title: Effects of selenium on UVA-induced lipid peroxidation in cultured human skin fibroblasts.
abstract: The effect of selenium on the lethal action of ultraviolet radiations and on the lipid peroxidation induced by exposures to ultraviolet A (320-400 nm; 360 kJ.m-2) and ultraviolet B (290-320 nm; 2 kJ.m-2) have been measured in cultured human skin fibroblasts. The experiments have been performed with either pure selenium or a spring water containing selenium and other trace elements (zinc and strontium). For cells cultured in a standard medium containing 10% fetal calf serum, no effect of selenium or spring water addition to the culture medium was observed on the lethality or on the peroxidative process induced by ultraviolet A and B radiations. Concurrently, there was no detectable increase of the seleno-dependent glutathione peroxidase activity. For cells previously depleted in selenium by a culture in a medium containing only 2% serum, a protective effect of selenium can be detected. Depending on the fibroblast donor, we observed (1) a protective effect on lethality of dividing fibroblasts induced by ultraviolet A radiations, (2) a protective effect on lipid peroxidation induced by ultraviolet A radiations on dividing or quiescent fibroblasts and (3) an increase in glutathione peroxidase activity in fibroblasts.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Dermatologie, INSERM U-312, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moysan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morlière
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marquis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dubertret
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012643:Selenium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000378:metabolism; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; C022616:thiazolyl blue; D005978:Glutathione; D012643:Selenium