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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
20
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-8-1
pubmed:abstractText
Cholesterol is a major component of skin lipids and acts as a regulator of vesicular trafficking and signal transduction. However, the function of cholesterol on matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) expression of human skin is not fully understood. Here, we investigated the effects of cholesterol on MMP-9 expression in normal human keratinocytes (NHK) and HaCaT cells. Basal level of MMP-9 expression was decreased by cholesterol in NHK. On the other hand, MMP-9 expression was increased by the cholesterol depletion agent, methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (MbetaCD), while it was inhibited by cholesterol repletion in HaCaT cells. MbetaCD induced ERK and JNK phosphorylation were prevented by cholesterol repletion. The inhibition of ERK and JNK decreased MbetaCD-induced MMP-9 expression. Therefore, our results suggest that cholesterol regulates MMP-9 expression through ERK and JNK-dependent pathways.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
581
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3869-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17643435-Cell Culture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:17643435-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:17643435-Cell Line, Transformed, pubmed-meshheading:17643435-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:17643435-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:17643435-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:17643435-Epidermis, pubmed-meshheading:17643435-Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:17643435-Formazans, pubmed-meshheading:17643435-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:17643435-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17643435-JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:17643435-Keratinocytes, pubmed-meshheading:17643435-Matrix Metalloproteinase 9, pubmed-meshheading:17643435-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:17643435-Skin, pubmed-meshheading:17643435-Tetrazolium Salts, pubmed-meshheading:17643435-beta-Cyclodextrins
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Cholesterol inhibits MMP-9 expression in human epidermal keratinocytes and HaCaT cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 110-744, Republic of Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't