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Vollmer DL, West VA, Lephart ED. Enhancing Skin Health: By Oral Administration of Natural Compounds and Minerals with Implications to the Dermal Microbiome. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E3059. [PMID: 30301271 PMCID: PMC6213755 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19103059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The history of cosmetics goes back to early Egyptian times for hygiene and health benefits while the history of topical applications that provide a medicinal treatment to combat dermal aging is relatively new. For example, the term cosmeceutical was first coined by Albert Kligman in 1984 to describe topical products that afford both cosmetic and therapeutic benefits. However, beauty comes from the inside. Therefore, for some time scientists have considered how nutrition reflects healthy skin and the aging process. The more recent link between nutrition and skin aging began in earnest around the year 2000 with the demonstrated increase in peer-reviewed scientific journal reports on this topic that included biochemical and molecular mechanisms of action. Thus, the application of: (a) topical administration from outside into the skin and (b) inside by oral consumption of nutritionals to the outer skin layers is now common place and many journal reports exhibit significant improvement for both on a variety of dermal parameters. Therefore, this review covers, where applicable, the history, chemical structure, and sources such as biological and biomedical properties in the skin along with animal and clinical data on the oral applications of: (a) collagen, (b) ceramide, (c) β-carotene, (d) astaxanthin, (e) coenzyme Q10, (f) colostrum, (g) zinc, and (h) selenium in their mode of action or function in improving dermal health by various quantified endpoints. Lastly, the importance of the human skin microbiome is briefly discussed in reference to the genomics, measurement, and factors influencing its expression and how it may alter the immune system, various dermal disorders, and potentially be involved in chemoprevention.
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- David L Vollmer
- 4Life Research, Scientific Research Division, Sandy, UT 84070, USA.
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- 4Life Research, Scientific Research Division, Sandy, UT 84070, USA.
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- Department of Physiology, Developmental Biology and The Neuroscience Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA.
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Age-Dependent Protective Effect of Selenium against UVA Irradiation in Primary Human Keratinocytes and the Associated DNA Repair Signature. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2018; 2018:5895439. [PMID: 29682159 PMCID: PMC5842700 DOI: 10.1155/2018/5895439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Revised: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Few studies have focused on the protective role of selenium (Se) against skin aging and photoaging even though selenoproteins are essential for keratinocyte function and skin development. To the best of our knowledge, the impact of Se supplementation on skin cells from elderly and young donors has not been reported. Therefore, the main objective of our study was to evaluate the effects of Se supplementation on skin keratinocytes at baseline and after exposure to ultraviolet A (UVA) irradiation. Low doses of Se (30 nM) were very potently protective against UVA-induced cytotoxicity in young keratinocytes, whereas the protection efficiency of Se in old keratinocytes required higher concentrations (240 nM). Additionally, the DNA repair ability of the old keratinocytes drastically decreased compared with that of the young keratinocytes at baseline and after the UVA exposure. The Se supplementation significantly enhanced the DNA repair of 8-oxoguanine (8oxoG) only in the keratinocytes isolated from young donors. Therefore, aged keratinocytes have an increased vulnerability to oxidative DNA damage, and the Se needs in the elderly should be considered. Strengthening DNA repair activities with Se supplementation may represent a new strategy to combat aging and skin photoaging.
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Burke KE. Mechanisms of aging and development-A new understanding of environmental damage to the skin and prevention with topical antioxidants. Mech Ageing Dev 2017; 172:123-130. [PMID: 29287765 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2017.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Recent research has given us new insights into the molecular biology of extrinsic aging of the skin. Not only does UV irradiation directly cause photoaging of the skin, but also environmental pollutants significantly damage exposed skin by several mechanisms. Exposure to the noxious gases of air pollution with simultaneous exposure to UVA can act synergistically to initiate skin cancer. Also ozone generated from pollutants reacting with UV induces oxidative stress of the skin's surface via formation of lipid peroxidation products, with cascading consequences to deeper layers. Furthermore, new studies have demonstrated that particulate matter (PM) pollutants can penetrate the skin transepidermally and through hair follicles to induce skin aging via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), a recently discovered ligand-activated transcription factor that regulates and protects keratinocytes, melanocytes, and fibroblasts. With this understanding that extrinsic aging of the skin is not only due to photoaging, we realize the necessity of protection beyond sunscreen. Fortunately, correctly formulated topical antioxidants can prevent damage inflicted by both UV and environmental pollution.
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Zhai X, Zhang C, Zhao G, Stoll S, Ren F, Leng X. Antioxidant capacities of the selenium nanoparticles stabilized by chitosan. J Nanobiotechnology 2017; 15:4. [PMID: 28056992 PMCID: PMC5217424 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-016-0243-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Backgrounds Selenium (Se) as one of the essential trace elements for human plays an important role in the oxidation reduction system. But the high toxicity of Se limits its application. In this case, the element Se with zero oxidation state (Se0) has captured our attention because of its low toxicity and excellent bioavailability. However, Se0 is very unstable and easily changes into the inactive form. By now many efforts have been done to protect its stability. And this work was conducted to explore the antioxidant capacities of the stable Se0 nanoparticles (SeNPs) stabilized using chitosan (CS) with different molecular weights (Mws) (CS-SeNPs). Results The different Mws CS-SeNPs could form uniform sphere particles with a size of about 103 nm after 30 days. The antioxidant tests of the DPPH, ABTS, and lipid peroxide models showed that these CS-SeNPs could scavenge free radicals at different levels. And the 1 month old SeNPs held the higher ABTS scavenging ability that the value could reach up to 87.45 ± 7.63% and 89.44 ± 5.03% of CS(l)-SeNPs and CS(h)-SeNPs, respectively. In the cell test using BABLC-3T3 or Caco-2, the production of the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) could be inhibited in a Se concentration-dependent manner. The topical or oral administration of CS-SeNPs, particularly the Se nanoparticles stabilized with low molecular weight CS, CS(l)-SeNPs, and treated with a 30-day storage process, could efficiently protect glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity and prevent the lipofusin formation induced by UV-radiation or d-galactose in mice, respectively. Such effects were more evident in viscera than in skin. The acute toxicity of CS(l)-SeNPs was tenfold lower than that of H2SeO3. Conclusions Our work could demonstrate the CS-SeNPs hold a lower toxicity and a 30-day storage process could enhance the antioxidant capacities. All CS-SeNPs could penetrate the tissues and perform their antioxidant effects, especially the CS(l)-SeNPs in mice models. What’s more, the antioxidant capacities of CS-SeNPs were more evident in viscera than in skin.
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- Xiaona Zhai
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, Beijing Dairy Industry Innovation Team, College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, Beijing Dairy Industry Innovation Team, College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, Beijing Dairy Industry Innovation Team, College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Group of Environmental Physical Chemistry, F.-A. Forel Institute, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, Beijing Dairy Industry Innovation Team, College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, Beijing Dairy Industry Innovation Team, College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Assessment of short-term and long-term effects of light (pho—totesting) is part of the safety evaluation of drugs. Results are incorporated into drug package inserts to advise patients and health care providers about the use of drug products on sun—exposed skin. We undertook an exhaustive literature search and a search of archived studies at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in order to evaluate the potential of short—term photoassays to predict long—term effects of drugs used in sunlight (280–700 nm). The correlation between the findings from the photococarcinogenicity assays in mice that used exposure to simulated sunlight and those from photogenotoxicity and photosensitivity studies was examined. Results indicated that photosensitivity and photogenotoxicity assays did not necessarily predict effects in photococarcinogenicity studies in mice. Effects of drugs on skin that are not due to photoactivation of drug can be important factors in enhancement of UV—induced skin carcinogenesis.
