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The effect of resveratrol and its methylthio-derivatives on the Nrf2-ARE pathway in mouse epidermis and HaCaT keratinocytes

Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters volume 19, pages 500–516 (2014)Cite this article

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Resveratrol is the most extensively studied stilbene derivative. We previously showed that methylthiostilbenes were more effective inhibitors of CYP1A1 and 1B1 activity than resveratrol. In this study, we investigated whether resveratrol and its methylthio-substituted derivatives, i.e. 3-M-4′-MTS (S2), 3,5-DM-4′-MTS (S5) and 3,4,5-TM-4′-MTS (S7) could activate Nrf2 signaling in the mouse epidermis and in human keratinocytes. Western blot analysis showed translocation of Nrf2 from the cytosol to the nucleus in both models. All of the tested stilbenes increased GST activity, but resveratrol was the most effective inducer. Moreover, only resveratrol increased the protein level of GSTP in the mouse epidermis. GSTM was enhanced in HaCaT cells after the treatment with derivatives S2 and S5. The same effect was observed for GSTP in the case of compound S2. Resveratrol and its derivatives reduced the NQO2 protein level in HaCaT cells. Thus, it is possible that increased expression of GSTP or GSTM and GST activity was linked with NQO2 inhibition in these cells. The results of this study indicate that resveratrol and its methylthioderivatives activate Nrf2 not only in the mouse epidermis, but also in human keratinocytes. Upregulating GST isozymes might be particularly important for deactivating chemical carcinogens, such as PAH.

Abbreviations

AhR:

aryl hydrocarbon receptor

ARE:

antioxidant response element

CDNB:

1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene

CYPs:

cytochromes P450

DMEM:

Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium

DMF:

dimethylformamide

DMSO:

dimethyl sulfoxide

DTT:

dithiothreitol

FBS:

fetal bovine serum

GSH:

glutathione

GST:

glutathione-S-transferase

GSTA:

glutathione-S-transferase A

GSTM:

glutathione-Stransferase M

GSTP:

glutathione-S-transferase P

HaCaT:

spontaneously immortalized human keratinocyte cell line

Keap1:

Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1

MTT:

3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide

Nrf2:

nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2

NQO:

NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase

PAHs:

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Res:

resveratrol

S2:

3-methoxy-4′-methylthio-transstilbene (3-M-4′-MTS)

S5:

3,5-dimethoxy-4′-methylthio-trans-stilbene (3,5-DM-4′-MTS)

S7:

3,4,5-trimethoxy-4′-methylthio-trans-stilbene (3,4,5-TM-4′-MTS)

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    Violetta Krajka-Kuźniak, Hanna Szaefer, Michał Cichocki & Wanda Baer-Dubowska

  2. Department of Chemical Technology of Drugs, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland

    Tomasz Stefański & Stanisław Sobiak

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Krajka-Kuźniak, V., Szaefer, H., Stefański, T. et al. The effect of resveratrol and its methylthio-derivatives on the Nrf2-ARE pathway in mouse epidermis and HaCaT keratinocytes. Cell Mol Biol Lett 19, 500–516 (2014). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11658-014-0209-1

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