Arsenic enhances cell death and DNA damage induced by ultraviolet B exposure in mouse epidermal cells through the production of reactive oxygen species

Summary

Background

Ultraviolet (UV)B radiation has long been considered a carcinogen in both epidemiological surveys and experimental studies. However, recent work has suggested that different dosages of UVB exert different influences on cells. There are also co‐carcinogenesis factors such as arsenic that affect the role of UVB.

Aim

To explore the co‐carcinogenesis effect of UVB and arsenic on the mouse epidermal cell line JB6 and the mechanism underlying it.

Methods

Growth of JB6 cells was measured by MTT assay. We carried out a comet assay to determine the DNA damage caused by UVB and arsenic, and tested the expression of DNA repair protein by western blotting. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) were measured using DCF and DHE staining, and changes in antioxidant enzymes were assessed using western blotting.

Results

Viability assays showed that arsenic increased the UVB‐induced death rate. Arsenic enhanced DNA damage caused by UVB both directly by injury to double‐stranded DNA and indirectly by reducing the capability of DNA repair in JB6 cells. All of these effects are the results of increased ROS generation and reduced expression of the antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD)1.

Conclusion

Arsenic was found to enhance UVB‐induced production of ROS and to downregulate SOD1 expression, leading to DNA damage and apoptosis in mouse skin cells. The combination of arsenic and UVB exposure was found to differentially regulate the expression of SOD1 and SOD2.

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