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Hyaluronan minimizes effects of UV irradiation on human keratinocytes

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Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) irradiation has detrimental effects on skin accompanied by the increased metabolism of hyaluronan (HA), a linear polysaccharide important for the normal physiological functions of skin. In this study, the modulation of human keratinocyte response to UVB irradiation by HA (970 kDa) was investigated. Immortalized human keratinocytes (HaCaT) were irradiated by a single dose of UVB and immediately treated with HA for 6 and 24 h. The irradiation induced a significant decrease in the gene expression of CD44 and toll-like receptor 2 6 h after irradiation. The expressions of other HA receptors, including toll-like receptor 4 and the receptor for HA-mediated motility, were not detected in either the control or UVB-irradiated or HA-treated HaCaT cells. UVB irradiation induced a significant decrease in the gene expression of HA synthase-2 and hyaluronidase-2 6 h after irradiation. The expressions of HA synthase-3 and hyaluronidase-3 were not significantly modulated by UV irradiation. Interestingly, HA treatment did not significantly modulate any of these effects. In contrast, HA significantly suppressed UVB-induced pro-inflammatory cytokine release including interleukin-6 and interleukin-8. Similarly, HA treatment reduced the UVB-mediated production of transforming growth factor β1. HA treatment also significantly reduced the UV irradiation-mediated release of soluble CD44 into the media. Finally, HA partially, but significantly, suppressed the UVB-induced decrease in cell viability. Data indicate that HA had significant protective effects for HaCaT cells against UVB irradiation.

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Acknowledgments

The study was partly supported by grant No. 305/08/1704 from the Czech Science Foundation and research plans AV0Z50040507 and AV0Z50040702. The authors would like to thank J. Stejskalova, K. Becickova and M. Felgrova for their technical assistance with cell cultivation and protein assays.

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Drs. Hasova, Dvorakova, and Muthny are Contipro Group employees; Dr. Velebny is a Contipro Group employee and stockholder.

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  1. CPN s.r.o, Dolni Dobrouc, 561 02, Dolni Dobouc, Czech Republic

    Martina Hašová, Jana Dvořáková, Tomáš Muthný & Vladimír Velebný

  2. Department of Physiology and Immunology of Animals, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37, Brno, Czech Republic

    Martina Hašová

  3. Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Kralovopolska 135, 612 65, Brno, Czech Republic

    Tomáš Crhák, Barbora Šafránková & Lukáš Kubala

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Hašová, M., Crhák, T., Šafránková, B. et al. Hyaluronan minimizes effects of UV irradiation on human keratinocytes. Arch Dermatol Res 303, 277–284 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-011-1146-8

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