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- Abigail Jacobs
- Division of Dermatologic and Dental Drug Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Division of Dermatologic and Dental Drug Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Division of Dermatologic and Dental Drug Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Division of Dermatologic and Dental Drug Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD, USA
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Calzavara-Pinton PG, Rossi MT, Zanca A, Arisi M, Gonzalez S, Venturini M. Oral Polypodium leucomotos increases the anti-inflammatory and melanogenic responses of the skin to different modalities of sun exposures: a pilot study. PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2015; 32:22-7. [PMID: 26408963 DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The effects on the inflammatory and tanning responses of sunlight/UVR of several oral antioxidants are still unknown. OBJECTIVE Assess intensity, time course of the inflammatory, and tanning responses to increasing dosages of solar-simulated radiation (SSR) at baseline and after oral supplementation of an extract of Polypodium leucotomos (PLE). METHODS Ten healthy subjects underwent phototesting with SSR with a visual and spectrophotometrical assessment of the responses with or without daily oral supplementation of two tablets containing 240 mg of PLE for a total of 15 days. RESULTS Polypodium leucotomos supplementation induced a significant increase of the minimal erythema dose (MED), a faster recovery of the inflammation following the delivery of super-erythemal doses, and no significant changes of the minimal melanogenic dose (MMD). Spectrophotometric assessment of the Δa* in test areas exposed to equally doses of SSR did not show differences. CONCLUSIONS Polypodium leucotomos supplementation increased the MED and induced a faster recovery of the inflammation and a stronger tanning response with no changes in the melanogenic threshold.
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- Department of Dermatology, Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Tong LX, Young LC. Nutrition: The future of melanoma prevention? J Am Acad Dermatol 2014; 71:151-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.01.910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2013] [Revised: 01/11/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hazane-Puch F, Champelovier P, Arnaud J, Trocmé C, Garrel C, Faure P, Laporte F. Six-day selenium supplementation led to either UVA-photoprotection or toxic effects in human fibroblasts depending on the chemical form and dose of Se. Metallomics 2014; 6:1683-92. [DOI: 10.1039/c4mt00040d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Hazane-Puch F, Champelovier P, Arnaud J, Garrel C, Ballester B, Faure P, Laporte F. Long-term selenium supplementation in HaCaT cells: importance of chemical form for antagonist (protective versus toxic) activities. Biol Trace Elem Res 2013; 154:288-98. [PMID: 23771685 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-013-9709-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2013] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The beneficial effect of selenium (Se) on cancer is known to depend on the chemical form, the dose and the duration of the supplementation. The aim of this work was to explore long term antagonist (antioxidant versus toxic) effects of an inorganic (sodium selenite, Na2SeO3) and an organic (seleno-L-methionine, SeMet) forms in human immortalized keratinocytes HaCaT cells. HaCaT cells were supplemented with Na2SeO3 or SeMet at micromolar concentrations for 144 h, followed or not by UVA radiation. Se absorption, effects of UVA radiation, cell morphology, antioxidant profile, cell cycle processing, DNA fragmentation, cell death triggered and caspase-3 activity were determined. At non-toxic doses (10 μM SeMet and 1 μM Na2SeO3), SeMet was better absorbed than Na2SeO3. The protection of HaCaT from UVA-induced cell death was observed only with SeMet despite both forms increased glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPX1) activities and selenoprotein-1 (SEPW1) transcript expression. After UVA irradiation, malondialdehyde (MDA) and SH groups were not modulated whatever Se chemical form. At toxic doses (100 μM SeMet and 5 μM Na2SeO3), Na2SeO3 and SeMet inhibited cell proliferation associated with S-G2 blockage and DNA fragmentation leading to apoptosis caspase-3 dependant. SeMet only led to hydrogen peroxide production and to a decrease in mitochondrial transmembrane potential. Our study of the effects of selenium on HaCaT cells reaffirm the necessity to take into account the chemical form in experimental and intervention studies.
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- Florence Hazane-Puch
- Unité de Biochimie Hormonale et Nutritionnelle, Département de Biochimie, Toxicologie et Pharmacologie, Institut de Biologie et de Pathologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, CS10217, 38043 Grenoble, France.
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Cassidy PB, Fain HD, Cassidy JP, Tran SM, Moos PJ, Boucher KM, Gerads R, Florell SR, Grossman D, Leachman SA. Selenium for the prevention of cutaneous melanoma. Nutrients 2013; 5:725-49. [PMID: 23470450 PMCID: PMC3705316 DOI: 10.3390/nu5030725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2012] [Revised: 02/17/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The role of selenium (Se) supplementation in cancer prevention is controversial; effects often depend on the nutritional status of the subject and on the chemical form in which Se is provided. We used a combination of in vitro and in vivo models to study two unique therapeutic windows for intervention in the process of cutaneous melanomagenisis, and to examine the utility of two different chemical forms of Se for prevention and treatment of melanoma. We studied the effects of Se in vitro on UV-induced oxidative stress in melanocytes, and on apoptosis and cell cycle progression in melanoma cells. In vivo, we used the HGF transgenic mouse model of UV-induced melanoma to demonstrate that topical treatment with l-selenomethionine results in a significant delay in the time required for UV-induced melanoma development, but also increases the rate of growth of those tumors once they appear. In a second mouse model, we found that oral administration of high dose methylseleninic acid significantly decreases the size of human melanoma xenografts. Our findings suggest that modestly elevation of selenium levels in the skin might risk acceleration of growth of incipient tumors. Additionally, certain Se compounds administered at very high doses could have utility for the treatment of fully-malignant tumors or prevention of recurrence.
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- Pamela B. Cassidy
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Huntsman Cancer Institute, 2000 Circle of Hope, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
- Department of Dermatology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, 2000 Circle of Hope, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; E-Mails: (H.D.F.); (J.P.C.); (D.G.); (S.A.L.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +1-801-581-6268; Fax: +1-801-585-7477
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- Department of Dermatology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, 2000 Circle of Hope, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; E-Mails: (H.D.F.); (J.P.C.); (D.G.); (S.A.L.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, 2000 Circle of Hope, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; E-Mails: (H.D.F.); (J.P.C.); (D.G.); (S.A.L.)
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- University of Utah School of Medicine, 50 North Campus Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; E-Mail:
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; E-Mail:
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- Biostatistics Unit, Huntsman Cancer Institute, 2000 Circle of Hope, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; E-Mail:
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- Applied Speciation, 18804 Northcreek Parkway, Bothell, WA 98011, USA; E-Mail:
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Utah School of Medicine, 50 North Campus Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; E-Mail:
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- Department of Dermatology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, 2000 Circle of Hope, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; E-Mails: (H.D.F.); (J.P.C.); (D.G.); (S.A.L.)
- Department of Oncological Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute, 2000 Circle of Hope, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, 2000 Circle of Hope, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; E-Mails: (H.D.F.); (J.P.C.); (D.G.); (S.A.L.)
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Chen L, Hu JY, Wang SQ. The role of antioxidants in photoprotection: a critical review. J Am Acad Dermatol 2012; 67:1013-24. [PMID: 22406231 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2011] [Revised: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 02/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Free radicals have long been studied as a contributor to aging and disease processes. Endogenous production of radicals from cellular metabolism and exogenous sources from ultraviolet radiation and pollution can damage the skin on the cellular and tissue levels. Although the body possesses an elegant defense system to prevent radical damage, this innate system can be overwhelmed and lead to a state of oxidative stress or immunosuppression, and can even trigger carcinogenesis. Topical supplementation of antioxidants can provide additional protection to neutralize reactive oxygen species from both endogenous and exogenous sources. This review will discuss our current understanding of the mechanisms of free radical damage and evaluate the potential benefit of topical antioxidants in sunscreens and skin care products.
