Aquaporin-8 promotes human dermal fibroblasts to counteract hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative damage: A novel target for management of skin aging

Shu Hsiang Liu, Wei Chun Lin, En Chih Liao, Yung Feng Lin, Ching Shuen Wang, Sheng Yang Lee, Dee Pei, Chun Hsien Hsu

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2 引文 斯高帕斯(Scopus)

摘要

The skin is subjected to various external factors that contribute to aging including oxidative stress from hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). This study investigated the distribution of aquaporin-8 (AQP8), a protein that transports H2O2 across biological membranes, in skin cells, and its effects in mitigating H2O2-induced oxidative damage. Human dermal fibroblasts were treated with increasing concentrations of H2O2 to evaluate oxidative damage. Cell viability, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, and the expression of specific genes associated with skin aging (IL-10, FPR2, COL1A1, KRT19, and Aggrecan) were evaluated and AQP8 expression was assessed via quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blotting. Small-interfering RNA was used to silence the AQP8 gene and evaluate its significance. The results show that H2O2 treatment reduces cell viability and increases ROS generation, leading to oxidative damage that affects the expression of target molecules. Interestingly, H2O2-treated cells exhibit high levels of AQP8 expression and gene silencing of AQP8 reverses high levels of ROS and low levels of COL1A1, KRT19, and Aggrecan expression in stressed cells, indicating that AQP8 plays a vital role in preventing oxidative damage and consequent aging. In conclusion, AQP8 is upregulated in human dermal fibroblasts during H2O2-induced oxidative stress and may help prevent oxidative damage and aging. These findings suggest that AQP8 could be a potential therapeutic target for skin aging. Further research is necessary to explore the feasibility of using AQP8 as a preventive or therapeutic strategy for maintaining skin health.
原文英語
文章編號20220828
期刊Open Life Sciences
19
發行號1
DOIs
出版狀態已發佈 - 1月 1 2024

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • 一般神經科學
  • 一般生物化學,遺傳學和分子生物學
  • 一般免疫學和微生物學
  • 一般農業與生物科學

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