2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Alkinnin regulates HSP70 expression in human keratinocytes exposed to UVB
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25860939
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Dermatology
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| Research Institution | University of Toyama |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | ultraviolet radiation, / alkannin / apoptosis / HSP70 / keratinocytes |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Alkannin is an active constituent from the root extract of Alkanna tinctoria of the Boraginaceae family and it may have utility as HSP70 inducer in living organisms. Here, the effects of alkannin-induced HSP70 on UVB (40 mJ/cm2)-induced apoptosis were investigated in human keratinocyte HaCaT cells. Pretreatment of the cells with alkannin (1 M) caused significant inhibition of UVB-induced apoptosis in HaCaT cells. Moreover, pretreatment with alkannin decreased UVB-induced cleavage of caspase-3. On the other hand, the stimulation of HSP70 inhibitor (KNK437) increased UVB-induced apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, differences in gene expression were investigated using a genechip, associated with the suppression of UVB-induced apoptosis in presence of alkannin. The results indicate that alkannin suppress UVB-induced apoptosis via the induction of HSP70 in human keratinocytes, and therefore, this result suggests the usefulness of the compound as antiaging agent.
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| Free Research Field |
皮膚科学
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