other hand, reversed the DHA-induced epidermal hyperplasia, and upregulated epidermal AP-1 expression. These events paralleled the suppression of Bcl-2 and the elevation of caspase-3. Taken together, these results suggest that the antiproliferative effect of 15-HETrE may, at least in part, be via the modulation of AP-1 and apoptosis.
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