The pheomelanin precursor 5-S-cysteinyldopa protects melanocytes from membrane damage induced by ultraviolet a radiation

Cancer Letters

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-134

  Kvam, Egil ^a   Dahle, Jostein ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cysteinyldopa; Melanocyte; Membrane damage; Ultraviolet A

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINYLDOPA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; MELANOCYTE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DEPLETION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

EID: 16244418719     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2004.08.025     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. M. Benathan, and F. Labidi Cysteine-dependent 5-S-cysteinyldopa formation and its regulation by glutathione in normal epidermal melanocytes Arch. Dermatol. Res. 288 1996 697 702
2. M.R. Chedekel, and L. Zeise Sunlight, melanogenesis and radicals in the skin Lipids 23 1988 587 591
3. F. Chioccara, and E. Novellini A convenient one step synthesis of 5-S-cysteinyldopa using ceric ammonium nitrate Synth. Commun. 16 1986 967 971
4. C. Costantini, M. d'Ischia, A. Palumbo, and G. Prota Photochemistry of 5-S-cysteinyldopa Photochem. Photobiol. 60 1994 33 37
5. C. Kipp, and A.R. Young The soluble eumelanin precursor 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid enhances oxidative damage in human keratinocyte DNA after UVA irradiation Photochem. Photobiol. 70 1999 191 198
6. W.H. Koch, and M.R. Chedekel Photoinitiated DNA damage by melanogenic intermediates in vitro Photochem. Photobiol. 44 1986 703 710
7. S. Memoli, A. Napolitano, M. d'Ischia, G. Misuraca, A. Palumbo, and G. Prota Diffusible melanin-related metabolites are potent inhibitors of lipid peroxidation Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1346 1997 61 68
8. F.L. Meyskens Jr., P. Farmer, and J.P. Fruehauf Redox regulation in human melanocytes and melanoma Pigment Cell Res. 14 2001 148 154
9. G. Prota Melanins, melanogenesis and melanocytes: looking at their functional significance from the chemist's viewpoint Pigment Cell Res. 13 2000 283 293
10. C. Routaboul, C.-L. Serpentini, P. Msika, J.-P. Cesarini, and N. Paillous Photosensitization of supercoiled DNA damage by 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2- carboxylic acid, a precursor of eumelanin Photochem. Photobiol. 62 1995 469 475
11. T.G. Salopek, K. Yamada, S. Ito, and K. Jimbow Dysplastic melanocytic nevi contain high levels of pheomelanin: quantitative comparison of pheomelanin/eumelanin levels between normal skin, common nevi, and dysplastic nevi Pigment Cell Res. 4 1991 172 179
12. S. Schmitz, P.D. Thomas, T.M. Allen, M.J. Poznansky, and K. Jimbow Dual role of melanins and melanin precursors as photoprotective and phototoxic agents: inhibition of ultraviolet radiation-induced lipid peroxidation Photochem. Photobiol. 61 1995 650 655
13. N.C. Smith, M. Dunnett, and P.C. Mills Simultaneous quantitation of oxidised and reduced glutathione in equine biological fluids by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography using electrochemical detection J. Chromatogr. B Biomed. Appl. 673 1995 35 41
14. S.Q. Wang, R. Setlow, M. Berwick, D. Polsky, A.A. Marghoob, A.W. Kopf, and R.S. Bart Ultraviolet A and melanoma: a review J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 44 2001 837 846