Niu Tianhui, Tian Yan, Cai Qing, Ren Qu, Wei Lizhao
Aviation Medicine Research Laboratory, The General Hospital of the Air Force, Beijing, China.
Department of Dermatology, The General Hospital of the Air Force, Beijing, China.
PLoS One. 2015 Sep 18;10(9):e0138754. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138754. eCollection 2015.
Curcumin is a widely known natural phytochemical from plant Curcuma longa. In recent years, curcumin has received increasing attention because of its capability to induce apoptosis and inhibit cell proliferation as well as its anti-inflammatory properties in different cancer cells. However, the therapeutic benefits of curcumin are severely hampered due to its particularly low absorption via trans-dermal or oral bioavailability. Phototherapy with visible light is gaining more and more support in dermatological therapy. Red light is part of the visible light spectrum, which is able to deeply penetrate the skin to about 6 mm, and directly affect the fibroblast of the skin dermis. Blue light is UV-free irradiation which is fit for treating chronic inflammation diseases. In this study, we show that curcumin at low concentrations (1.25-3.12 μM) has a strong anti-proliferative effect on TNF-α-induced psoriasis-like inflammation when applied in combination with light-emitting-diode devices. The treatment was especially effective when LED blue light at 405 nm was combined with red light at 630 or 660 nm, which markedly amplified the anti-proliferative and apoptosis-inducing effects of curcumin. The experimental results demonstrated that this treatment reduced the viability of human skin keratinocytes, decreased cell proliferation, induced apoptosis, inhibited NF-κB activity and activated caspase-8 and caspase-9 while preserving the cell membrane integrity. Moreover, the combined treatment also down-regulated the phosphorylation level of Akt and ERK. Taken together, our results indicated that the combination of curcumin with LED blue light united red light irradiation can attain a higher efficiency of regulating proliferation and apoptosis in skin keratinocytes.
姜黄素是一种从植物姜黄中提取的广为人知的天然植物化学物质。近年来,姜黄素因其在不同癌细胞中诱导凋亡、抑制细胞增殖以及抗炎特性而受到越来越多的关注。然而,由于其经皮或口服生物利用度特别低,姜黄素的治疗效果受到严重阻碍。可见光光疗在皮肤科治疗中获得了越来越多的支持。红光属于可见光谱的一部分,能够深入穿透皮肤约6毫米,并直接影响皮肤真皮层的成纤维细胞。蓝光是无紫外线辐射,适合治疗慢性炎症性疾病。在本研究中,我们表明,低浓度(1.25 - 3.12 μM)的姜黄素与发光二极管装置联合应用时,对肿瘤坏死因子-α诱导的银屑病样炎症具有强烈的抗增殖作用。当405 nm的LED蓝光与630或660 nm的红光联合使用时,这种治疗效果尤为显著,显著增强了姜黄素的抗增殖和诱导凋亡作用。实验结果表明,这种治疗降低了人皮肤角质形成细胞的活力,减少了细胞增殖,诱导了凋亡,抑制了核因子-κB活性,激活了半胱天冬酶-8和半胱天冬酶-9,同时保持了细胞膜的完整性。此外,联合治疗还下调了Akt和ERK的磷酸化水平。综上所述,我们的结果表明,姜黄素与LED蓝光联合红光照射可在调节皮肤角质形成细胞增殖和凋亡方面获得更高的效率。
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