title: In vitro degradation of tropoelastin by reactive oxygen species.
abstract: The effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) on elastin molecules (tropoelastin) were studied in vitro. ROS generated by ultraviolet A and hematoporphyrin rapidly degraded tropoelastin within 5 min. Their degradative activity was inhibited by the addition of NaN3. Treatment of tropoelastin with copper sulfate/ascorbic acid resulted in degradation of tropoelastin producing fragments of molecular weight 45, 30 and 10 kDa within 30 min. The degradation of tropoelastin was partially blocked by the addition of mannitol. ROS induced by the xanthine/xanthine oxidase system also degraded tropoelastin within 6 h. The degradation was blocked by catalase but not by superoxide dismutase (SOD). ROS generated by copper-ascorbate seems to be unique in that it cleaves relatively specific sites of the tropoelastin molecule. Thus ROS may play a degradative role in elastin metabolism which may cause the elastolytic changes or the deposition of fragmented elastic fibers in photoaged skin or age-related elastolytic disorders.
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratory, Kose Corporation, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tajima
mesh_terms: D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D019327:Copper Sulfate / Q000494:pharmacology; D006415:Hematoporphyrins / Q000494:pharmacology; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014333:Tropoelastin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D019820:Xanthine / Q000494:pharmacology; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D006415:Hematoporphyrins; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014333:Tropoelastin; D019820:Xanthine; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase; D019327:Copper Sulfate; D001205:Ascorbic Acid