Elovl6 regulates mechanical damage-induced keratinocyte death and skin inflammation.
Cell Death Dis 2018;
9:1181. [PMID:
30518914 PMCID:
PMC6281680 DOI:
10.1038/s41419-018-1226-1]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Mechanical damage on the skin not only affects barrier function but also induces various immune responses, which trigger or exacerbate skin inflammation. However, how mechanical damage-induced skin inflammation is regulated remains incompletely understood. Here, we show that keratinocytes express the long-chain fatty-acid elongase Elovl6. Mice deficient in Elovl6 showed higher levels of cis-vaccenic acid (CVA) in the epidermis and severe skin inflammation induced by mechanical damage due to tape stripping than did wild-type mice. CVA accelerated tape stripping-triggered keratinocyte death and release of danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) such as high-mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB-1) and IL-1α, which induced production of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines IL-1β and CXCL-1 by keratinocytes. Our results demonstrate that Elovl6 regulates mechanical damage—triggered keratinocyte death and the subsequent dermatitis.
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