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Title: Evidence for microvesicle particles in UVB-mediated IL-8 generation in keratinocytes.

Authors: Bhadri, Shweta; Thapa, Pariksha; Chen, Yanfang; Rapp, Christine M; Travers, Jeffrey B

Published In J Clin Investig Dermatol, (2021 Dec)

Abstract: Recent studies have implicated bioactive microvesicle particles (MVP) in the keratinocyte response to many environmental stressors, in partricular ultraviolet B radiation (UVB). The generation of MVP in response to UVB involves the Platelet-activating factor receptor (PAFR) and the enzyme acid sphingomyelinase (aSMase). As UVB generates some cytokines such as interleukin-8 (IL-8) in a PAFR-dependent manner, one question is if the production and release of IL-8 and MVP could be linked. Using the human keratinocyte-derived cell line HaCaT, the present in vitro studies indicate that pretreatment of HaCaT keratinocytes with PAFR agonist ester can synergize with low fluences of UVB to generate high levels of MVP as well as IL-8 protein. Treatment of cells with an aSMase pharmacologic inhibitor blocked both processes. These studies indicate the possibility that MVP could be involved in pathologic processes involving UVB-generated production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-8.

PubMed ID: 34950767 Exiting the NIEHS site

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