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- Lucy Chen
- Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10022, USA
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Melanoma has continued to rise in incidence despite public efforts to promote sun protection behaviors. Because sunscreen use does not completely prevent skin cancer induced by ultraviolet radiation, additional chemopreventive methods for protecting against and reversing the effects of ultraviolet photodamage need evaluation. Recent years have brought increased interest in dietary factors, such as natural botanicals and vitamins, for the prevention of melanoma. This contribution provides a narrative review of the relevant, nutrition-related literature found by searching the keywords "melanoma chemoprevention," "nutrition and melanoma," "dietary botanicals and melanoma prevention," "green tea and melanoma," "vitamin D and melanoma," and "vitamin E and melanoma" in the PubMed database. Although randomized controlled trials of humans are lacking, basic science and epidemiologic studies show promising benefits of many natural products in chemoprevention for melanoma. Future studies, hopefully, will yield concrete answers and clarify the role of commonly available dietary nutrients in melanoma chemoprevention.
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- J Daniel Jensen
- Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine Denver, Aurora, CO, USA
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Gamble RG, Jensen D, Suarez AL, Hanson AH, McLaughlin L, Duke J, Dellavalle RP. Outpatient Follow-up and Secondary Prevention for Melanoma Patients. Cancers (Basel) 2010; 2:1178-97. [PMID: 24281112 PMCID: PMC3835125 DOI: 10.3390/cancers2021178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2010] [Revised: 06/02/2010] [Accepted: 06/03/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Health care providers and their patients jointly participate in melanoma prevention, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment. This paper reviews screening and follow-up strategies for patients who have been diagnosed with melanoma, based on current available evidence, and focuses on methods to assess disease recurrence and second primary occurrence. Secondary prevention, including the roles of behavioral modification and chemoprevention are also reviewed. The role of follow-up dermatologist consultation, with focused physical examinations complemented by dermatoscopy, reflectance confocal microscopy, and/or full-body mapping is discussed. Furthermore, we address the inclusion of routine imaging and laboratory assessment as components of follow-up and monitoring of advanced stage melanoma. The role of physicians in addressing the psychosocial stresses associated with a diagnosis of melanoma is reviewed.
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- Ryan G. Gamble
- Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA; E-Mail: (R.G.G.); (J.D.J.)
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA; E-Mail: (R.G.G.); (J.D.J.)
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA; E-Mail: (R.G.G.); (J.D.J.)
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- Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO, USA; E-Mail:
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- Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, CO, USA; E-Mail:
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA; E-Mail: (R.G.G.); (J.D.J.)
- School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA; E-Mail:
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA; E-Mail: (R.G.G.); (J.D.J.)
- Dermatology Service, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA
- Epidemiology Department, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, USA
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Phd SG, MacLaren J, Phd WB. Nutrition and Life-style Guidelines for People with Cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/13590849409034555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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van der Pols JC, Heinen MM, Hughes MC, Ibiebele TI, Marks GC, Green AC. Serum antioxidants and skin cancer risk: an 8-year community-based follow-up study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2009; 18:1167-73. [PMID: 19336544 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-08-1211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Antioxidant nutrients can help prevent skin damage caused by ultraviolet radiation from sunlight, but it is not clear whether serum concentrations of such nutrients influence skin cancer risk. METHODS We carried out a prospective study of the associations between serum concentrations of antioxidant nutrients and incidence (person-based and tumor-based) of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin among a random subsample of 485 adults from an Australian community. Participants were divided into thirds, ranked according to their serum concentrations of carotenoids, alpha-tocopherol, and selenium measured in 1996 and were monitored for incident, histologically confirmed BCC and SCC tumors until 2004. RESULTS Although there were no associations between baseline serum carotenoids or alpha-tocopherol concentrations and incidence of BCC or SCC, baseline serum selenium concentrations showed strong inverse associations with both BCC and SCC tumor incidence. Compared with participants with lowest selenium concentrations at baseline (0.4-1.0 micromol/L), those with the highest serum selenium concentrations (1.3-2.8 micromol/L) had a decreased incidence of BCC tumors (multivariate relative risk, 0.43; 95% confidence interval, 0.21-0.86; P(trend) = 0.02) and SCC tumors (multivariate relative risk, 0.36; 95% confidence interval, 0.15-0.82; P(trend) = 0.02). CONCLUSION Relatively high serum selenium concentrations are associated with an approximately 60% decrease in subsequent tumor incidence of both BCC and SCC, whereas serum concentrations of carotenoids or alpha-tocopherol are not associated with later skin cancer incidence. A possible U-shaped association between serum selenium concentrations and SCC of the skin needs confirmation.
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- Jolieke C van der Pols
- Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, Australia.
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Kaur IP, Kapila M, Agrawal R. Role of novel delivery systems in developing topical antioxidants as therapeutics to combat photoageing. Ageing Res Rev 2007; 6:271-88. [PMID: 17933593 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2007.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2007] [Revised: 08/17/2007] [Accepted: 08/17/2007] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Ageing proceeds by highly complicated biochemical processes, in which the involvement of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) and free radicals has been implicated. Reactive oxygen species are dramatically enhanced by exposure to the ultraviolet radiation. Free radical scavengers and antioxidants can thus provide a long-term protection against these changes. Currently, dermaceutical and cosmetic industry is growing immensely with its main focus on packaging the active into a suitable/novel delivery system. This not only enhances the customer acceptance but offers better targeting to the upper skin layer, with faster onset, at a lower concentration of the active. Later also counter toxic or adverse effects observed with large doses especially when administered orally. Several of the antioxidant molecules are labile to degradation in the presence of oxygen, water and light, hence it becomes all the more appropriate to use a delivery system which will augment their stability and hence enhance the performance. In the present review, we focus on the pioneering research on novel delivery systems which can promote the therapeutic value of antioxidants for combating UV-induced photoageing.
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- Indu P Kaur
- Department of Pharmaceutics, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India.
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Johnson WD, Morrissey RL, Kapetanovic I, Crowell JA, McCormick DL. Subchronic oral toxicity studies of Se-methylselenocysteine, an organoselenium compound for breast cancer prevention. Food Chem Toxicol 2007; 46:1068-78. [PMID: 18082924 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2007.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2007] [Revised: 10/31/2007] [Accepted: 11/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Se-methylselenocysteine (MSC) is an organoselenium compound being developed for breast cancer chemoprevention. To characterize MSC toxicity, CD rats received daily gavage doses of 0, 0.5, 1.0, or 2.0 mg/kg/day (0, 3, 6, or 12 mg/m(2)/day), and beagle dogs received daily gavage doses of 0, 0.15, 0.3, or 0.6 mg/kg/day (0, 3, 6, or 12 mg/m(2)/day) for 28 days. In rats, MSC induced dose-related hepatomegaly in both sexes; mild anemia, thrombocytopenia, and elevated liver enzymes were observed in high dose females only. Microscopic pathology included hepatocellular degeneration (high dose males, all doses in females); arrested spermatogenesis (high dose males); and atrophy of corpora lutea (middle and high dose females). In dogs, MSC induced mild anemia in middle and high dose males, and in high dose females. Toxicologically significant microscopic lesions in dogs were seen only in the liver (peliosis and vacuolar degeneration in high dose males, midzonal necrosis in males in all dose groups). Based on liver pathology seen in female rats in all dose groups, the no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) for MSC in rats is <0.5mg/kg/day. Based on alterations in hematology parameters and liver morphology in male dogs in all dose groups, the NOAEL for MSC in dogs is <0.15 mg/kg/day.
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- W D Johnson
- Life Sciences Group, IIT Research Institute, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
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Chen Y, Hall M, Graziano JH, Slavkovich V, van Geen A, Parvez F, Ahsan H. A prospective study of blood selenium levels and the risk of arsenic-related premalignant skin lesions. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007; 16:207-13. [PMID: 17301251 PMCID: PMC1924921 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-06-0581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Arsenic exposure from drinking water is considered to be a risk factor for skin and internal cancers. Animal studies suggest a potential antagonism between arsenic and selenium in the body. We did a case-cohort analysis to prospectively evaluate the association between arsenic-related premalignant skin lesions and prediagnostic blood selenium levels in 303 cases of skin lesions newly diagnosed from November 2002 to April 2004 and 849 subcohort members randomly selected from the 8,092 participants in the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study with available baseline blood and urine samples collected in 2000. Incidence rate ratios for skin lesions in increasing blood selenium quintiles were 1.00 (reference), 0.68 [95% confidence interval (95% CI), 0.39-1.18], 0.51 (95% CI, 0.29-0.87), 0.52 (95% CI, 0.30-0.91), and 0.53 (95% CI, 0.31-0.90). Effect estimates remained similar with adjustments for age, sex, body mass index, smoking status, excessive sunlight exposure (in men), well water arsenic concentration at baseline, and nutritional intakes of folate, iron, protein, vitamin E, and B vitamins. At any given arsenic exposure level, the risk of premalignant skin lesions was consistently greater among participants with blood selenium lower than the average level. The findings support the hypothesis that dietary selenium intake may reduce the incidence of arsenic-related premalignant skin lesions among populations exposed to arsenic exposure from drinking water.
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- Yu Chen
- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
- Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
- New York University Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
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- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University
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Traynor NJ, McKenzie RC, Beckett GJ, Gibbs NK. Selenomethionine inhibits ultraviolet radiation-induced p53 transactivation. PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2006; 22:297-303. [PMID: 17100737 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2006.00256.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ultraviolet (UV) radiation damages the cellular DNA of skin cells. In response, wild-type p53 protein accumulates in irradiated cells and the stabilized and transactivated protein can then induce genes involved in cell cycle arrest in G1, or in the initiation of apoptosis. Selenium protects cells from UVB-induced cell death and apoptosis by mechanisms which are unclear, although recent reports suggest that selenium protects against UV-induced cell damage by inducing DNA repair enzymes and transactivating p53. METHODS We examined whether selenomethionine could protect human skin cells from UV radiation-induced p53 transactivation, using a pRGCDeltafos-lacZ p53-dependent reporter construct stably transfected in an amelanotic melanoma cell line (Arn-8) which expresses wild-type p53. Cells were pretreated with or without selenomethionine and then irradiated with broadband UVB (approximately 270-350 nm); 0-30 mJ/cm2 from a Phillips TL100 W/12 lamp. RESULTS The percentage of cells with transcriptionally active p53 increased dose dependently up to 20 mJ/cm2 UVB. Treatment with 50 microM selenomethionine for 24 h both pre- and post-irradiation, significantly diminished p53 activation by 30-43% across the UV dose range (P=0.0085, n=5 independent experiments) and decreased UV-induced p53 protein accumulation as assessed by Western blotting. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that selenomethionine inhibits broad band UVB-induced p53 transactivation and protein accumulation and that this effect correlates with reported protective effects of selenium against UV-induced DNA damage.
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- Nicola J Traynor
- Photobiology Unit, Ninewells Hospital, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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The wide media coverage given recently to a study correlating higher selenium levels with a reduced risk of advanced prostate cancer is but the latest addition to a growing body of epidemiological findings which link dietary selenium deficiency to diseases as diverse as cancer, heart disease, arthritis and AIDS. Indeed, selenium has a long history of association with human health and disease. Moreover, direct evidence is now emerging for specific beneficial effects of dietary selenium supplementation. Thus, the pharmacology, biology and biochemistry of selenium metabolism have become subjects of intense current interest. At the molecular level, selenium (as selenocysteine) is an essential component of the active sites of the enzymes glutathione peroxidase, iodothyronine 5'-deiodinase and mammalian thioredoxin reductase, and is also present in several other mammalian selenoproteins. Both glutathione peroxidase and thioredoxin reductase catalyse reactions essential to the protection of cellular components against oxidative and free radical damage. As a consequence of the growing recognition of the important biological role of selenium, a number of novel pharmaceutical agents, either selenium-based or which target specific aspects of selenium metabolism, are under development. Among these are orally active selenium-based antihypertensive agents, anticancer, antiviral, immunosuppressive and antimicrobial agents, and organoselenium compounds which reduce oxidative tissue damage and oedema. It can be anticipated that as our understanding of the basic biology and biochemistry of selenium increases, future efforts will uncover even more sophisticated approaches for the rational development of new selenium-based pharmaceutical agents.
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- S W May
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA.
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In areas where soils are low in bioavailable selenium (Se), potential Se deficiencies cause health risks for humans. Though higher plants have been considered not to require this element, the experience with low-Se soils in Finland has provided evidence that the supplementation of commercial fertilizers with sodium selenate affects positively not only the nutritive value of the whole food chain from soil to plants, animals and humans but also the quantity of plant yields. The level of Se addition has been optimal, and no abnormally high concentrations in plants or in foods of animal origin have been observed. Se levels in serum and human milk indicate that the average daily intake has been within limits considered to be safe and adequate. In fact, plants act as effective buffers, because their growth is reduced at high Se levels. They also tend to synthesize volatile compounds in order to reduce excess Se. On the other hand, when added at low concentrations, Se exerts a beneficial effect on plant growth via several mechanisms. As in humans and animals, Se strengthens the capacity of plants to counteract oxidative stress caused by oxygen radicals produced by internal metabolic or external factors. At proper levels it also delays some of the effects of senescence and may improve the utilization of short-wavelength light by plants. High additions are toxic and may trigger pro-oxidative reactions. Thus, the present supplementation of fertilizers with Se can be considered a very effective and readily controlled way to increase the average daily Se intake nationwide.
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- Helinä Hartikainen
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Helsinki, PO Box 27, 00014, Finland.
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The concept of systemic photoprotection by dietary means is gaining momentum. Skin is continuously exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, the major cause of skin disorders such as sunburn, photodamage, and nonmelanoma skin cancer. Most of the erythemal annual UV dose is encountered under nonvacation conditions, when no sunscreen is applied. In the absence of topically added compounds, skin protection depends solely on endogenous defense. Micronutrients can act as UV absorbers, as antioxidants, or can modulate signaling pathways elicited upon UV exposure. UV-induced erythema is a suitable parameter to assess photoprotection. Dietary protection is provided by carotenoids, tocopherols, ascorbate, flavonoids, or n-3 fatty acids, contributing to maintenance resistance as part of lifelong protection.
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- Helmut Sies
- Institut fur Biochemie und Molekularbiologie I, Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Dusseldorf, D-40001 Dusseldorf, Germany.
