title: Effect of reactive oxygen species on the elastin mRNA expression in cultured human dermal fibroblasts.
abstract: The effects of ultraviolet A (UVA) and reactive oxygen species (ROS), generated by a xanthine and xanthine oxidase (XOD) system, on the mRNA expression of elastin, were investigated using cultured human dermal fibroblasts. Total RNA was isolated and subjected to Northern blot analysis using synthesized 530 base cDNA probe for elastin with primers derived from exon 10 and 1 of human elastin. UVA irradiation did not affect elastin mRNA expression. In contrast, ROS resulted in a dose-related increase in the level of elastin mRNA up to 1.8-fold in cultured human dermal fibroblasts. Catalase, used as scavenger, essentially prevented the ROS induced alterations in elastin mRNA levels. These results suggest that ROS produced in the dermis may contribute to elastin deposition observed in photoaging skin.
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratories, Nippon Menard Cosmetic Co Ltd., Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Asai
mesh_terms: D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002374:Catalase / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004549:Elastin / Q000235:genetics*; D005347:Fibroblasts; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects; D015595:Skin Aging / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D019820:Xanthine; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D014970:Xanthines / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014970:Xanthines; D019820:Xanthine; D004549:Elastin; D002374:Catalase; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase