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ArticleRedox biology2020

Cannabidiol induces antioxidant pathways in keratinocytes by targeting BACH1.

Laura Casares, Víctor García, Martín Garrido-Rodríguez, Estrella Millán, Juan A Collado, Adela García-Martín, Jon Peñarando, Marco A Calzado, Laureano de la Vega, Eduardo Muñoz

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Article in Redox biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 86 papers.

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86citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

86 citing papers in PubMed, 164 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Laura CasaresJacqui Wood Cancer Centre, Division of Cellular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK.
Víctor GarcíaInnohealth Group, Madrid, Spain; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain.
Martín Garrido-RodríguezInnohealth Group, Madrid, Spain; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain.
Estrella MillánInnohealth Group, Madrid, Spain.
Juan A ColladoInnohealth Group, Madrid, Spain; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain.
Adela García-MartínEmerald Health Biotechnology, Córdoba, Spain.
Jon PeñarandoEmerald Health Biotechnology, Córdoba, Spain.
Marco A CalzadoInstituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain; Departamento de Biología Celular, Fisiología e Inmunología, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain.
Laureano de la VegaJacqui Wood Cancer Centre, Division of Cellular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK. Electronic address: l.delavega@dundee.ac.uk.
Eduardo MuñozInstituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain; Departamento de Biología Celular, Fisiología e Inmunología, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain. Electronic address: fi1muble@uco.es.
Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba · ESUniversity of Dundee · GBUniversity of Córdoba · ES

Funding

Cancer Research UK 22869Cancer Research UK A22869Cancer Research UK C52419/A22869
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cannabidiol (CBD) is a major non-psychotropic phytocannabinoid that attracted a great attention for its therapeutic potential against different pathologies including skin diseases. However, although the efficacy in preclinical models and the clinical benefits of CBD in humans have been extensively demonstrated, the molecular mechanism(s) and targets responsible for these effects are as yet unknown. Herein we characterized at the molecular level the effects of CBD on primary human keratinocytes using a combination of RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) and sequential window acquisition of all theoretical mass spectrometry (SWATH-MS). Functional analysis revealed that CBD regulated pathways involved in keratinocyte differentiation, skin development and epidermal cell differentiation among other processes. In addition, CBD induced the expression of several NRF2 target genes, with heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX1) being the gene and the protein most upregulated by CBD. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing, RNA interference and biochemical studies demonstrated that the induction of HMOX1 mediated by CBD, involved nuclear export and proteasomal degradation of the transcriptional repressor BACH1. Notably, we showed that the effect of BACH1 on HMOX1 expression in keratinocytes is independent of NRF2. In vivo studies showed that topical CBD increased the levels of HMOX1 and of the proliferation and wound-repair associated keratins 16 and 17 in the skin of mice. Altogether, our study identifies BACH1 as a molecular target for CBD in keratinocytes and sets the basis for the use of topical CBD for the treatment of different skin diseases including atopic dermatitis and keratin disorders.

Indexed as

AntioxidantsBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCannabidiolCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedHeme Oxygenase-1High-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansKeratinocytesMass SpectrometryProteolysisSequence Analysis, RNASignal TransductionAntioxidantsBACH1 protein, humanBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCannabidiolHeme Oxygenase-1HMOX1 protein, humanCannabidiol/ BACH1/ HMOX1/ NRF2/ Keratinocytes

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PMID31518892
PMCPMC6742916
OpenAlexW2971999469

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