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Controversy exists as to whether topical antioxidants can be effective in protecting against and reversing photodamage to the skin. Topical vitamins C and E, as well as topical selenium, protect skin against sunburn, suntan and skin cancer and also reverse the mottled pigmentation and wrinkles of photoageing. However, only certain forms of these labile antioxidants are stable and active after percutaneous absorption. For effective topical application, vitamin C must be non-esterified, acidic and optimally at 20% concentration; vitamin E must be the non-esterified isomer d-alpha-tocopherol at 2-5% concentration. Selenium is only percutaneously absorbed and active when applied topically as l-selenomethionine, optimally at 0.02-0.05%. There are two great advantages in applying an active formulation of topical antioxidants to the skin. First, the skin attains far higher levels of each antioxidant than can be achieved by only taking these vitamins orally. The level of vitamin C attained in the skin by topical application is 20-40 times that achievable with oral vitamin C. With topical application, the concentration of vitamin E in the skin increases by a factor of 10.6 and selenium by a factor of 1.7. Second, topical application arms the skin with a reservoir of antioxidants that cannot be washed or rubbed off, a protection which stays in the skin for several days after application.
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Selenomethionine (Semet) is the major seleno-compound in cereal grains and enriched yeast whereas Se-methylselenocysteine (SeMCYS) is the major seleno-compound in Se-accumulator plants and some plants of economic importance such as garlic and broccoli exposed to excess Se. Animals can metabolize both Semet and SeMCYS. Epidemiological studies have indicated an inverse relationship between Se intake and the incidence of certain cancers. Blood or plasma levels of Se are usually lower in patients with cancer than those without this disorder, but inconsistent results have been found with toenail-Se values and the incidence of cancer. There have been eight trials with human subjects conducted on the influence of Se on cancer incidence or biomarkers, and except for one, all have shown a positive benefit of Se on cancer reduction or biomarkers of this disorder. This is consistent with about 100 small-animal studies where Se has been shown to reduce the incidence of tumours in most of these trials. Se-enriched yeast is the major form of Se used in trials with human subjects. In the mammary-tumour model, SeMCYS has been shown to be the most effective seleno-compound identified so far in reduction of tumours. Several mechanisms have been proposed on the mechanism whereby Se reduces tumours. Even though SeMCYS was shown to be the most effective seleno-compound in the reduction of mammary tumours, it may not be the most effective seleno-compound for reduction of colon tumours.
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- P D Whanger
- Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
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Burke KE, Clive J, Combs GF, Nakamura RM. Effects of topical L-selenomethionine with topical and oral vitamin E on pigmentation and skin cancer induced by ultraviolet irradiation in Skh:2 hairless mice. J Am Acad Dermatol 2003; 49:458-72. [PMID: 12963910 DOI: 10.1067/s0190-9622(03)00900-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The antioxidants selenium and vitamin E can be effective in reducing acute and chronic ultraviolet (UV)-induced skin damage. OBJECTIVE This study investigated whether topical L-selenomethionine with topical RRR-alpha-tocopherol (Eol) or oral RRR-alpha-tocopheryl acetate (Eac) can reduce the incidence of UV-induced skin damage more than treatment with each alone. METHODS Skh:2 hairless pigmented mice were treated with lotion vehicle, L-selenomethionine lotion, Eol lotion, oral Eac, L-selenomethionine plus Eol lotion, or L-selenomethionine lotion plus oral Eac and exposed to UVB. Skin pigmentation was scored, and the number of skin tumors per animal was counted weekly. RESULTS Mice treated with selenium and vitamin E had significantly less acute and chronic UV-induced skin damage. CONCLUSION Topical L-selenomethionine alone and combined with vitamin E gave the best protection against UV-induced blistering and pigmentation. In protecting against skin cancer, topical Eol and topical L-selenomethionine plus oral Eac were best. Significant synergy of L-selenomethionine with vitamin E was not observed.
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- Karen E Burke
- Department of Biostatistics, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA
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Jackson MJ, Broome CS, McArdle F. Marginal dietary selenium intakes in the UK: are there functional consequences? J Nutr 2003; 133:1557S-9S. [PMID: 12730465 DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.5.1557s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Much data indicate that overt selenium deficiency induces a number of pathologies in animals and humans. The effects of chronic marginal undernutrition of this element are unclear, although it has been argued that such subjects will be at increased risk of developing various cancers. The dietary intake of selenium in the UK has fallen over the last 25 years, although no functional consequences of this have been recognized. Recent data demonstrate that restoration of selenium intakes in UK subjects induces biochemical effects with increased activity of selenium-dependent enzymes. Whether such biochemical changes are associated with functional changes is currently unclear and the subject of current investigation.
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- Malcolm J Jackson
- Department of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GA, UK.
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Pinnell SR. Cutaneous photodamage, oxidative stress, and topical antioxidant protection. J Am Acad Dermatol 2003; 48:1-19; quiz 20-2. [PMID: 12522365 DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2003.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 281] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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UNLABELLED New methods to protect skin from photodamage from sun exposure are necessary if we are to conquer skin cancer and photoaging. Sunscreens are useful, but their protection is not ideal because of inadequate use, incomplete spectral protection, and toxicity. Skin naturally uses antioxidants (AOs) to protect itself from photodamage. This scientific review summarizes what is known about how photodamage occurs; why sunscreens--the current gold standard of photoprotection--are inadequate; and how topical AOs help protect against skin cancer and photoaging changes. This review is intended to be a reference source, including pertinent comprehensive reviews whenever available. Although not all AOs are included, an attempt has been made to select those AOs for which sufficient information is available to document their potential topical uses and benefits. Reviewed are the following physiologic and plant AOs: vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, zinc, silymarin, soy isoflavones, and tea polyphenols. Their topical use may favorably supplement sunscreen protection and provide additional anticarcinogenic protection. (J Am Acad Dermatol 2003;48:1-19.) LEARNING OBJECTIVE At the completion of this learning activity, participants should have an understanding of current information about how the sun damages skin to produce skin cancer and photoaging changes, how the skin naturally protects itself from the sun, the shortcomings of sunscreens, and the added advantages of topical AOs for photoprotection.
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- Sheldon R Pinnell
- Duke University Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Durham, North Carolina 27707, USA.
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Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for animals and humans that is obtained from dietary sources including cereals, grains and vegetables. The Se content of plants varies considerably according to its concentration in soil. Plants convert Se mainly into Se-methionine (Se-Met) and incorporate it into protein in place of methionine (Met). Selenocystine (Se-Cys), methyl-Se-Cys and gamma-glutamyl-Se-methyl-Cys are not significantly incorporated into plant protein and are at relatively low levels irrespective of soil Se content. Higher animals are unable to synthesize Se-Met and only Se-Cys was detected in rats supplemented with Se as selenite. Renal regulation is the mode by which whole body Se is controlled. Se is concentrated in hair and nail and it occurs almost exclusively in organic compounds. The potentiating effect of Se deficiency on lipid peroxidation is enhanced in some tissues by concurrent deficiency of copper or manganese. In the in vitro system, the chemical form of Se is an important factor in eliciting cellular responses. Although the cytotoxic mechanisms of selenite and other redoxing Se compounds are still unclear, it has been suggested that they derive from their ability to catalyze the oxidation of thiols and to produce superoxide simultaneously. Selenite-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis in human carcinoma cells can be inhibited with copper (CuSO(4)) as an antioxidant. High doses of selenite result in induction of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) in mouse skin cell DNA and in primary human keratinocytes. It may cause DNA fragmentation and decreased DNA synthesis, cell growth inhibition, DNA synthesis, blockade of the cell cycle at the S/G(2)-M phase and cell death by necrosis. In contrast, in cells treated with methylselenocyanate or Se methylselenocysteine, the cell cycle progression was blocked at the G(1) phase and cell death was predominantly induced by apoptosis.
