PMID- 34942197 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220621 LR - 20230703 IS - 1523-1747 (Electronic) IS - 0022-202X (Print) IS - 0022-202X (Linking) VI - 142 IP - 7 DP - 2022 Jul TI - Epidermal Fatty Acid‒Binding Protein Mediates Depilatory-Induced Acute Skin Inflammation. PG - 1824-1834.e7 LID - S0022-202X(21)02623-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jid.2021.11.040 [doi] AB - Depilatory creams are widely used to remove unwanted body hair, but people with sensitive skin are subject to depilatory-induced skin burn/inflammation. It remains unknown what makes their skin more sensitive than others. In this study, we show that epidermal fatty acid‒binding protein (E-FABP) expressed in the skin plays a critical role in promoting depilatory-induced acute skin inflammation in mouse models. Although a depilatory cream removed hair by breaking down keratin disulfide bonds, it activated cytosolic phospholipase A2, leading to activation of the arachidonic acid/E-FABP/peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor beta signaling pathway in keratinocytes. Specifically, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor beta activation induced downstream targets (e.g., cyclooxygenase 2) and chemokine (e.g., CXCL1) production, which systemically mobilized neutrophils and recruited them to localize in the skin for acute inflammatory responses. Importantly, E-FABP deletion by CRISPR-Cas9 reduced cytosolic phospholipase A2/peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor beta activation in keratinocytes, and genetic deletion of E-FABP protected mice from depilatory cream-induced neutrophil recruitment and skin inflammation. Our findings suggest E-FABP as a molecular sensor for sensitive skin by triggering depilatory-induced, lipid-mediated skin inflammatory responses. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Yin, Di AU - Yin D AD - Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Hao, Jiaqing AU - Hao J AD - Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. FAU - Jin, Rong AU - Jin R AD - Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China. FAU - Yi, Yanmei AU - Yi Y AD - Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China. FAU - Bodduluri, Sobha R AU - Bodduluri SR AD - Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. FAU - Hua, Yuan AU - Hua Y AD - Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. FAU - Anand, Ajay AU - Anand A AD - Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. FAU - Deng, Yibin AU - Deng Y AD - Department of Urology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. FAU - Haribabu, Bodduluri AU - Haribabu B AD - Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. FAU - Egilmez, Nejat K AU - Egilmez NK AD - Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. FAU - Sauter, Edward R AU - Sauter ER AD - Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. FAU - Li, Bing AU - Li B AD - Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Electronic address: b.li@louisville.edu. LA - eng GR - R01 AI137324/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA180986/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20211221 PL - United States TA - J Invest Dermatol JT - The Journal of investigative dermatology JID - 0426720 RN - 0 (Fabp5 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors) RN - EC 3.1.1.4 (Phospholipases A2) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Dermatitis/metabolism MH - *Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins/genetics MH - Humans MH - Inflammation/metabolism MH - Keratinocytes/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Neoplasm Proteins MH - *Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors/metabolism MH - Phospholipases A2/metabolism PMC - PMC9639752 MID - NIHMS1766196 COIS- Conflicts of Interest The authors state no conflict of interest EDAT- 2021/12/24 06:00 MHDA- 2022/06/22 06:00 PMCR- 2023/07/01 CRDT- 2021/12/23 20:13 PHST- 2021/07/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/11/04 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/11/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/12/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/06/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/12/23 20:13 [entrez] PHST- 2023/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0022-202X(21)02623-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jid.2021.11.040 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Invest Dermatol. 2022 Jul;142(7):1824-1834.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.11.040. Epub 2021 Dec 21.