TY - JOUR
T1 - Inhibition of ultraviolet B-induced activator protein-1 (AP-1) activity by aspirin in AP-1-luciferase transgenic mice
AU - Huang, Chuanshu
AU - Ma, Wei-Ya
AU - Hanenberger, David
AU - Cleary, Margot P
AU - Bowden, G. Tim
AU - Dong, Zigang
PY - 1997/10/17
Y1 - 1997/10/17
N2 - Aspirin is under consideration as a promising chemopreventative agent for human cancers. To study the usefulness of aspirin as a chemopreventative agent for UV-induced human skin cancer, we investigated the effect of aspirin on UVB-induced activator protein-1 (AP-1) activity. In the JB6 cell culture system, aspirin or sodium salicylate (SA) inhibited UVB-induced AP-1 activity in a dose-dependent manner; this inhibitory effect occurred only in cells pretreated with aspirin or SA before UVB irradiation but not cells treated with aspirin or SA after UVB irradiation. Furthermore, these inhibitory effects on UVB-induced AP-1 activity appeared to be mediated through blocking of activation of MAP kinase family members, including extracellular signal- regulated protein kinases, c-Jun N-terminal kinases, and p38. It was not due to absorption of UVB light by aspirin. In the skin of AP-1-luciferase transgenic mice, UVB irradiation induced a rapid increase in AP-1 activity, which reached the peak at 48 h post-UVB irradiation. The topical pretreatment of mouse skin with aspirin markedly blocked the UVB-induced AP-1 transactivation in vivo. These data provide the first evidence that aspirin and SA are inhibitors of UV-induced signal transduction and thus could be used as a chemopreventative agent for skin cancer.
AB - Aspirin is under consideration as a promising chemopreventative agent for human cancers. To study the usefulness of aspirin as a chemopreventative agent for UV-induced human skin cancer, we investigated the effect of aspirin on UVB-induced activator protein-1 (AP-1) activity. In the JB6 cell culture system, aspirin or sodium salicylate (SA) inhibited UVB-induced AP-1 activity in a dose-dependent manner; this inhibitory effect occurred only in cells pretreated with aspirin or SA before UVB irradiation but not cells treated with aspirin or SA after UVB irradiation. Furthermore, these inhibitory effects on UVB-induced AP-1 activity appeared to be mediated through blocking of activation of MAP kinase family members, including extracellular signal- regulated protein kinases, c-Jun N-terminal kinases, and p38. It was not due to absorption of UVB light by aspirin. In the skin of AP-1-luciferase transgenic mice, UVB irradiation induced a rapid increase in AP-1 activity, which reached the peak at 48 h post-UVB irradiation. The topical pretreatment of mouse skin with aspirin markedly blocked the UVB-induced AP-1 transactivation in vivo. These data provide the first evidence that aspirin and SA are inhibitors of UV-induced signal transduction and thus could be used as a chemopreventative agent for skin cancer.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.272.42.26325
DO - 10.1074/jbc.272.42.26325
M3 - Article
C2 - 9334204
AN - SCOPUS:0030666199
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 272
SP - 26325
EP - 26331
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 42
ER -