title: A role for NF-kappaB-dependent gene transactivation in sunburn.
abstract: Exposure of skin to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is known to induce NF-kappaB activation, but the functional role for this pathway in UV-induced cutaneous inflammation remains uncertain. In this study, we examined whether experimentally induced sunburn reactions in mice could be prevented by blocking UV-induced, NF-kappaB-dependent gene transactivation with oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) containing the NF-kappaB cis element (NF-kappaB decoy ODNs). UV-induced secretion of IL-1, IL-6, TNF-alpha, and VEGF by skin-derived cell lines was inhibited by the decoy ODNs, but not by the scrambled control ODNs. Systemic or local injection of NF-kappaB decoy ODNs also inhibited cutaneous swelling responses to UV irradiation. Moreover, local UV-induced inflammatory changes (swelling, leukocyte infiltration, epidermal hyperplasia, and accumulation of proinflammatory cytokines) were all inhibited specifically by topically applied decoy ODNs. Importantly, these ODNs had no effect on alternative types of cutaneous inflammation caused by irritant or allergic chemicals. These results indicate that sunburn reactions culminate from inflammatory events that are triggered by UV-activated transcription of NF-kappaB target genes, rather than from nonspecific changes associated with tissue damage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, and. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abeyama
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Eng
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Jester
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Vink
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Edelbaum
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Cockerell
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Bergstresser
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takashima
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006965:Hyperplasia; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D007801:Langerhans Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D051379:Mice; D008805:Mice, Inbred A; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013471:Sunburn / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D016328:NF-kappa B; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides