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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Inhibition of Human Kallikrein 5 Protease by Triterpenoids from Natural Sources.

Yosuke Matsubara, Takashi Matsumoto, Junichi Koseki, Atsushi Kaneko, Setsuya Aiba, Kenshi Yamasaki

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yosuke MatsubaraTsumura Research Laboratories, Tsumura & Co., Ibaraki 300-1192, Japan. matsubara_yousuke@mail.tsumura.co.jp.
Takashi MatsumotoTsumura Research Laboratories, Tsumura & Co., Ibaraki 300-1192, Japan. matsumoto_takashi@mail.tsumura.co.jp.
Junichi KosekiTsumura Research Laboratories, Tsumura & Co., Ibaraki 300-1192, Japan. htkj9626m@mineo.jp.
Atsushi KanekoTsumura Research Laboratories, Tsumura & Co., Ibaraki 300-1192, Japan. kaneko_atsushi@mail.tsumura.co.jp.
Setsuya AibaDepartment of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan. saiba@med.tohoku.ac.jp.
Kenshi YamasakiDepartment of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan. kyamasaki@med.tohoku.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-5495-4956
Tsumura Research Institute (Japan) · JPTohoku University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stratum corneum tryptic enzyme kallikrein 5 (KLK5) is a serine protease that is involved in the cell renewal and maintenance of the skin barrier function. The excessive activation of KLK5 causes an exacerbation of dermatoses, such as rosacea and atopic dermatitis. Some triterpenoids are reported to suppress the serine proteases. We aimed to investigate whether bioactive triterpenoids modulate the KLK5 protease. Nineteen triterpenoids occurring in medicinal crude drugs were evaluated using an enzymatic assay to measure the anti-KLK5 activity. The KLK5-dependent cathelicidin peptide LL-37 production in human keratinocytes was examined using immunoprecipitation and Western blotting. Screening assays for evaluating the anti-KLK5 activity revealed that ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, saikosaponin b₁, tumulosic acid and pachymic acid suppressed the KLK5 protease activity, although critical molecular moieties contributing to anti-KLK5 activity were unclarified. Ursolic acid and tumulosic acid suppressed the proteolytic processing of LL-37 in keratinocytes at ≤10 μM; no cytotoxicity was observed. Both triterpenoids were detected in the plasma of rats administered orally with triterpenoid-rich crude drug Jumihaidokuto. Our study reveals that triterpenoids, such as ursolic acid and tumulosic acid, modulate the KLK5 protease activity and cathelicidin peptide production. Triterpenoids may affect the skin barrier function via the regulation of proteases.

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AnimalsBiological ProductsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme ActivationHumansKallikreinsKeratinocytesMolecular StructureRatsTriterpenesBiological ProductsKallikreinsKLK5 protein, humanTriterpenescathelicidinJumihaidokutokallikrein 5kallikrein 7LL-37skin barriertriterpenoidtumulosic acidursolic acid

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PMID29077044
PMCPMC6150226
OpenAlexW2766059761

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