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- H Tapiero
- Université de Paris - Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS UMR 8612, 5, rue Jean-Baptiste Clément, 94200, Chatenay-Malabry, France.
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Schrauzer GN. The nutritional significance, metabolism and toxicology of selenomethionine. ADVANCES IN FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH 2003; 47:73-112. [PMID: 14639782 DOI: 10.1016/s1043-4526(03)47002-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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SeMet is a naturally occurring toxic amino acid but at the same time represents the major nutritional source of selenium for higher animals and humans. The ability of SeMet to be incorporated into the body proteins in place of Met furthermore provides a means of reversible Se storage in organs and tissues. This property is not shared by any other naturally occurring selenoamino acid and thus could be associated with a specific physiological function of SeMet. Since higher animals cannot synthesize SeMet, yet from it all needed forms of Se are produced, SeMet meets the criteria of an essential amino acid. Accordingly, SeMet, or enriched food sources thereof, are appropriate forms of Se for human nutritional Se supplementation. However, while SeMet or Se yeast are already widely used in over-the-counter nutritional supplements, infant formulas and parenteral feeding mixtures still contain Se in the form of sodium selenate or sodium selenite, even though these are not the normal nutritional forms of Se. In animal nutrition, these inorganic selenium salts are increasingly replaced by food sources of SeMet such as Se yeast. Synthetic SeMet could also be employed as a feed additive, but its regulatory status is as yet undetermined. The optimal nutritional levels of SeMet for different animal species still need to be determined. The expectation is that lower additions to feedstock of equivalent levels of SeMet will suffice to achieve adequacy than currently approved maximum levels of Se in the form of inorganic Se salts.
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- Gerhard Norbert Schrauzer
- Biological Trace Element Research Institute, 2400 Boswell Rd., Suite 200, Chula Vista, CA 91914, USA
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The biochemistry and pharmacology of selenium is a subject of intense current interest, particularly from the viewpoint of public health. Selenium, long recognised as a dietary antioxidant, is now known to be an essential component of the active sites of several enzymes, including glutathione peroxidase and thioredoxin reductase, which catalyse reactions essential to the protection of cellular components against oxidative and free radical damage. A low concentration of selenium in plasma has been identified as a risk factor for several diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis and AIDS, and several large-scale selenium supplementation human trials are now underway. Evidence is emerging that, at least in the case of cancer, the antitumorigenic effect of selenium supplementation arises at least in part from enhanced production of specific selenium-containing metabolites, not just from maximal expression of selenoenzymes. Therefore a number of novel pharmaceutical agents which are selenium-based or which target specific aspects of selenium metabolism are under development. Among these are orally-active antihypertensive agents, anticancer, antiviral, immunosuppressive and antimicrobial agents, and organoselenium compounds which reduce oxidative tissue damage and edema. It can be anticipated that as our understanding of the basic biology and biochemistry of selenium increases, the coming years will bring further development of new selenium-based pharmaceutical agents with therapeutic potential toward a variety of human diseases.
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- Sheldon W May
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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Rafferty TS, Walker C, Hunter JAA, Beckett GJ, McKenzie RC. Inhibition of ultraviolet B radiation-induced interleukin 10 expression in murine keratinocytes by selenium compounds. Br J Dermatol 2002; 146:485-9. [PMID: 11952550 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04586.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Selenium is an essential trace nutrient necessary for the normal function of the immune system. Selenium compounds protect mice against ultraviolet (UV) B-induced tumours, probably by preventing oxidative damage to the host skin cells and to the host immune system. One possible mechanism of protection is that selenium can prevent oxidative stress-induced release of cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-10, which could suppress cell-mediated immunity. OBJECTIVES To determine whether selenium compounds can inhibit UVB induction of IL-10 protein in murine keratinocytes. METHODS The murine keratinocyte cell line PAM 212 was treated with or without selenomethionine (50-200 nmol L-1) or sodium selenite (1-50 nmol L(-1)) for 24 h before exposure to 200 J m(-2) UVB. The cells were stained with an antibody to IL-10, 24 h after irradiation. RESULTS Preincubation with both selenium compounds inhibited UVB induction of IL-10 immunostaining, although selenomethionine was more effective. Pretreatment with 200 nmol L(-1) selenomethionine decreased IL-10 immunostaining to levels seen in the unirradiated controls. CONCLUSIONS The protective effects of selenium against UVB-induced skin cancer in murine models may result, in part, from its ability to inhibit release of cytokines that are capable of suppressing cell-mediated immunity.
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- T S Rafferty
- Department of Dermatology, University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Lauriston Building, Edinburgh EH3 9YW, UK
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Burke KE, Clive J, Combs GF, Commisso J, Keen CL, Nakamura RM. Effects of topical and oral vitamin E on pigmentation and skin cancer induced by ultraviolet irradiation in Skh:2 hairless mice. Nutr Cancer 2002; 38:87-97. [PMID: 11341050 DOI: 10.1207/s15327914nc381_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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This study investigates whether supplementation with topical RRR-alpha-tocopherol (Eol), topical RRR-alpha-tocopheryl succinate, and oral RRR-alpha-tocopheryl acetate can reduce the incidence of acute and chronic damage to the skin (i.e., sunburn and pigmentation and skin cancer, respectively) induced by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation to mice. Groups of twenty Skh:2 female hairless pigmented mice were treated with 1) lotion vehicle, 2) 5% Eol lotion, 3) 5% topical RRR-alpha-tocopheryl succinate lotion, or 4) lotion vehicle and oral RRR-alpha-tocopheryl acetate. Within each group, 15 mice were exposed to 0.24 J/cm2 of UV-B radiation three times per week. The animals' weights and food intakes were monitored, and the vitamin E concentrations of skin, liver, and adipose tissue were measured to determine whether the topical Eol resulted in significant tissue levels. Skin pigmentation was scored, and the total number of clinically detectable skin tumors per animal was counted weekly. Results showed that the skin concentrations of Eol, as well as levels in the adipose tissue, were increased after topical application. Mice treated with each form of vitamin E showed no signs of toxicity and had significantly less acute and chronic skin damage induced by UV irradiation, as indicated by reduced inflammation and pigmentation and by later onset and lesser incidence of skin cancer.
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- K E Burke
- Department of Medicine, Cabrini Medical Center, New York, NY 10003, USA
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Yanishlieva N, Raneva V, Marinova E, Houte H, Partali V, Sliwka HR. 11-selenadodecylglyceryl-1-ether in lipid autoxidation. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 2001. [DOI: 10.1007/s11746-001-0327-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- N. Yanishlieva
- ; Institute of Organic Chemistry; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; kv. Geo Milev, Acad. G .Bonchev Str., block 9 1113 Sofia Bulgaria
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- ; Institute of Organic Chemistry; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; kv. Geo Milev, Acad. G .Bonchev Str., block 9 1113 Sofia Bulgaria
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- ; Institute of Organic Chemistry; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; kv. Geo Milev, Acad. G .Bonchev Str., block 9 1113 Sofia Bulgaria
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- ; Department of Chemistry; Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Rosenborg N-7491 Trondheim Norway
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- ; Department of Chemistry; Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Rosenborg N-7491 Trondheim Norway
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- ; Department of Chemistry; Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Rosenborg N-7491 Trondheim Norway
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- M A Horn
- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, 303 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Selenium (Se) is a dietary trace mineral in which there has recently been a surge of interest, in both the popular and the scientific press, because of its demonstrated anti-carcinogenic and anti-inflammatory properties in humans. In this short review, I will explain why Se is an important component of cellular anti-oxidant defences and review its protective effects against UV radiation-induced damage to skin cells. Although little is known about whether selenium can protect human skin from UV-induced damage, clinical studies are underway and the anti-oxidant may offer considerable benefits.
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- R C McKenzie
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medical and Radiological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
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Schrauzer GN. Selenomethionine: a review of its nutritional significance, metabolism and toxicity. J Nutr 2000; 130:1653-6. [PMID: 10867031 DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.7.1653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 374] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Although the need for selenium in human and animal nutrition is well recognized, the question concerning the proper form of selenium for supplemental use is still being debated. Ideally, selenium should be supplemented in the form in which it occurs naturally in foods. Because the L-isomer of selenomethionine (Se-met) is a major natural food-form of selenium, synthetic L-Se-met or enriched food sources thereof such as selenium yeast are appropriate supplemental forms of Se for humans; for animals, DL-Se-met is acceptable. Ingested Se-met is either metabolized directly to reactive forms of selenium or stored in place of methionine in body proteins. Se-met metabolism is closely linked to protein turnover. At constant intakes in the nutritional range, tissue Se levels increase until a steady state is established, preventing the build-up to toxic levels.
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- G N Schrauzer
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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Yamanaka K, Katsumata K, Ikuma K, Hasegawa A, Nakano M, Okada S. The role of orally administered dimethylarsinic acid, a main metabolite of inorganic arsenics, in the promotion and progression of UVB-induced skin tumorigenesis in hairless mice. Cancer Lett 2000; 152:79-85. [PMID: 10754209 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3835(99)00440-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The effect of dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) on skin tumorigenesis by UVB irradiation was examined. Hairless mice (Hos: HR-1) irradiated with UVB at a dose of 2 kJ/m(2) twice weekly, were fed with drinking water containing 1000 ppm DMA, a main metabolite of inorganic arsenics, produced more skin tumors than DMA-untreated mice. Histopathological examination revealed that the mouse malignant tumors with severe atypism appeared only in the treatment group of UVB plus 1000 ppm DMA. These positive results point out the importance of dimethylated metabolites of inorganic arsenic in the process of skin carcinogenesis.
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- K Yamanaka
- Nihon University College of Pharmacy, 7-7-1 Narashinodai, Funabashi, Chiba, Japan.
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Houte H, Partali V, Sliwka HR, Quartey EG. Synthesis of structured lipids and etherlipids with antioxidants: combination of a selena fatty acid and a selena fatty alcohol with a carotenoic acid in glyceride molecules. Chem Phys Lipids 2000; 105:105-13. [PMID: 10727116 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-3084(99)00137-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Selenium and carotenoids show similar and complementary properties and protect against a variety of pathological processes. Mixtures of both compounds are found in nutritional supplements and are used to prevent several diseases. The synthetic connection of carotenoids with selenium in glycerols may increase the chemopreventive activity of the individual compounds. Beta-apo-8'-carotenoic acid and 7-selenacapryloic acid were esterified with glycerol to highly unsaturated stable di- and triglycerides. Intramolecular selenium:carotenoid ratios of 1:1, 2:1 and 1:2 were obtained for 1-(7-selenaoctanoyl)-3-(3beta-apo-8 -carotenoyl)-glycerol, 1,3-di-(beta-apo-8'-carotenoyl)-2-(7-selenaoctanoyl)-glycero l and 1,2-di-(7-selenaoctanoyl)-3-(beta-apo-8'-carotenoyl)-glycero l, respectively. The carotenoic acid was likewise connected to the pharmacologically interesting 11-selenalaurylglycerolether forming an alkyl-acylglyceride: 1-(11-selenadodecyl)-3-(beta-apo-8'-carotenoyl)-glycerol.
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- H Houte
- Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
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Combs GF. Chemopreventive mechanisms of selenium. MEDIZINISCHE KLINIK (MUNICH, GERMANY : 1983) 1999; 94 Suppl 3:18-24. [PMID: 10554523 DOI: 10.1007/bf03042185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The element selenium (Se) was recognized only 40 years ago as being essential in the nutrition of animals and humans. It is recognized as being an essential component of a number of enzymes in which it is present as the amino acid selenocysteine (SeCys). Selenium compounds have also been found to inhibit tumorigenesis in a variety of animal models and recent studies indicate that supplemental Se in human diets may reduce cancer risk. Anti-tumorigenic activities have been associated with Se intakes that are more than sufficient to correct nutritionally deficient status; that is, Se appears to be anti-tumorigenic at intakes that are substantially greater than those associated with maximal expression of the known SeCys-containing enzymes. Therefore, while some cancer protection may involve one or more Se-enzymes, it is probable that anti-tumorigenic functions of Se are discharged by certain Se-metabolites produced in significant amounts at relatively high Se intakes. Thus, Se supplementation of individuals with relatively low or frankly deficient natural intakes of the element can be expected to support enhanced anti-oxidant protection due to increased expression of the Se-dependent glutathione peroxidases and thioredoxin reductase. Higher levels of Se-supplementation can be expected to affect other functions related to tumorigenesis: carcinogen metabolism, immune function, cell cycle regulation and apoptosis. Thus, according to this 2-stage model of the roles of Se in cancer prevention, even individuals with nutritionally adequate Se intakes may benefit from Se-supplementation.
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- G F Combs
- Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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Diaz P, Gendre F, Bernardon JM. New selenium-containing acetylenic retinoids by direct coupling of alkynylsilanes with selenylhalides. Tetrahedron Lett 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(98)02038-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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It is increasingly clear that apoptosis plays a crucial role in the promotional phase of cancer development. Initiated pre-neoplastic clones in rat liver experience a high rate of apoptosis, and this rate has an important impact on the survival and growth of these clones. Suppression of apoptosis appears to be a universal property of cancer promoters, suggesting conversely that agents which inhibit cancer induction during the promotional phase increase the rate of apoptosis in initiated cells. Modulation of apoptosis is a likely explanation for recent striking evidence that use of calcium channel blockers substantially increases, whereas supplemental selenium substantially decreases, human cancer incidence. Non-genotoxic measures which are likely to upregulate apoptosis in pre-neoplastic/neoplastic cells--and thus may be useful in prevention and/or therapy--include selenium, retinoids/carotenoids, green tea polyphenols, caloric restriction, downregulation of IGF-I activity, high-dose tamoxifen and other protein kinase C antagonists, withdrawal or blockade of trophic hormones, isoflavones, limonene, vitamin D and cholecalciferol analogs, dietary fiber/sodium butyrate, hyperthermia, benzaldehyde derivatives, and creatine.
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SCHRAUZER GERHARDN. Selenomethionine and Selenium Yeast: Appropriate Forms of Selenium for Use in Infant Formulas and Nutritional Supplements. J Med Food 1998. [DOI: 10.1089/jmf.1998.1.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Rhodes LE. Topical and systemic approaches for protection against solar radiation-induced skin damage. Clin Dermatol 1998; 16:75-82. [PMID: 9472436 DOI: 10.1016/s0738-081x(97)00171-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- L E Rhodes
- Department of Medicine, University of Liverpool, England
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McCarty MF. natural antimutagenic agents may prolong efficacy of human immunodeficiency virus drug therapy. Med Hypotheses 1997; 48:215-20. [PMID: 9140884 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-9877(97)90309-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The long-term efficacy of new combination drug therapies for human immunodeficiency virus infection may be limited by the tendency of transfected human immunodeficiency virus to mutate to drug-resistant forms. This argues for the use of safe antimutagenic measures as adjuvants to such therapies. Certain nutrients and food factors-notably selenium, green-tea polyphenols, and cruciferous phytochemicals-can suppress cancer initiation and mutagenesis in animal and cell culture models; epidemiological studies suggest that ambient variations in consumption of these food factors can have an important impact on human cancer rates. Low-fat diets may reduce deoxyribonucleic acid base damage in human leukocytes, whereas increased body iron stores are likely to increase mutation rates. Thus, ample but safe intakes of selenium, green-tea polyphenols, and cruciferous vegetables, in the context of a diet low in fat and assimilable iron, can be expected to prolong the efficacy of drug therapy in subjects infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. These measures can also be recommended for cancer prevention in the general population.
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Southan GJ, Salzman AL, Szabo C. Potent inhibition of the inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase by aminoethylisoselenourea and related compounds. Life Sci 1996; 58:1139-48. [PMID: 8614265 DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(96)00072-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The generation of nitric oxide (NO) by nitric oxide synthase (NOS) can be inhibited by certain guanidines and S-alkylisothioureas. In particular, aminoethylisothiourea (AE-TU) shows selectivity towards the inducible isoform (iNOS) over the endothelial isoform (ecNOS). Here we report on the effects of the selenium analog of AE-TU, aminoethylisoselenourea (AE-SeU), and its homologue, aminopropylisoselenourea (AP-SeU), on the activities of iNOS and ecNOS. AE-SeU and AP-SeU inhibited the conversion of L-arginine to L-citrulline in homogenates of lung taken from endotoxin-treated rats (a model of iNOS acitivity) with potencies (EC50=1.1, and 0.1 microM, respectively) greater than that of N(G)-methyl-L-arginine (L-NMA) (22 microM). In contrast, AE-SeU and AP-SeU were weaker than or similar to L-NMA at inhibiting ecNOS activity in homogenized bovine endothelial cells (EC50 values = 104, 15, and 16 microM, respectively). AE-SeU and AP-SeU potently inhibited nitrite formation by immunostimulated J774 macrophages (a model of iNOS activity) with EC50 values of 10 and 4 microM respectively. The corresponding EC50 value for L-NMA was 160 microM. The inhibition was dose-dependently reduced by increasing concentrations of L-arginine in the medium. In vivo, AE-SeU had only modest effects on blood pressure when given as a bolus to anesthetized rats, suggesting only a small effect on ecNOS in vivo, whereas AP-SeU had potent pressor effects similar to those of L-NMA. We found that both AE-SeU and AP-SeU were unstable in aqueous solution at pH values above 6. Their disappearance from solution was accompanied by the appearance of a reductive species, probably free selenol. These findings suggest that AE-SeU and AP-SeU exert their inhibitory effects through intramolecular rearrangement to yield selenoethylguanidine and seleno-propylguanidine. Thus, selenoalkylguanidines are novel inhibitors of iNOS.
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- G J Southan
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Critical Care, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
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Pence BC, Delver E, Dunn DM. Effects of dietary selenium on UVB-induced skin carcinogenesis and epidermal antioxidant status. J Invest Dermatol 1994; 102:759-61. [PMID: 8176260 DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12377571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Low plasma selenium levels have been linked to increased risk of non-melanoma skin cancer in humans. The present study examined the relationship between selenium level in the diet and development of skin tumors induced by ultraviolet radiation in female Skh:HR-1 hairless mice. Animals were maintained on a torula yeast-based diet containing either 0, 0.1, or 0.5 mg/kg selenium as Na2SeO3. Ultraviolet light at a dose of 90 mJ/cm2, three times weekly for 20 weeks, resulted in skin tumors in all groups. Following cessation of ultraviolet light exposure, tumors continued to increase in selenium-deficient mice and those fed only 0.1 mg/kg, but leveled off for those on 0.5 mg/kg. During the carcinogenesis process, epidermal antioxidant enzymes catalase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase were monitored. Selenium deficiency decreased glutathione peroxidase and resulted in an early increase in superoxide dismutase and catalase in response to ultraviolet light treatment. These results indicate that dietary Se may be an important chemopreventive agent for skin cancer.
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- B C Pence
- Department of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock 79430
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Rackett SC, Rothe MJ, Grant-Kels JM. Diet and dermatology. The role of dietary manipulation in the prevention and treatment of cutaneous disorders. J Am Acad Dermatol 1993; 29:447-61. [PMID: 8349862 DOI: 10.1016/0190-9622(93)70210-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The role of dietary manipulation and vitamins in the prevention and treatment of certain skin diseases is reviewed. Manipulation of nutrition by either diet restriction or supplementation can effect cutaneous disorders such as skin cancer, wound healing, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and dermatitis herpetiformis.
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- S C Rackett
- Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030
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Zackheim HS, Fu KK, Chan AS. Lack of effect of supplemental dietary selenium on time to development of radiation-induced cutaneous tumors in rats. Cancer Lett 1993; 70:123-7. [PMID: 8330294 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3835(93)90084-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Sprague-Dawley 8-week-old male rats received a single dose of 1425 cGy to the skin of the back using a 6 meV electron beam. Three days later they were randomized into three groups receiving supplemental dietary selenium as sodium selenite at levels of 0 ppm, 1 ppm, and 2 ppm selenium. Cutaneous tumors first appeared 33 weeks after irradiation and the experiment was terminated at 63 weeks. A wide variety of epithelial and connective tissue tumors developed. There was no significant difference in the time to development of epithelial or connective tissue tumors between the three groups. Thus, under the conditions of this experiment an inhibitory effect of dietary selenium on radiation-induced skin tumors was not evident.
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- H S Zackheim
- Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0536
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Selenium is increasingly recognized as a versatile anticarcinogenic agent. Its protective functions cannot be solely attributed to the action of glutathione peroxidase. Instead, selenium appears to operate by several mechanisms, depending on dosage and chemical form of selenium and the nature of the carcinogenic stress. In a major protective function, selenium is proposed to prevent the malignant transformation of cells by acting as a "redox switch" in the activation-inactivation of cellular growth factors and other functional proteins through the catalysis of oxidation-reduction reactions of critical SH groups of SS bonds. The growth-modulatory effects of selenium are dependent on the levels of intracellular GSH and the oxygen supply. In general, growth inhibition is achieved by the Se-mediated stimulation of cellular respiration. Selenium appears to inhibit the replication of tumor viruses and the activation of oncogenes by similar mechanisms. However, it may also alter carcinogen metabolism and protect DNA against carcinogen-induced damage. In additional functions of relevance to its anticarcinogenic activity, selenium acts as an acceptor of biogenic methyl groups, and is involved in the detoxification of metals and of certain xenobiotics. In its interactions with transformed cells at higher concentrations, it may induce effects ranging from metabolic and phenotypical changes, and partial renormalization to selective cytotoxicity owing to reversible or irreversible inhibition of protein and DNA synthesis. Selenium also has immunopotentiating properties. It is required for optimal macrophage and NK cell function. Its protective effects are influenced by synergistic and antagonistic dietary and environmental factors. The latter include a variety of toxic heavy metals and xenobiotic compounds, but they are also influenced by essential elements, such as zinc. The exposure to antagonistic factors must be minimized for the full expression of its anticarcinogenic potential.
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- G N Schrauzer
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093
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