108
Views
95
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Ultraviolet Light-Induced Generation of Vitamin E Radicals and Their Recycling. a Possible Photosensitizing Effect of Vitamin E IN Skin

, , , &
Pages 51-64 | Received 02 Oct 1991, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

References

  • Epstein J.H. Photocarcinogenesis, skin cancer, and aging. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 1983; 9: 487–502
  • Sober A.J. Solar exposure in the etiology of cutaneous melanoma. Photodermatology 1987; 4: 23–31
  • Swerdlow A.J., English J.S., MacKie R.M., O'Doherty C.J., Hunter J.A., Clark J., Hole D.J. Fluorescent lights, ultraviolet lamps, and risk of cutaneous melanoma. British Medical Journal 1988; 297: 647–650
  • Roza L., Baan R.A., van der Leun J.C., Kligman L., Young A.R. UVA hazards in skin associated with the use of tanning equipment. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B.: Biology 1989; 3: 281–287
  • Forbes P.D. Experimental photocarcinogenesis: an overview. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1981; 77: 139–143
  • Ananthasawamy H.N., Pierceall W.E. Molecular mechanisms of ultraviolet radiation carcinogenesis. Photochemistry and Photobiology 1990; 52: 1119–1136
  • Diffey B.L. Solar ultraviolet radiation effects on biological systems. Physics in Medicine and Biology 1991; 36: 299–328
  • Diffey B.L., Farr P.M. Tanning with UVB or UVA - an appraisal of risks. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B.: Biology 1991; 8: 219–223
  • Cunningham M.L., Krinsky N.I., Giovanazzi S.M., Peak M.J. Superoxide anion is generated from cellular metabolites by solar radiation and its components. Journal of Free Radical Biology and Medicine 1985; 1: 381–385
  • Norrins A.L. Free radical formation in the skin following exposure to ultraviolet light. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1962; 39: 445–448
  • Pathak M.A., Stratton K. Free radicals in human skin before and after exposure to light. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 1968; 123: 468–476
  • Oberley L.W. Superoxide dismutase and cancer. Superoxide Dismutase, L.W. Oberley. CRC Press, Boca Raton 1982; vol. 2: 127–165
  • Keisari Y., Flescher E., Geva I. Macrophage oxidative burst and related cytoxicity. I. Differential activation by tumor-promoting and non-tumor-promoting phorbol esters. International Journal of Cancer 1984; 34: 845–848
  • Cerutti P.A. Prooxidant states and tumor promotion. Science 1985; 227: 375–381
  • Shklar G. Oral mucosal carcinogenesis in hamsters: inhibition by vitamin E. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1982; 68: 791–797
  • Perchellet J.-P., Owen M.D., Posey T.D., Orten D.K., Schneider B.A. Inhibitory effects of glutathione level-raising agents and D-α-tocopherol on ornithine decarboxylase induction and mouse skin tumor promotion by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate. Carcinogenesis 1985; 6: 567–573
  • Smart R.C., Huang M.T., Han Z.T., Kaplan M.C., Focella A., Conney A.H. Inhibition of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate induction of ornithine decarboxylase activity, DNA synthesis, and tumor promotion in mouse skin by ascorbic acid and ascorbyl palmitate. Cancer Research 1987; 47: 6633–6638
  • Trickier D., Shklar G. Prevention by vitamin E of experimental oral carcinogenesis. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1987; 78: 165–169
  • Black H.S., Chan J.T. Suppression of ultraviolet light-induced tumor formation by dietary antioxidants. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1975; 65: 412–414
  • Dunham W.B., Zuckerkandl E., Reynolds R., Willoughby R., Marcuson R., Barth R., Pauling L. Effects of intake of L-ascorbic acid on the incidence of dermal neoplasms induced by ultraviolet light. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 1982; 79: 7532–7536
