Effect of decylubiquinone on UVB-induced photodamage in HaCaT cells and its mechanism
AIM:To investigate the protective effect of decylubiquinone(DUb)against medium-wave ultravio-let(UVB)-induced photodamage in HaCaT cells and its molecular mechanism.METHODS:The photodamage model was established by irradiating HaCaT cells with UVB.The experiment was divided into 6 groups:control group,UVB model group(30 mJ/cm2),UVB+low-,medium-and high-concentration(2.5,5 and 10 µmol/L)DUb groups,and DUb(10 µmol/L)group.Cell viability was detected using the CCK-8 assay.The morphological changes of the HaCaT cells were observed under a light microscope.The production of reactive oxygen species(ROS)content in the HaCaT cells was analyzed by fluorescence probe of DCFH-DA,and the superoxide dismutase(SOD)activity,intracellular glutathione(GSH)and malondialdehyde(MDA)levels were detected using biochemical reagents.The apoptosis rate was detected through flow cytometry.The protein expression levels of Bax、Bcl-2、caspase-3 and p53 were detected by Western blot.RESULTS:Compared with the control group,the cell viability of UVB model group was significantly decreased(P<0.01),and obvious morphological changes,ROS and MDA were significantly increased(P<0.01),GSH and SOD were significantly decreased(P<0.01),the apoptosis rate was increased(P<0.01).DUb pretreatment significantly increased the viability of UVB-induced photodamage HaCaT cells(P<0.01),decreased intracellular ROS and MDA production(P<0.05,P<0.01),increased GSH content and SOD activity(P<0.05,P<0.01),and reduced apoptosis(P<0.01).Addi-tionally,the protein expression levels of Bax,caspase-3 and p53 in medium-and high-dose DUb groups were significantly decreased(P<0.01),while the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 was significantly increased(P<0.01).CONCLUSION:Dec-ylubiquinone can alleviate UVB-induced photodamage to HaCaT cells,reduce apoptosis and enhance the antioxidant ca-pacity of cells,and protect HaCaT cells against UVB radiation.