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Arch Dermatol Res ; 311(7): 563-571, 2019 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31127384

RESUMO

When anti-acne alternatives from dietary and plant sources are ingested, systemic alterations of interleukin (IL)-4, IL-10, IL-12 and interferon (IFN)-γ, individually or simultaneously, are induced at a 0.1-10.0-fold (×) range of normal physiological concentrations (1×). However, little is known about the effects of these cytokines on excess sebum, a pathophysiological factor of acne development. In this study, human sebocytes were treated with 0.1-10.0× of IL-4, IL-10, IL-12 and IFN-γ for 3 or 5 days to elucidate the effects on lipid content. Treatment with individual cytokines decreased the lipid content at specific concentrations rather than in a concentration-dependent manner. Specifically, 5.0× of IL-4, 5.0× of IFN-γ (5.0IFN), and 0.5×, 5.0× and 10.0× of IL-10 for 3 days, and 0.5× of IL-4 (0.5IL4) for 5 days decreased lipid content to 87.6-93.0% of the control. Treatment with other concentrations of IL-4, IL-10 and IFN-γ, and 0.1-10.0× of IL-12 did not alter lipid content. Combined treatment with 0.5IL4, 5.0IFN and 0.5× of IL-10 for 3 or 5 days decreased the lipid content more than each individual treatment. However, this effect was more evident after 3 days, in parallel with decreased levels of triglycerides, cholesterol esters and free fatty acids, the major lipid compositions of sebocytes, and decreased protein expression of fatty acid synthase (FAS) and mature sterol response element-binding protein-1 (SREBP-1), the lipogenesis-related factors, without altered cell proliferation. We demonstrated that suppressed IL-4 and IL-10 with enhanced IFN-γ synergistically decreased lipid content and protein expression of FAS and mature SREBP-1 in human sebocytes.


Assuntos
Ácido Graxo Sintases/metabolismo , Glândulas Sebáceas/metabolismo , Sebo/metabolismo , Proteína de Ligação a Elemento Regulador de Esterol 1/metabolismo , Acne Vulgar/dietoterapia , Acne Vulgar/imunologia , Acne Vulgar/patologia , Linhagem Celular , Proliferação de Células , Humanos , Interferon gama/imunologia , Interferon gama/metabolismo , Interleucina-10/imunologia , Interleucina-10/metabolismo , Interleucina-4/imunologia , Interleucina-4/metabolismo , Lipídeos/análise , Lipogênese/imunologia , Cultura Primária de Células , Glândulas Sebáceas/citologia , Glândulas Sebáceas/imunologia , Sebo/química , Sebo/imunologia
2.
J Dermatol Sci ; 78(1): 34-43, 2015 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25680851

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that human sebum may play a role in barrier function but with much debate. OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the effects of human sebum on skin barrier function. METHODS: We used hairless mouse skin to study the functional and morphological alternation of epidermis after the application of human sebum. RESULTS: The results showed a significant increase in transepidermal water loss and erythema value, and a decrease in skin hydration, accompanied by epidermal hyperplasia with parakeratosis following sebum application. Nile red staining together with electron microscopic examination confirmed the underlying mechanisms for sebum-induced barrier disruption are related directly to the interaction of sebum with the intracellular lipid lamellae of the SC, thereby leading to the increase in the fluidity of SC intracellular lipids as demonstrated by ATR-FTIR measurement. An inflammatory reaction characterized by an enhanced cytokine cascade, including up-regulation of TNF-α, IL-1α and IL-6, was also observed. On the other hand, there were insignificant expression of thymic stromal lymphopoietin and unchanged serum levels of IgE, suggesting non-immunogenic stimulation by sebum treatment. CONCLUSION: It may be concluded that inflammation induced by excess amount of sebum is more likely an irritant contact dermatitis rather than an allergic one. Moreover, these findings implicated possible relationships between sebum, irritant contact dermatitis, and seborrheic dermatitis.


Assuntos
Citocinas/metabolismo , Dermatite Irritante/metabolismo , Epiderme/metabolismo , Mediadores da Inflamação/metabolismo , Sebo/metabolismo , Adulto , Animais , Citocinas/imunologia , Dermatite Irritante/imunologia , Dermatite Irritante/patologia , Epiderme/imunologia , Epiderme/patologia , Eritema/imunologia , Eritema/metabolismo , Eritema/patologia , Humanos , Hiperplasia , Mediadores da Inflamação/imunologia , Masculino , Fluidez de Membrana , Lipídeos de Membrana/metabolismo , Camundongos Pelados , Paraceratose/imunologia , Paraceratose/metabolismo , Paraceratose/patologia , Permeabilidade , Sebo/imunologia , Fatores de Tempo , Perda Insensível de Água
3.
J Invest Dermatol ; 132(12): 2700-8, 2012 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22763784

RESUMO

Acne vulgaris is the most common disease of the pilosebaceous unit. The pathogenesis of this inflammatory disease is complex, involving increased sebum production and perifollicular inflammation. To identify effective agents for factors that induce acne vulgaris, we explored the pharmacological potential of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), which has been widely investigated as an anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory agent. In this study, we demonstrated that topical application of EGCG to rabbit auricles reduced the size of the sebaceous glands. When applied to cultured human SZ95 sebocytes, EGCG strongly suppressed cell proliferation and lipogenesis. These actions of EGCG were reproduced in IGF-I-differentiated SZ95 sebocytes. To investigate the anti-inflammatory potential of EGCG, we evaluated pro-inflammatory cytokine synthesis in IGF-I-differentiated SZ95 sebocytes and found that expression of IL-1, IL-6, and IL-8 was decreased. These results provide early evidence that EGCG is an effective candidate for acne therapy whose mechanisms of action in IGF-I-differentiated SZ95 sebocytes include the inhibition of lipogenesis and inflammation.


Assuntos
Acne Vulgar/tratamento farmacológico , Catequina/análogos & derivados , Fator de Crescimento Insulin-Like I/farmacologia , Lipogênese/efeitos dos fármacos , Glândulas Sebáceas/citologia , Acne Vulgar/imunologia , Acne Vulgar/patologia , Administração Tópica , Animais , Anti-Inflamatórios/farmacologia , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Apoptose/imunologia , Catequina/farmacologia , Linhagem Celular Transformada , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Citocinas/imunologia , Citocinas/metabolismo , Pavilhão Auricular/citologia , Pavilhão Auricular/efeitos dos fármacos , Feminino , Humanos , Interleucina-1/imunologia , Interleucina-1/metabolismo , Interleucina-6/imunologia , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Interleucina-8/imunologia , Interleucina-8/metabolismo , Lipogênese/imunologia , Coelhos , Glândulas Sebáceas/imunologia , Glândulas Sebáceas/metabolismo , Sebo/imunologia , Sebo/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Transdução de Sinais/imunologia
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J Invest Dermatol ; 130(4): 985-94, 2010 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20032992

RESUMO

Various sebum free fatty acids (FFAs) have shown antibacterial activity against a broad range of gram-positive bacteria, resulting in the suggestion that they are accountable, at least partially, for the direct antimicrobial activity of the skin surface. In this study, we examined the effects of sebum FFAs on the antimicrobial peptide (AMP)-mediated innate immune defense of human sebocytes. Incubation of lauric acid, palmitic acid, or oleic acid (OA) with human sebocytes dramatically enhanced their expression of human beta-defensin (hBD)-2, one of the predominant AMPs found in the skin, whereas remarkable increases in hBD-1, hBD-3, and human cathelicidin LL-37 were not observed. Secreted hBD-2 was detectable by western blotting in the supernatant of sebocyte culture incubated with each FFA, but not with a vehicle control. The supernatant of FFA-incubated sebocyte culture showed antimicrobial activity against Propionibacterium acnes, whereas the enhanced antimicrobial activity of human sebocytes was neutralized by anti-hBD-2 IgG. In addition, the FFA-induced hBD-2 expression was suppressed by blocking the cluster of differentiation (CD)36 fatty acid translocase on the surface of sebocytes with anti-human CD36 IgG or blocking the NF-kappaB signaling pathway with BMS-345541, a highly selective inhibitor of inhibitory kappaB kinase. These data suggest that sebum FFAs upregulate the expression of hBD-2 in human sebocytes, which may enhance the disinfecting activity of the human sebaceous gland. The FFA-induced upregulation of hBD-2 is facilitated by CD36-mediated FFA uptake and NF-kappaB-mediated transactivation. The upregulation of mouse beta-defensin 4, a mouse ortholog for hBD-2, was also observed in the hair follicle sebaceous glands of mouse ear skin after an epicutaneous application of OA, the most hBD-2-inducible FFA tested. This report highlights the potential of using FFAs as a multifunctional antimicrobial therapy agent for acne vulgaris treatment; FFAs may provide direct antibacterial activities against P. acnes and enhance the skin's innate antibacterial defense by inducing the expression of hBD-2 in sebocytes as well.


Assuntos
Ácidos Graxos não Esterificados/imunologia , Glândulas Sebáceas/imunologia , Sebo/imunologia , beta-Defensinas/metabolismo , Acne Vulgar/tratamento farmacológico , Acne Vulgar/imunologia , Acne Vulgar/microbiologia , Animais , Antígenos CD36/imunologia , Antígenos CD36/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular Transformada , Ácidos Graxos não Esterificados/farmacologia , Feminino , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Positivas/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Positivas/imunologia , Folículo Piloso/citologia , Folículo Piloso/imunologia , Folículo Piloso/metabolismo , Humanos , Imunoglobulina G/farmacologia , Ácidos Láuricos/imunologia , Ácidos Láuricos/farmacologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos ICR , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Ácido Oleico/imunologia , Ácido Oleico/farmacologia , Ácido Palmítico/imunologia , Ácido Palmítico/farmacologia , Propionibacterium acnes/efeitos dos fármacos , Propionibacterium acnes/imunologia , Glândulas Sebáceas/citologia , Glândulas Sebáceas/metabolismo , Sebo/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/imunologia , Regulação para Cima/fisiologia , beta-Defensinas/imunologia
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Arch Dermatol Res ; 300(6): 311-6, 2008 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18427822

RESUMO

Acne is a complex, chronic and common skin disorder of pilosebaceous units. Although it is known that exacerbation of acne results from emotional stress, the nature of the association between stress and acne remains unclear. This is due in part to the lack of substantial evidence regarding the participation of cutaneous neurogenic factors in the pathogenesis of acne. Culture of sebocytes provides a new insight into the participation of neuropeptides, notably substance P (SP), in the pathophysiology of acne. To examine the possible involvement of neurogenic factors in the pathogenesis of acne, we used immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR to compare the expression of interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), peroxisome proliferators activated receptors-gamma (PPAR-gamma) on the cultured sebocytes stimulated by SP. IL-1 is primarily proinflammatory cytokines to stimulate the expression of genes associated with inflammation. IL-6 is a pleiotropic cytokine with a wide range of biological activities and regulates inflammation. TNF-alpha is a pleiotropic pro-inflammatory cytokine that exerts multiple biologic effects. PPAR-gamma is a nuclear hormone receptor and plays a unique role in stimulating sebocyte lipogenesis. More numerous immunoreactivity to IL-1, IL-6, TNF-alpha and PPAR-gamma and increased RNA amplification for IL-1, IL-6, TNF-alpha and PPAR-gamma were observed after addition of SP compared with the control. This study reveals that SP is involved in the pathogenesis of acne.


Assuntos
Acne Vulgar/imunologia , Células Epiteliais/metabolismo , PPAR gama/imunologia , Substância P/metabolismo , Acne Vulgar/metabolismo , Diferenciação Celular , Células Cultivadas , Citocinas/metabolismo , Células Epiteliais/imunologia , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/imunologia , Humanos , Inflamação , Lipogênese/imunologia , Neuroimunomodulação/imunologia , PPAR gama/metabolismo , Glândulas Sebáceas/citologia , Glândulas Sebáceas/imunologia , Glândulas Sebáceas/metabolismo , Sebo/imunologia , Sebo/metabolismo , Substância P/imunologia , Substância P/farmacologia
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Cell Host Microbe ; 1(3): 199-212, 2007 May 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18005699

RESUMO

Resistance to human skin innate defenses is crucial for survival and carriage of Staphylococcus aureus, a common cutaneous pathogen and nasal colonizer. Free fatty acids extracted from human skin sebum possess potent antimicrobial activity against S. aureus. The mechanisms by which S. aureus overcomes this host defense during colonization remain unknown. Here, we show that S. aureus IsdA, a surface protein produced in response to the host, decreases bacterial cellular hydrophobicity rendering them resistant to bactericidal human skin fatty acids and peptides. IsdA is required for survival of S. aureus on live human skin. Reciprocally, skin fatty acids prevent the production of virulence determinants and the induction of antibiotic resistance in S. aureus and other Gram-positive pathogens. A purified human skin fatty acid was effective in treating systemic and topical infections of S. aureus suggesting that our natural defense mechanisms can be exploited to combat drug-resistant pathogens.


Assuntos
Antígenos de Bactérias/fisiologia , Pele/imunologia , Infecções Cutâneas Estafilocócicas/imunologia , Staphylococcus aureus/imunologia , Adulto , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antígenos de Bactérias/biossíntese , Antígenos de Bactérias/química , Peptídeos Catiônicos Antimicrobianos/farmacologia , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana , Ácidos Graxos/isolamento & purificação , Ácidos Graxos/farmacologia , Proteínas Hemolisinas/biossíntese , Humanos , Interações Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas , Viabilidade Microbiana , Sebo/imunologia , Sebo/microbiologia , Pele/química , Pele/microbiologia , Infecções Cutâneas Estafilocócicas/tratamento farmacológico , Staphylococcus aureus/efeitos dos fármacos , Staphylococcus aureus/metabolismo , Fatores de Virulência/biossíntese
7.
Plast Reconstr Surg ; 117(1): 286-300, 2006 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16404281

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Keloid management can be difficult and frustrating, and the mechanisms underlying keloid formation are only partially understood. METHODS: Using original and current literature in this field, this comprehensive review presents the major concepts of keloid pathogenesis and the treatment options stemming from them. RESULTS: Mechanisms for keloid formation include alterations in growth factors, collagen turnover, tension alignment, and genetic and immunologic contributions. Treatment strategies for keloids include established (e.g., surgery, steroid, radiation) and experimental (e.g., interferon, 5-fluorouracil, retinoid) regimens. CONCLUSION: The scientific basis and empiric evidence supporting the use of various agents is presented. Combination therapy, using surgical excision followed by intradermal steroid or other adjuvant therapy, currently appears to be the most efficacious and safe current regimen for keloid management.


Assuntos
Queloide/fisiopatologia , Queloide/terapia , Antimetabólitos/uso terapêutico , Colágeno/metabolismo , Terapia Combinada , Matriz Extracelular/fisiologia , Fibroblastos/fisiologia , Fluoruracila/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Injeções Intralesionais , Interferons/uso terapêutico , Queloide/imunologia , Queloide/metabolismo , Queloide/patologia , Terapia a Laser , Pressão , Retinoides/uso terapêutico , Sebo/imunologia , Géis de Silicone/administração & dosagem , Estresse Mecânico , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta/fisiologia , Triancinolona Acetonida/administração & dosagem
8.
Med Hypotheses ; 58(4): 264-9, 2002 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12027517

RESUMO

The aetiology of the keloid scar has not been completely elucidated. Numerous hypotheses have been proposed in the past to explain the unusual characteristics of the keloid scar. While we do know that there is excessive and ongoing collagen-deposition, the exact triggering stimulus is a subject of conjecture. We present some of our photographic records of keloids and electron microscopic findings of keloid edges and reiterate the sebum hypothesis. We also attempt to explain the features of keloids in the light of the present knowledge of immunology and cell biology.


