Journal
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Volume 50, Issue 6, Pages 680-688Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2010.12.021
Keywords
Aldose reductase; Apoptosis; HaCaT; Keratinocytes; Oxidative stress; Ultraviolet; Free radicals
Funding
- MEST [2008-0058052, R13-2005-012-02001-0]
- Korean government [NRF-2009-351-E00052]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [R13-2005-012-02001-0, 2008-0058052] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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Although aldose reductase (AR) has been implicated in the cellular response to oxidative stress, the role of AR in ultraviolet-B (UVB)-induced cellular injury has not been investigated. Here, we show that an increased expression of AR in human keratinocytes modulates UVB-induced apoptotic cell death and senescence. Overexpression of AR in HaCaT cells significantly attenuated UVB-induced cellular damage and apoptosis, with a decreased generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and aldehydes. Ablation of AR with small interfering RNA or inhibition of AR activity abolished these effects. We also show that increased AR activity suppressed UVB-induced activation of the p38 and c-Jun N-terminal kinases, but did not affect the extracellular signal-regulated kinase and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathways. Similarly, UVB-induced translocation of Bax and Bcl-2 to mitochondria and cytosol, respectively, was markedly attenuated in cells overexpressing AR. Knockdown or inhibition of AR activity in primary cultured keratinocytes enhanced UVB-induced cellular senescence and increased the level of a cell-cycle regulatory protein, p53. Finally, cellular apoptosis induced by UVB radiation was significantly reduced in the epidermis of transgenic mice overexpressing human AR. These findings suggest that AR plays an important role in the cellular response to oxidative stress by sequestering ROS and reactive aldehydes generated in keratinocytes. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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