PMID- 23370535 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130904 LR - 20191210 IS - 1523-1747 (Electronic) IS - 0022-202X (Linking) VI - 133 IP - 7 DP - 2013 Jul TI - Involvement of mtDNA damage elicited by oxidative stress in the arsenical skin cancers. PG - 1890-900 LID - 10.1038/jid.2013.55 [doi] AB - Arsenic causes several human cancers. Arsenic-induced Bowen's disease (As-BD), the most common arsenical cancer, is characterized by increased proliferation, dysplasia, and individual cell apoptosis, all of which involve mitochondria. We reported that arsenic causes aberrant keratinocyte proliferation through mtTFA-mediated mitochondrial biogenesis in As-BD. Increasing mitochondrial biogenesis causes cells to undergo oxidative stress. However, how arsenic induces oxidative stress and causes mtDNA damage in arsenical cancers remains largely unknown. Using tissues from As-BD patients and arsenic-treated keratinocytes, we determined the oxidative stress, antioxidant enzymes, DNA-repair enzymes, and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) level in mtDNA by immunofluorescence, real-time PCR, and western blot. The results showed that oxidative stress was enhanced in both As-BD and arsenic-treated keratinocytes. Antioxidant enzymes including manganese-superoxide anion and copper/zinc-superoxide anion and DNA-repair enzymes were upregulated concomitantly in tissues and cells. In arsenic-treated keratinocytes, increased mitochondrial oxidative stress and the 8-OHdG level in mtDNA were attenuated by pretreatment with ascorbic acid, a potent antioxidant. Further, we found several somatic mutations in the ND4, ND5, and ND6 genes of mtDNA in lesional but not in perilesional skin from As-BD patients. Taken together, the results suggest that oxidative damage and mutations to mtDNA might be involved in the arsenical skin cancers in the context of mitochondrial biogenesis. FAU - Lee, Chih-Hung AU - Lee CH AD - Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. FAU - Wu, Shi-Bei AU - Wu SB FAU - Hong, Chien-Hui AU - Hong CH FAU - Chen, Gwo-Shin AU - Chen GS FAU - Wei, Yau-Huei AU - Wei YH FAU - Yu, Hsin-Su AU - Yu HS LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130131 PL - United States TA - J Invest Dermatol JT - The Journal of investigative dermatology JID - 0426720 RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (DNA, Mitochondrial) RN - 11062-77-4 (Superoxides) RN - 88847-89-6 (8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine) RN - EC 6.5.1.- (DNA Repair Enzymes) RN - G9481N71RO (Deoxyguanosine) RN - N712M78A8G (Arsenic) SB - IM MH - 8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Antioxidants/metabolism MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Arsenic/*adverse effects/pharmacology MH - Bowen's Disease/*chemically induced/genetics/*physiopathology MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - DNA Damage/*physiology MH - DNA Repair Enzymes/metabolism MH - DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics/*physiology MH - Deoxyguanosine/analogs & derivatives/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Keratinocytes/drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Middle Aged MH - Mutation/genetics MH - Oxidative Stress/*physiology MH - Skin Neoplasms/*chemically induced/genetics/*physiopathology MH - Superoxides/metabolism EDAT- 2013/02/02 06:00 MHDA- 2013/09/05 06:00 CRDT- 2013/02/02 06:00 PHST- 2013/02/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/02/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/09/05 06:00 [medline] AID - S0022-202X(15)36323-5 [pii] AID - 10.1038/jid.2013.55 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Invest Dermatol. 2013 Jul;133(7):1890-900. doi: 10.1038/jid.2013.55. Epub 2013 Jan 31.