Abstract
The 12/15-lipoxygenase (12/15-LOX) pathways of arachidonate metabolism have been implicated in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Since UV photo-therapy is a commonly used technique for inhibiting cell proliferation and inflammation in skin diseases, we hypothesized that UV-irradiation may affect 12/15-LOX expression which might regulate cell proliferation. In this study, we showed that UV-irradiation suppressed 12-LOX expression, whereas up-regulated 15-LOX expression. Treatment with the 15-LOX metabolites sufficiently suppressed insulin-like growth factor II-induced 12-LOX expression and blocked cell cycle progression. On the basis of our findings, we think that the 15-LOX metabolites may inhibit epidermal hyperplasia in psoriasis by regulating 12-LOX expression.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3249-3253 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 582 |
Issue number | 21-22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 22 Sep 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by a Next Generation Growth Engine Program Grant (M10416020002-05N1602) from the Korean Science and Engineering Foundation and the Korean Ministry of Science and Technology. We thank Prof. N. Fusenig for providing the HaCaT cells.
Keywords
- 12/15-Lipoxygenase (LOX)
- HaCaT
- IGF-II
- Psoriasis
- UV