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Vitamin D derivatives enhance cytotoxic effects of H2O2 or cisplatin on human keratinocytes

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Piotrowska, Anna, Wierzbicka, Justyna, Ślebioda, Tomasz, Woźniak, Michał, Tuckey, Robert C., Slominski, Andrzej T., Żmijewski, Michał A.·2016·Steroids

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Although the skin production of vitamin D is initiated by ultraviolet radiation type B (UVB), the role vitamin D plays in antioxidative or pro-oxidative responses remains to be elucidated. We have used immortalized human HaCaT keratinocytes as a model of proliferating epidermal cells to test the influence of vitamin D on cellular response to H2O2 or the anti-cancer drug, cisplatin. Incubation of keratinocytes with 1,25(OH)2D3 or its low calcemic analogues, 20(OH)D3, 21(OH)pD or calcipotriol, sensitized cells to ROS resulting in more potent inhibition of keratinocyte proliferation by H2O2 in the presence of vitamin D compounds. These results were supported by cell cycle and apoptosis analyses, and measurement of the mitochondrial transmembrane potentials (MMP), however some unique properties of individual secosteroids were observed. Furthermore, in HaCaT keratinocytes treated with H2O2, 1,25(OH)2D3, 21(OH)pD and calcipotriol stimulated the expression of SOD1 and CAT genes, but not SOD2, indicating a possible role of mitochondria in ROS-modulated cell death. 1,25(OH)2D3 also showed a short-term, protective effect on HaCaT keratinocytes, as exemplified by the inhibition of apoptosis and the maintenance of MMP. However, with prolonged incubation with H2O2 or cisplatin, 1,25(OH)2D3 caused an acceleration in the death of the keratinocytes. Therefore, we propose that lead vitamin D derivatives can protect the epidermis against neoplastic transformation secondary to oxidative or UV-induced stress through activation of vitamin D-signaling. Furthermore, our data suggest that treatment with low calcemic vitamin D analogues or the maintenance of optimal level of vitamin D by proper supplementation, can enhance the anticancer efficacy of cisplatin.

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Piotrowska, A., Wierzbicka, J., Ślebioda, T., Woźniak, M., Tuckey, R. C., Slominski, A. T., & Żmijewski, M. A.
Affiliations
  • Gdańsk Medical University (PL)
  • The University of Western Australia (AU)
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Venue
Steroids
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-06
Volume
110
Pages
49-61
ISSN
0039-128X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2339886852
Cited by
48
References
130
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1
FWCI
4.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Steroids (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego (N405 623238, 1R01AR056666-01A2, R21 AR066505-01A1)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
Keywords
vitamin D derivatives, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, calcipotriol, keratinocytes, HaCaT keratinocytes, hydrogen peroxide, cisplatin, reactive oxygen species, oxidative stress, apoptosis, mitochondrial membrane potential, cell cycle, superoxide dismutase 1, catalase, vitamin D signaling, skin protection, oncogenic transformation, UV-B radiation
MeSH terms
Antineoplastic Agents, Calcitriol, Cell Division, Cell Line, Cisplatin, Humans, Hydrogen Peroxide, Vitamin D, Keratinocytes, Apoptosis, Reactive Oxygen Species, Cell Proliferation, Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial

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