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1School of Medicine and Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756, Republic of Korea
2Research Institute of Processing from Jeju Fisher Food, Choung Ryong Fisheries Co., LTD, Jeju 697-943, Republic of Korea
We investigated the protective effects of chlorogenic acid (CGA), a polyphenol compound, on oxidative damage induced by UVB exposure on human HaCaT cells. In a cell-free system, CGA scavenged 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radicals, superoxide anions, hydroxyl radicals, and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by hydrogen peroxide and ultraviolet B (UVB). Furthermore, CGA absorbed electromagnetic radiation in the UVB range (280–320 nm). UVB exposure resulted in damage to cellular DNA, as demonstrated in a comet assay; pre-treatment of cells with CGA prior to UVB irradiation prevented DNA damage and increased cell viability. Furthermore, CGA pre-treatment prevented or ameliorated apoptosis-related changes in UVB-exposed cells, including the formation of apoptotic bodies, disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential, and alterations in the levels of the apoptosis-related proteins Bcl-2, Bax, and caspase-3. Our findings suggest that CGA protects cells from oxidative stress induced by UVB radiation.
Chlorogenic acid (3-[3,4-dihydroxycinnamoyl] quinic acid, CGA) is an antioxidant compound found in numerous plant species, including coffee beans, apples, and blueberries (Kiehne and Engelhardt, 1996; Rice-Evans
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are naturally produced in the body as a result of normal metabolism or environmental exposure. At high concentrations, ROS may induce oxidative damage to DNA, lipids, and proteins. Oxidation of these cellular substrates can cause degenerative disease (Ames
UVB radiation can have deleterious effects on the skin, including carcinogenesis, inflammation, solar erythema, and premature aging (Sime and Reeve, 2004; Karol, 2009; Narayanan
CGA has shown its photo-protection against UV-induced skin damage in animal model and displayed the suppression on UVB-related ROS mediated cellular processes
Chlorogenic acid (CGA) was provided by Professor Sam Sik Kang (Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea) (Lee
The human keratinocyte cell line HaCaT was obtained from the Amore Pacific Company (Gyeonggi-do, Korea) and maintained at 37°C in an incubator with a humidified atmosphere of 5% CO2. Cells were cultured in RPMI 1640 medium containing 10% heat-inactivated fetal calf serum, streptomycin (100 μg/ml), and penicillin (100 units/ml).
The effect of CGA on the viability of HaCaT cells was assessed as follows: cells were seeded in 96-well plates at a density of 0.3×105 cells/ml, and treated 20 h later with 5, 10, 20, 40, or 80 μM CGA. MTT stock solution (50 μl, 2 mg/ml) was added to each well to yield a total reaction volume of 200 μl. Four hours later, the supernatants were aspirated. The formazan crystals in each well were dissolved in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO, and the absorbance at 540 nm was read on a scanning multi-well spectrophotometer (Carmichael
CGA (5, 10, 20, 40 or 80 μM) or NAC (1 mM) was added to 1×10−4 M DPPH in methanol, and the resulting reaction mixture was shaken vigorously. After 3 h, the amount of unreacted DPPH was determined by measuring the absorbance at 520 nm on a spectrophotometer.
Superoxide anions generated by the xanthine/xanthine oxidase system were reacted with DMPO, and the resultant DMPO/•OOH adducts were detected using an ESR spectrometer (Li
Hydroxyl radicals generated by the Fenton reaction (H2O2+FeSO4) were reacted with DMPO. The resultant DMPO/•OH adducts were detected using an ESR spectrometer (Li
The DCF-DA method was used to detect intracellular ROS generated by H2O2 or UVB (Rosenkranz
To study the UVB absorption spectra of CGA, the compound was scanned from 250 to 400 nm on a Biochrom Libra S22 UV/visible spectrophotometer (Biochrom, Cambridge, UK). CGA was diluted 1:500 in DMSO prior to scanning.
