UVA light stimulates the production of cathepsin G and elastase-like enzymes by dermal fibroblasts: a possible contribution to the remodeling of elastotic areas in sun-damaged skin

Biological Chemistry
Eleonora CavarraLucia Ciccoli

Abstract

Solar elastosis is characterized by accumulation of large amounts of material staining similarly to elastin in the dermis. The nature of this material and the process responsible for its accumulation are still unknown. Elastolytic proteases have important functions in the catabolism of the interstitial matrix and can also generate, by the digestion of the interstitial proteins, soluble peptides which can induce collagen and elastin synthesis and deposition. We investigated whether (i) elastolytic enzymes can be detected in samples from sun-exposed and non-exposed skin, and (ii) ultraviolet (UV) rays influence the production of elastolytic activities in cultured dermal fibroblasts. Immunoelectron microscopy showed a positive reaction for neutrophil elastase and cathepsin G in fibroblast-like cells from specimens of sun-exposed areas. Little or no reaction was found in biopsies of sun-protected skin. Fibroblast cultures from sun-exposed skin expressed higher levels of hydrolytic activity against synthetic substrates of elastases and cathepsin G than those obtained from sun-protected areas. Irradiation with UVA strongly stimulated the production of these activities in fibroblasts from sun-protected sites. No significant change was...Continue Reading

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