Genetic variation of the cutaneous HPA axis: an analysis of UVB-induced differential responses
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Mammalian skin incorporates a local equivalent of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis that is critical in coordinating homeostatic responses against external noxious stimuli. Ultraviolet radiation B (UVB) is a skin-specific stressor that can activate this cutaneous HPA axis. Since C57BL/6 (B6) and DBA/2J (D2) strains of mice have different predispositions to sensorineural pathway activation, we quantified expression of HPA axis components at the gene and protein levels in skin incubated ex vivo after UVB or sham irradiation. Urocortin mRNA was up-regulated after all doses of UVB with a maximum level at 50 mJ/cm(2) after 12h for D2 and at 200 mJ/cm(2) after 24h for B6. Proopiomelanocortin mRNA was enhanced after 6h with the peak after 12h and at 200 mJ/cm(2) for both genotypes of mice. ACTH levels in tissue and media increased after 24h in B6 but not in D2. UVB stimulated β-endorphin expression was higher in D2 than in B6. Melanocortin receptor 2 mRNA was stimulated by UVB in a dose-dependent manner, with a peak at 200 mJ/cm(2) after 12h for both strains. The expression of Cyp11a1 mRNA - a key mitochondrial P450 enzyme in steroidogenesis, was stimulated at all doses of UVB irradiation, with the most pronounced effect after 12-24h. UVB radiation caused, independently of genotype, a dose-dependent increase in corticosterone production in the skin, mainly after 24h of histoculture. Thus, basal and UVB stimulated expression of the cutaneous HPA axis differs as a function of genotype: D2 responds to UVB earlier and with higher amplitude than B6, while B6 shows prolonged (up to 48 h) stress response to a noxious stimulus such as UVB.
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UVB and UVC, but not UVA, stimulate CYP11A1 expression when skin is incubated ex vivo or keratinocytes are co-cultured with melanocytes.
“UVB and UVC, but not the UVA wavelengths of ultraviolet radiation, stimulated CYP11A1 expression when skin was incubated ex vivo or when keratinocytes were co-cultured with melanocytes”
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- Authors
- Skobowiat, C., Nejati, R., Lu, L., Williams, R. W., & Slominski, A. T.
- Affiliations
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Slominski, Andrzej T.
- Venue
- Gene
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-11
- Volume
- 530
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-7
- ISSN
- 0378-1119 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3807248
- OpenAlex
- W2090312069
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- journal article
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- en
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- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R01AR056666)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Skin Protection and Aging
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Keywords
- UV-B radiation, urocortin, proopiomelanocortin, ACTH, beta-endorphin, CYP11A1, corticosterone, C57BL/6 mice, DBA/2J mice, genetic strain differences
- MeSH terms
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Animals, beta-Endorphin, Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme, Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation, Gene Expression Regulation, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Inbred DBA, Pituitary-Adrenal System, Pro-Opiomelanocortin, Ultraviolet Rays, Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 2, Mice, Urocortins
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