  • Black H.S., Lenger W.A., Gerguis J., Thornby J.I. Relation of antioxidants and level of dietary lipid to epidermal lipid peroxidation and ultraviolet carcinogenesis. Cancer Research 1985; 45: 6254–6259
  • Marnett L.J. Peroxyl free radicals: potential mediators of tumor initiation and promotion. Carcinogenesis 1987; 8: 1365–1373
  • Khettab N., Amory M.C., Briand G., Bousquet B., Combre A., Forlot P., Barey M. Photoprotective effect of vitamins A and E on polyamine and oxygenated free radical metabolism in hairless mouse epidermis. Biochimie 1988; 70: 1709–1713
  • Tappel A.L. Vitamin E as the biological lipid antioxidant. Vitamins and Hormones 1962; 20: 493–510
  • Burton G.W., Ingold K.U. Vitamin E - application of the principles of physical organic-chemistry to the exploration of its structure and function. Accounts of Chemical Research 1986; 19: 194–201
  • Fuchs J., Huflejt M.E., Rothfuss L.M., Wilson D.S., Carcamo G., Packer L. Impairment of enzymic and nonenzymic antioxidants in skin by UVB irradiation. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 1989; 93: 769–773
  • Fuchs J., Huflejt M.E., Rothfuss L.M., Wilson D.S., Carcamo G., Packer L. Acute effects of near ultraviolet and visible light on the cutaneous antioxidant defense system. Photochemistry and Photobiology 1989; 50: 739–744
  • Igarashi A., Uzuka M., Nakajima K. The effects of vitamin E deficiency on rat skin. British Journal of Dermatology 1989; 121: 43–49
  • Baxter J.G., Robeson CD., Taylor J.D., Lehman R.W. Natural α-, β-, and γ-tocopherols and certain esters of physiological interest. Journal of the American Chemical Society 1943; 65: 918–924
  • Packer J.E., Slater T.F., Willson R.L. Direct observation of a free radical interaction between vitamin E and vitamin C. Nature 1979; 278: 737–738
  • Packer L., Maguire J.J., Mehlhorn R.J., Serbinova E., Kagan V.E. Mitochondria and microsomal membranes have a free radical reductase activity that prevents chromanoxyl radical accumulation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 1989; 159: 29–235
  • Niki E. Antioxidants in relation to lipid peroxidation. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids 1987; 44: 227–253
  • Kagan V.E., Serbinova E.A., Packer L. Recycling and antioxidant activity of tocopherol homologs of differing hydrocarbon chain lengths in liver microsomes. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 1990; 282: 221–225
  • Kagan V.E., Serbinova E.A., Packer L. Antioxidant effects of ubiquinones in microsomes and mitochondria are mediated by tocopherol recycling. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 1990; 169: 851–857
  • Kagan V.E., Bakalova R.A., Serbinova E.A., Stoychev T.S. Fluorescence measurements of incorporation and hydrolysis of tocopherol and tocopherol esters in biomembranes. Methods in Enzymology 1990; 186: 355–367
  • Lang J.K., Gohil K., Packer L. Simultaneous determination of tocopherols, ubiquinols, and ubiquinones in blood, plasma, tissue homogenates, and subcellular fractions. Analytical Biochemistry 1986; 157: 106–116
  • Buettner G.R., Motten A.G., Hall R.D., Chignell C.F. ESR detection of endogenous ascorbate free radical in mouse skin: enhancement of radical production during UV irradiation following application of chlorpromazine. Photochemistry and Photobiology 1987; 46: 161–164
  • Searls R.L., Sanadi D.R. α-ketoglutaric dehydrogenase. 8. Isolation and some properties of a flavoprotein component. Journal of Biological Chemistry 1960; 235: 2485–2491
  • Pauling L., Willoughby R., Reynolds R., Blaisdell B.E., Lawson S. Incidence of squamous cell carcinoma in hairless mice irradiated with ultraviolet light in relation to intake of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and D,L-α-alpha-tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E). International Journal of Vitamins and Nutrition Research 1982; 23: 53–82, (suppl.)

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.