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ArticleBioengineered2021

Curcumin protection against ultraviolet-induced photo-damage in Hacat cells by regulating nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2.

Huiyan Deng, Miaojian Wan, Huaping Li, Quan Chen, Runxiang Li, Bihua Liang, Huilan Zhu

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Article in Bioengineered, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Huiyan DengDepartment of Dermatology, Guangzhou Institute of Dermatology, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7524-3486
Miaojian WanDepartment of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Huaping LiDepartment of Dermatology, Guangzhou Institute of Dermatology, Guangzhou, China.
Quan ChenDepartment of Dermatology, Guangzhou Institute of Dermatology, Guangzhou, China.
Runxiang LiDepartment of Dermatology, Guangzhou Institute of Dermatology, Guangzhou, China.
Bihua LiangDepartment of Dermatology, Guangzhou Institute of Dermatology, Guangzhou, China.
Huilan ZhuDepartment of Dermatology, Guangzhou Institute of Dermatology, Guangzhou, China.
Guangzhou Institute of Dermatology · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Curcumin suppressed ultraviolet (UV) induced skin carcinogenesis and activated the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) pathway. However, whether curcumin protects skin injury caused by UV is still unknown. A vitro model was established and curcumin effects on Hacat cells were detected. Nrf2 was knocked down in Hacat cells to verify the Nrf2 role in the protective effect of curcumin. Results indicated that ultraviolet A (UVA) (or ultraviolet B (UVB)) irradiation would lead to decreased cell proliferation, increased cell apoptosis, decreased catalase, heme oxygenase 1, and superoxide dismutase expression, and increased levels of protein carbonylation and malondialdehyde (p < 0.05). These adverse events could be reversed by adding 5-μM curcumin. Meanwhile, we found that the application of curcumin effectively induced Nrf2 nuclear accumulation in Hacat cells. While in the Nrf2 knockdown cells, the protective effects of curcumin against UVA (or UVB) were attenuated. Conclusively, curcumin protects Hacat cells against UV exposure-induced photo-damage by regulating Nrf2 expression.

Indexed as

CytoprotectionUltraviolet RaysAntioxidantsApoptosisCell NucleusCell ProliferationCell SurvivalCurcuminHaCaT CellsHumansKeratinocytesNF-E2-Related Factor 2AntioxidantsCurcuminNF-E2-Related Factor 2Curcuminnuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2oxidative stressphoto-damageskinultraviolet

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PMID34666601
PMCPMC8810050
OpenAlexW3206002336

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