Shikonin protects skin cells against oxidative stress and cellular dysfunction induced by fine particulate matter

Author:

Shilnikova Kristina1,Kang Kyoung Ah12,Piao Mei Jing12,Herath Herath Mudiyanselage Udari Lakmini12,Fernando Pincha Devage Sameera Madushan12,Boo Hye‐Jin2,Yoon Sang Pil2,Hyun Jin Won12ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine Jeju National University Jeju South Korea

2. Jeju Research Center for Natural Medicine Jeju National University Jeju South Korea

Abstract

AbstractShikonin, an herbal naphthoquinone, demonstrates a broad spectrum of pharmacological properties. Owing to increasingly adverse environmental conditions, human skin is vulnerable to harmful influences from dust particles. This study explored the antioxidant capabilities of shikonin and its ability to protect human keratinocytes from oxidative stress induced by fine particulate matter (PM2.5). We found that shikonin at a concentration of 3 µM was nontoxic to human keratinocytes and effectively scavenged reactive oxygen species (ROS) while increasing the production of reduced glutathione (GSH). Furthermore, shikonin enhanced GSH level by upregulating glutamate‐cysteine ligase catalytic subunit and glutathione synthetase mediated by nuclear factor‐erythroid 2‐related factor. Shikonin reduced ROS levels induced by PM2.5, leading to recovering PM2.5‐impaired cellular biomolecules and cell viability. Shikonin restored the GSH level in PM2.5‐exposed keratinocytes via enhancing the expression of GSH‐synthesizing enzymes. Notably, buthionine sulphoximine, an inhibitor of GSH synthesis, diminished effect of shikonin against PM2.5‐induced cell damage, confirming the role of GSH in shikonin‐induced cytoprotection. Collectively, these findings indicated that shikonin could provide substantial cytoprotection against the adverse effects of PM2.5 through direct ROS scavenging and modulation of cellular antioxidant system.

Publisher

Wiley

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