PMID- 33513930 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210415 LR - 20210415 IS - 1420-3049 (Electronic) IS - 1420-3049 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 3 DP - 2021 Jan 27 TI - Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala Inhibits Skin Photoaging via Regulating MAPK/AP-1, NF-kappaB, and TGFbeta/Smad Signaling in UVB-Irradiated Human Dermal Fibroblasts. LID - 10.3390/molecules26030662 [doi] LID - 662 AB - Skin, the organ protecting the human body from external factors, maintains structural and tensile strength by containing many collagen fibrils, particularly type I procollagen. However, oxidative stress by ultraviolet (UV) exposure causes skin photoaging by activating collagen degradation and inhibiting collagen synthesis. Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala extract (AGE) is a herbal medicine with anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects, but there is no report on the protective effect against skin photoaging. Therefore, we conducted research concentrating on the anti-photoaging effect of Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala (AG) in UVB (20 mJ/cm(2))-irradiated human dermal fibroblasts (HDF). Then, various concentrations (7.5, 15, 30 microg/mL) of AGE were treated in HDF for 24 h following UVB irradiation. After we performed AGE treatment, the matrix metalloproteinase1 (MMP1) expression was downregulated, and the type I procollagen level was recovered. Then, we investigated the mitogen-activated protein kinases/activator protein 1 (MAPK/AP-1) and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) pathway, which induce collagen breakdown by promoting the MMP1 level and pro-inflammatory cytokines. The results indicated that AGE downregulates the expression of the MAPK/AP-1 pathway, leading to MMP1 reduction. AGE inhibits nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB and inhibitor of nuclear factor-kappaB (IkappaB) degradation. Therefore, it downregulates the expression of MMP1 and pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6 increased by UVB. Besides, the TGFbeta/Smad pathway, which is mainly responsible for the collagen synthesis in the skin, was also analyzed. AGE decreases the expression of Smad7 and increases TGFbetaRII expression and Smad3 phosphorylation. This means that AGE stimulates the TGFbeta/Smad pathway that plays a critical role in promoting collagen synthesis. Thus, this study suggests that AGE can be a functional material with anti-photoaging properties. FAU - Jin, Yu-Jung AU - Jin YJ AD - Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea. FAU - Ji, Yura AU - Ji Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9074-5238 AD - Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea. FAU - Jang, Young-Pyo AU - Jang YP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5865-9228 AD - Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea. AD - Department of Oriental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea. FAU - Choung, Se-Young AU - Choung SY AD - Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea. AD - Department of Preventive Pharmacy and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210127 PL - Switzerland TA - Molecules JT - Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 100964009 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Collagen Type I) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) RN - 0 (Smad Proteins) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor AP-1) RN - 0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 3.4.24.7 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 1) SB - IM MH - Acer/*chemistry MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Collagen Type I/metabolism MH - Down-Regulation/drug effects MH - Fibroblasts/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 1/metabolism MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Plant Extracts/*pharmacology MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects MH - Skin/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Skin Aging/*drug effects MH - Smad Proteins/metabolism MH - Transcription Factor AP-1/metabolism MH - Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism PMC - PMC7865648 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala OT - MAPK/AP-1 OT - NF-kB OT - TGFbeta/Smad OT - matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) OT - type I procollagen COIS- There are no conflicts of interest to declare. EDAT- 2021/01/31 06:00 MHDA- 2021/04/16 06:00 PMCR- 2021/01/27 CRDT- 2021/01/30 01:02 PHST- 2020/12/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/01/23 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/01/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/01/30 01:02 [entrez] PHST- 2021/01/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/04/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - molecules26030662 [pii] AID - molecules-26-00662 [pii] AID - 10.3390/molecules26030662 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Molecules. 2021 Jan 27;26(3):662. doi: 10.3390/molecules26030662.