The degree of oxidative DNA damage was assessed in a comet assay (Singh, 2000; Rajagopalan
Cells were treated with 20 μM CGA and exposed to UVB radiation 3 h later. After a 24 h incubation at 37°C, the DNA-specific fluorescent dye Hoechst 33342 (1 μl of a 20 mM stock) was added to each well and the cells were incubated for 10 min at 37°C. The stained cells were visualized under a fluorescence microscope equipped with a CoolSNAP-Pro color digital camera. The degree of nuclear condensation was evaluated, and apoptotic cells were counted.
Cells were exposed to 30 mJ/cm2 UVB irradiation, treated with 20 μM CGA, and incubated at 37°C. After 12 h, the cells were stained with JC-1 (5 μM) and analyzed by flow cytometry (Troiano
Harvested cells were lysed by incubation on ice for 10 min in 160 μl of lysis buffer containing 120 mM NaCl, 40 mM Tris (pH 8), and 0.1% NP 40. The resultant cell lysates were centrifuged at 13,000×
All measurements were performed in triplicate and all values are expressed as the mean ± standard error. The results were subjected to an analysis of variance (ANOVA) using Tukey’s test to analyze differences between means. In each case, a
CGA was not cytotoxic at any concentration up to 80 μM: cell viability was ∼100% at all concentrations of CGA used (Fig. 1A). At concentrations ranging from 5–80 μM, the DPPH scavenging activity of CGA was increased in a concentration-dependent manner and an well-known antioxidant NAC (1 mM) was used to be positive control (Fig. 1B). Based on these results, we decided to use 20 μM CGA for all subsequent experiments. Next, we used ESR spectrometry to measure the ability of CGA to scavenge superoxide anions and hydroxyl radicals. In the xanthine/xanthine oxidase system, DMPO/•OOH yielded signals of 1,984 in the absence of CGA and 1,288 in the presence of CGA (Fig. 1C), indicating that CGA can scavenge superoxide anions. Similarly, in the FeSO4+H2O2 system (Fe2++H2O2 → Fe3++•OH+OH−), DMPO/•OH adducts yielded signals of 3,680 in the absence of CGA and 1,805 in the presence of CGA (Fig. 1D), indicating that CGA can scavenge hydroxyl radicals. In addition, we investigated whether CGA can scavenge intracellular ROS generated by H2O2 or UVB exposure. In H2O2-treated cells, 20 μM CGA scavenged 51% of ROS versus 64% for NAC, whereas in UVB-treated cells, 20 μM CGA scavenged 33% of ROS versus 22% for NAC (Fig. 1E).
To determine whether CGA itself exerts a UVB-protective effect, we investigated the light absorption of CGA over a range of UV and visible wavelengths (250–400 nm). CGA absorbed light efficiently in the UVB range (280–320 nm), with a peak at 325 nm (Fig. 2).
UVB radiation induces multiple types of DNA damage, including single-strand breaks, double-strand breaks, cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers, and pyrimidine-(6-4)-pyrimidone photoproducts (Rajnochová Svobodová
UVB radiation triggers apoptosis in HaCaT keratinocytes (Jost
Solar UV radiation can trigger erythema, hyperpigmentation, hyperplasia, immune suppression, photo-aging, and skin cancer (F’Guyer
CGA, an ester of caffeic acid and quinic acid, is one of the most abundant naturally existing phenolic compounds in many plant species (Kiehne and Engelhardt, 1996; Rice-Evans
The effect of UVB absorption is important to act as a protective agent about UVB radiation; for example, UVB absorbing ability of vitamin E compound may be a critical determinant of photoprotection (McVean and Liebler, 1999). Thus, we also determined the λmax of CGA to predict its ability to prevent UVB-mediated damage. As shown in Fig. 2, the absorbance maximum of CGA was approximately 325 nm, close to the UVB range (280–320 nm). Our UVB absorbance data of CGA was also consistent to the results of CGA from
UVB-induced cell death occurs via the generation of ROS. In many cell lineages
Taken together, the findings reported herein show that CGA has potential antioxidant properties. Specifically, CGA can scavenge ROS such as DPPH, hydroxyl radicals, superoxide anions, and hydrogen peroxide, as well as protect cells against UVB-induced oxidative stress. UVB radiation causes photo-chemical damage to DNA (Ryter