Yan Miaomiao, Liu Zhongrong, Yang Huilan, Li Cuihua, Chen Hulin, Liu Yan, Zhao Minling, Zhu Yingjie
Department of Dermatology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510010, P.R. China.
Mol Med Rep. 2016 Sep;14(3):1986-92. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5517. Epub 2016 Jul 13.
Luteolin (LUT) is a flavone, which is universally present as a constituent of traditional Chinese herbs, and certain vegetables and spices, and has been demonstrated to exhibit potent radical scavenging and cytoprotective properties. Although LUT has various beneficial effects on health, the effects of LUT on the protection of skin remain to be fully elucidated. The present study investigated whether LUT can protect human skin fibroblasts (HSFs) from ultraviolet (UV) A irradiation. It was found that, following exposure to different doses of UVA irradiation, the HSFs exhibited autophagy, as observed by fluorescence and transmission electron microscopy, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) bursts, analyzed by flow cytometry, to differing degrees. Following incubation with micromolar concentrations of LUT, ROS production decreased and autophagy gradually declined. In addition, the expression of hypoxia‑inducible factor‑1α and the classical autophagy‑associated proteins, LC3 and Beclin 1 were observed by western blotting. Western blot analysis showed that the expression levels of HIF‑1α, LC3‑II and Beclin 1 gradually decreased in the UVA‑irradiated HSFs following treatment with LUT. These data indicated that UVA‑induced autophagy was mediated by ROS, suggesting the possibility of resistance against UV by certain natural antioxidants, including LUT.
木犀草素(LUT)是一种黄酮类化合物,普遍存在于传统中草药、某些蔬菜和香料中,并且已被证明具有强大的自由基清除和细胞保护特性。尽管LUT对健康有多种有益作用,但其对皮肤保护的作用仍有待充分阐明。本研究调查了LUT是否能保护人皮肤成纤维细胞(HSF)免受紫外线(UV)A照射。结果发现,在暴露于不同剂量的UVA照射后,通过荧光和透射电子显微镜观察到HSF表现出自噬,通过流式细胞术分析发现其活性氧(ROS)爆发程度不同。在用微摩尔浓度的LUT孵育后,ROS产生减少,自噬逐渐下降。此外,通过蛋白质印迹法观察缺氧诱导因子-1α以及经典的自噬相关蛋白LC3和Beclin 1的表达。蛋白质印迹分析表明,在用LUT处理后,UVA照射的HSF中HIF-1α、LC3-II和Beclin 1的表达水平逐渐降低。这些数据表明,UVA诱导的自噬由ROS介导,这提示包括LUT在内的某些天然抗氧化剂具有抵抗紫外线的可能性。