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- Title
Up-Regulation of A1M/α<sub>1</sub>-Microglobulin in Skin by Heme and Reactive Oxygen Species Gives Protection from Oxidative Damage.
- Authors
Olsson, Magnus G.; Allhorn, Maria; Larsson, Jörgen; Cederlund, Martin; Lundqvist, Katarina; Schmidtchen, Artur; Sørensen, Ole E.; Mörgelin, Matthias; Åkerström, Bo
- Abstract
During bleeding the skin is subjected to oxidative insults from free heme and radicals, generated from extracellular hemoglobin. The lipocalin α1-microglobulin (A1M) was recently shown to have reductase properties, reducing hemeproteins and other substrates, and to scavenge heme and radicals. We investigated the expression and localization of A1M in skin and the possible role of A1M in the protection of skin tissue from damage induced by heme and reactive oxygen species. Skin explants, keratinocyte cultures and purified collagen I were exposed to heme, reactive oxygen species, and/or A1M and investigated by biochemical methods and electron microscopy. The results demonstrate that A1M is localized ubiquitously in the dermal and epidermal layers, and that the A1M-gene is expressed in keratinocytes and up-regulated after exposure to heme and reactive oxygen species. A1M inhibited the heme- and reactive oxygen species-induced ultrastructural damage, up-regulation of antioxidation and cell cycle regulatory genes, and protein carbonyl formation in skin and keratinocytes. Finally, A1M bound to purified collagen I (Kd = 0.96x10-6 M) and could inhibit and repair the destruction of collagen fibrils by heme and reactive oxygen species. The results suggest that A1M may have a physiological role in protection of skin cells and matrix against oxidative damage following bleeding.
- Subjects
TETRAPYRROLES; HEMORRHAGE; REACTIVE oxygen species; FREE radicals; IONIZATION of gases; OXYGEN
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2011, Vol 6, Issue 11, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0027505