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  3. Protective Effect of Phloroglucinol on Oxidative Stress-Induced DNA Damage and Apoptosis through Activation of the Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway in HaCaT Human Keratinocytes

Protective Effect of Phloroglucinol on Oxidative Stress-Induced DNA Damage and Apoptosis through Activation of the Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway in HaCaT Human Keratinocytes

  • Mar Drugs. 2019 Apr 13;17(4):225. doi: 10.3390/md17040225.
Cheol Park 1,  Hee-Jae Cha 2,  Su Hyun Hong 3 4,  Gi-Young Kim 5,  Suhkmann Kim 6,  Heui-Soo Kim 7,  Byung Woo Kim 8,  You-Jin Jeon 9,  Yung Hyun Choi 10 11
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Dong-eui University, Busan 47340, Korea. parkch@deu.ac.kr.
  • 2 Department of Parasitology and Genetics, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Busan 49267, Korea. hcha@kosin.ac.kr.
  • 3 Department of Biochemistry, Dong-eui University College of Korean Medicine, Busan 47227, Korea. hongsh@deu.ac.kr.
  • 4 Anti-Aging Research Center, Dong-eui University, Busan 47227, Korea. hongsh@deu.ac.kr.
  • 5 Department of Marine Life Sciences, School of Marine Biomedical Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea. immunkim@jejunu.ac.kr.
  • 6 Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea. suhkmann@gmail.com.
  • 7 Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea. khs307@pusan.ac.kr.
  • 8 Biopharmaceutical Engineering Major, Division of Applied Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Dong-eui University, Busan 47340, Korea. bwkim@deu.ac.kr.
  • 9 Department of Marine Life Sciences, School of Marine Biomedical Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea. youjinj@jejunu.ac.kr.
  • 10 Department of Biochemistry, Dong-eui University College of Korean Medicine, Busan 47227, Korea. choiyh@deu.ac.kr.
  • 11 Anti-Aging Research Center, Dong-eui University, Busan 47227, Korea. choiyh@deu.ac.kr.
PMID: 31013932 DOI: 10.3390/md17040225
Abstract

Phloroglucinol (PG) is a component of phlorotannins, which are abundant in marine brown alga species. Recent studies have shown that PG is beneficial in protecting cells from oxidative stress. In this study, we evaluated the protective efficacy of PG in HaCaT human skin keratinocytes stimulated with oxidative stress (hydrogen peroxide, H2O2). The results showed that PG significantly inhibited the H2O2-induced growth inhibition in HaCaT cells, which was associated with increased expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) by the activation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor-2 (Nrf2). PG remarkably reversed H2O2-induced excessive ROS production, DNA damage, and Apoptosis. Additionally, H2O2-induced mitochondrial dysfunction was related to a decrease in ATP levels, and in the presence of PG, these changes were significantly impaired. Furthermore, the increases of cytosolic release of cytochrome c and ratio of Bax to Bcl-2, and the activation of caspase-9 and Caspase-3 by the H2O2 were markedly abolished under the condition of PG pretreatment. However, the inhibition of HO-1 function using zinc protoporphyrin, a HO-1 inhibitor, markedly attenuated these protective effects of PG against H2O2. Overall, our results suggest that PG is able to protect HaCaT keratinocytes against oxidative stress-induced DNA damage and Apoptosis through activating the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway.

Keywords

Nrf2/HO-1; ROS; keratinocytes; oxidative stress; phloroglucinol.

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