title: Disparate antioxidant enzyme activities in cultured human cutaneous fibroblasts, keratinocytes, and melanocytes.
abstract: Antioxidant enzyme activities of cultured human foreskin fibroblasts, keratinocytes, and melanocytes from healthy black and Caucasian donors were measured and compared. Fibroblasts had more (p less than 0.05) peroxidase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase activity than keratinocytes. Keratinocytes had more (p less than 0.05) peroxidase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase activity than melanocytes. No differences in antioxidant enzyme activities were observed between the cells of any type taken from black or Caucasian people. Antioxidant enzyme activities may affect resistance to damage by oxidants induced by ultraviolet radiation and inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Yohn
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Yrastorza
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Buno
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Leff
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hake
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Repine
mesh_terms: D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000201:enzymology*; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000378:metabolism; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010088:Oxidoreductases; D010544:Peroxidases; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase