Reversal of ultraviolet B-induced immunosuppression by inhibition of the extracellular signal-regulated mitogen-activated protein kinase
Reversal of ultraviolet B-induced immunosuppression by inhibition of the extracellular signal-regulated mitogen-activated protein kinase
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通过抑制细胞外信号调节丝裂原激活蛋白激酶逆转紫外线 B 诱导的免疫抑制
DOI:
10.1111/j.1600-0781.2009.00458.x
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发表时间:
2009-10-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Zheng, Zhizhong
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作者:
Leng, Hong;Luo, Xiaoqun;Zheng, Zhizhong
Objective: Topical treatment of the specific inhibitor PD98059 (PD) for extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 combined with ultraviolet B (UVB) exposure in an in vivo study was proposed to confirm the effectiveness of ERK1/2 involved in UVB-induced immunosuppression that was reversed by PD.Methods: Based on the mouse model of local UVB-induced immunosuppression [UVB exposure, followed by sensitization with dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB) on the abdomen skin before challenge on the ear site], the PD was applied on the abdomen-irradiated area 1 h, immediately before and 6 It after UVB exposure, respectively. The baseline of ear thickness was measured and remeasured 24 h after the challenge of DNFB for evaluation of ear-swelling response. Histopathologically, the ear biopsies were taken for hematoxylin and eosin staining.Results: Mice that received PD post-irradiation treatment showed a statistically significant contact hypersensitivity compared with the UVB-irradiated mice (P < 0.05), and paralleled with the biopsy showing a thickened epidermis with lymphocyte infiltration. Thus, the PD had abrogated the UV-induced local suppression of contact hypersensitivity.Conclusion: The ERK1/2 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway plays an important role in the local UVB-induced immunosuppression, and its specific inhibitor PD can arrest its function, resulting in protection against UVB-induced immunosuppression in the present in vivo study.