title: Inhibitory effect of curcumin on 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced increase in ornithine decarboxylase mRNA in mouse epidermis.
abstract: Application of 5 nmol 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) to the skin of female CD-1 mice led to a rapid increase in the concentration of epidermal ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) mRNA from an undetectable level in control mice to a high maximum level at 4-5 h after TPA administration. The concentration of epidermal ODC mRNA then decreased rapidly during the next 5 h. The time course for TPA-induced increases in epidermal ODC enzyme activity paralleled very closely the time course for TPA-induced increases in ODC mRNA. Topical administration of 1, 3 or 10 mumol curcumin together with 5 nmol TPA inhibited by 66, 81 and 91% respectively TPA-induced increases in epidermal ODC enzyme activity measured 5 h later. In a parallel study, TPA-induced increases in the concentration of epidermal ODC mRNA was inhibited by 54, 85 and 82% respectively. Intraperitoneal injection of 10 or 30 mumol curcumin 1h before topical application of 5 nmol TPA inhibited TPA-induced increases in epidermal ODC enzyme activity by 75 or 89% respectively. In a parallel study, the induction of epidermal ODC mRNA was inhibited by 53 and 65% respectively. The results indicate that curcumin inhibits TPA-induced increases in epidermal ODC enzyme activity by inhibiting the synthesis and/or enhancing the breakdown of ODC mRNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Biology and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Piscataway 08855-0789.
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Conney
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003474:Curcumin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D004817:Epidermis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D012867:Skin / Q000201:enzymology; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase; D003474:Curcumin; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate