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Ascorbic acid, ultraviolet C rays, and glucose but not hyperthermia are elicitors of human beta defensin 1 mRNA in normal keratinocytes
LUIS ANTONIO CRUZ DIAZ
MARIA GUADALUPE FLORES MIRAMONTES
PAULINA CHAVEZ HURTADO
Kirk Allen
MARISELA GONZALEZ AVILA
ERNESTO PRADO MONTES DE OCA
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/714580
"Hosts’ innate defense systems are upregulated by antimicrobial peptide elicitors (APEs). Our aim was to investigate the effects of hyperthermia, ultraviolet A rays (UVA), and ultraviolet C rays (UVC) as well as glucose and ascorbic acid (AA) on the regulation of human 𝛽-defensin 1 (DEFB1), cathelicidin (CAMP), and interferon-𝛾 (IFNG) genes in normal human keratinocytes (NHK). The indirect in vitro antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes of these potential APEs was tested. We found that AA is a more potent APE for DEFB1 than glucose in NHK. Glucose but not AA is an APE for CAMP. Mild hypo- (35∘ C) and hyperthermia (39∘C) are not APEs in NHK. AA-dependent DEFB1 upregulation below 20 mM predicts in vitro antimicrobial activity as well as glucose- and AA-dependent CAMP and IFNG upregulation. UVC upregulates CAMP and DEFB1 genes but UVA only upregulates the DEFB1 gene. UVC is a previously unrecognized APE in human cells. Our results suggest that glucose upregulates CAMP in an IFN-𝛾-independent manner. AA is an elicitor of innate immunity that will challenge the current concept of late activation of adaptive immunity of this vitamin. These results could be useful in designing new potential drugs and devices to combat skin infections."
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2015
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BioMed Research International Volume 2015, Article ID 714580, 9 pages
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