Assuntos
Autoantígenos/imunologia , Queloide/etiologia , Modelos Biológicos , Sebo/imunologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Criança , Colágeno/metabolismo , Feminino , Humanos , Hipersensibilidade Tardia/etiologia , Hipersensibilidade Tardia/imunologia , Queloide/imunologia , Queloide/patologia , Masculino , Microscopia Eletrônica , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/etiologia , Glândulas Sebáceas/metabolismo , Glândulas Sebáceas/ultraestrutura , Sebo/metabolismo , Pele/lesões , Subpopulações de Linfócitos T/imunologia , Tatuagem/efeitos adversos , Vacinação/efeitos adversos
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Br J Dermatol ; 141(1): 3-11, 1999 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10417509

RESUMO

The predominant itchy folliculitis associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection appears to be an eosinophilic folliculitis (EF). This is characterized by lytic degeneration of sebaceous glands and an inflammatory infiltrate in which eosinophils and CD8+ T lymphocytes predominate. All patients have low CD4 counts and present late on in their HIV disease. Lesional distribution is mainly truncal, with a significant proportion also having facial involvement. Our prospective survey has shown that it is impossible to differentiate clinically between infective folliculitis and EF, and we recommend therefore that all cases are biopsied. We review the clinicopathological and immunological aspects of HIV-associated itchy folliculitis, in particular HIV-associated EF as well as current theories on pathogenesis and treatment. We suggest that HIV-associated EF is an autoimmune disease with the sebocyte or some constituent of sebum acting as the autoantigen.


Assuntos
Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS/patologia , Eosinofilia/patologia , Foliculite/patologia , Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS/etiologia , Doenças Autoimunes/patologia , Dermatomicoses/complicações , Dermatomicoses/patologia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Eosinofilia/tratamento farmacológico , Eosinofilia/imunologia , Feminino , Foliculite/tratamento farmacológico , Foliculite/imunologia , Humanos , Hospedeiro Imunocomprometido , Malassezia , Masculino , Infestações por Ácaros/complicações , Infestações por Ácaros/patologia , Sebo/imunologia , Pele/microbiologia , Pele/parasitologia
10.
Clin Exp Allergy ; 24(12): 1174-8, 1994 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7889433

RESUMO

A morphometric study of cat sebaceous glands was performed to evaluate the effects of castration and testosterone treatments. Skin biopsies were taken in six cats before castration, after castration and after the testosterone injections administered after castration (total number of biopsies: 18). Ninety 8 microns thick sections of each biopsy were assessed for image analysis processing (SAMBA 2005, ALCATEL TITN). The variations in glands and cells size were evaluated on digitized microscopic images by morphometric parameters included in the SAMBA software package. An original software was developed for the analysis of the spacial gland structure. The best morphometric parameters were selected in a first step of the study, and included the nuclear surface (NS), the cell surface (CS) and the nuclear/cellular surface ratio (N/C). These three parameters were then compared in each group of samples for the six cats. It was shown that after castration the N/C (21%) significantly increased compared with prior to castration (12.6%). This 59.8% increase was mainly due to cell cytoplasm shrinking reflecting a decrease of the cell activity. The testosterone administered after castration produced a reverse effect with a N/C ratio back to normal (11.4%) and a significant cell cytoplasm and gland enlargement as shown by the three dimension constructions. This morphometric data correlated with the measurement of sebum and Fel dI productions. The negative effects of castration and the positive effects of testosterone on the sebaceous cells and glands volume favour the hypothesis that cat sebaceous cells are subject to hormonal control this is also likely to apply to the Fel dI production.


Assuntos
Alérgenos/biossíntese , Castração , Glicoproteínas/biossíntese , Glândulas Sebáceas/patologia , Pele/patologia , Testosterona/farmacologia , Animais , Gatos , Masculino , Glândulas Sebáceas/efeitos dos fármacos , Glândulas Sebáceas/imunologia , Sebo/imunologia , Pele/efeitos dos fármacos , Pele/imunologia
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