title: Effects of cyclosporin and ultraviolet radiation on growth and ornithine decarboxylase activity in cultured human epidermal keratinocytes.
abstract: Both cyclosporin (CyA) and ultraviolet radiation are effective in the treatment of psoriasis, but their precise mechanisms of action are uncertain. We investigated their effects on ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity, ODC gene expression, and cellular proliferation stimulated by epidermal growth factor (EGF), in cultured normal human epidermal keratinocytes. CyA (5 micrograms/ml) inhibited ODC activity, ODC mRNA level, and cell growth induced by 50 ng/ml EGF. Ultraviolet B (10 mJ/cm2) irradiation suppressed the induction of ODC, ODC mRNA, and cell proliferation stimulated by EGF, but ultraviolet A (0-15 J/cm2) irradiation inhibited neither EGF-stimulated ODC activity nor cell proliferation. These findings indicate that reduction of ODC activity in CyA- or ultraviolet B-treated human keratinocytes may contribute to the antiproliferative mechanism of these agents. These results also suggest that the regulation of ODC activity by ultraviolet B and A irradiation may be mediated by different signal transduction pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Otani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamada
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects; D065108:Ornithine Decarboxylase Inhibitors; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D065108:Ornithine Decarboxylase Inhibitors; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D016572:Cyclosporine; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase