title: Induction of tumor necrosis factor-alpha by UVB: a role for reactive oxygen intermediates and eicosanoids.
abstract: UVB irradiation induces nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) expression and reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI) in keratinocytes. We investigated whether ROI play a role in UVB-induced TNF-alpha mRNA expression. The antioxidants N-acetyl cysteine, NAC, epigallocathin gallate, EGCG, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and vitamin C could reduce UVB-induced TNF-alpha mRNA levels to various degrees; vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) had no effect. BHA was the most potent inhibitor. The oxidant tertiary butylated hydroperoxide could effectively induce TNF-alpha mRNA expression. Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) and MK-886, inhibitors of lipoxygenase (LOX), and indometacin and quinacrine, inhibitors of cyclooxygenase (COX) and phospholipase A2, respectively, could also reduce UVB-induced TNF-alpha mRNA expression. Inhibition by NDGA was in concordance with the results for BHA. NDGA, indometacin, quinacrine and BHA could also effectively inhibit the inhibitor of NF-kappaB degradation, thereby maintaining NF-kappaB inactivity. In conclusion, we show that ROI are implicated in the induction of TNF-alpha mRNA by UVB and that not all antioxidants are equally effective inhibitors. COX products and more importantly LOX products, which themselves are products of an oxidative metabolism, are the main ROI implicated in this induction of TNF-alpha expression by UVB probably via activation of NF-kappaB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Annemie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pupe
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Degreef
authors.forename: Marjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garmyn
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D015777:Eicosanoids / Q000502:physiology*; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000201:enzymology; D008084:Lipoxygenase / Q000378:metabolism; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000502:physiology; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D015777:Eicosanoids; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D016328:NF-kappa B; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D008084:Lipoxygenase; C029451:ferrous chloride