Surfactant cocamide monoethanolamide causes eye irritation by activating nociceptor TRPV1 channels.
Surfactant cocamide monoethanolamide causes eye irritation by activating nociceptor TRPV1 channels.
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表面活性剂椰油酰胺单乙醇酰胺通过激活伤害感受器 TRPV1 通道引起眼睛刺激。
DOI:
10.1111/bph.15491
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
7.3
通讯作者:
Cao Zhengyu
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作者:
Zhao Fang;Wang Shuangyan;Li Yan;Wang Jin;Wang Yujing;Zhang Chunlei;Li Yong;Huang Longjiang;Yu Ye;Zheng Jie;Yu Boyang;Pessah Isaac N;Cao Zhengyu
Background and PurposeCocamide monoethanolamide (CMEA) is commonly used as a surfactant‐foam booster in cosmetic formulations. Upon contact with the eye or other sensitive skin areas, CMEA elicits stinging and lasting irritation. We hypothesized a specific molecular interaction with TRPV1 channels by which CMEA caused eye irritation.Experimental ApproachEye irritancy was evaluated using eye‐wiping tests in rabbits and mice. Intracellular Ca2+concentrations and action potentials were measured using Ca2+imaging and current clamp respectively. Voltage clamp, site‐direct mutagenesis and molecular modelling were used to identify binding pockets for CMEA on TRPV1 channels.Key ResultsCMEA‐induced eye irritation is ameliorated by selective ablation of TRPV1 channels.Rodents exhibit much stronger responses to CMEA than rabbits. In trigeminal ganglion neurons, CMEA induced Ca2+influx and neuronal excitability, effects mitigated by a TRPV1 channel inhibition and absent in TRPV1 knockout neurons. In HEK‐293 cells expressing TRPV1 channels, CMEA increased whole‐cell currents by increasing channel open probability (EC50= 10.2 μM), without affecting TRPV2, TRPV3, TRPV4, and TRPA1 channel activities. Lauric acid monoethanolamide (LAMEA), the most abundant constituent of CMEA, was the most efficacious and potent TRPV1 channel activator, binding to the capsaicin‐binding pocket of the channel. The T550I mutants of rabbit and human TRPV1 channels exhibit much lower sensitivity to LAMEA.Conclusions and ImplicationCMEA directly activates TRPV1 channels to produce eye irritation. Rabbits, the standard animal used for eye irritancy tests are poor models for evaluating human eye irritants structurally related to CMEA. Our study identifies potential alternatives to CMEA as non‐irritating surfactants.