Effect of nicotine on melanogenesis and antioxidant status in HEMn-LP melanocytes

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Nicotine is a natural ingredient of tobacco plants and is responsible for the addictive properties of tobacco. Nowadays nicotine is also commonly used as a form of smoking cessation therapy. It is suggested that nicotine may be accumulated in human tissues containing melanin. This may in turn affect biochemical processes in human cells producing melanin. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of nicotine on melanogenesis and antioxidant status in cultured normal human melanocytes HEMn-LP. Nicotine induced concentration-dependent loss in melanocytes viability. The value of EC50 was determined to be 7.43 mM. Nicotine inhibited a melanization process in human light pigmented melanocytes and caused alterations of antioxidant defense system. Significant changes in cellular antioxidant enzymes: superoxide dismutase and catalase activities and in hydrogen peroxide content were stated. The obtained results may explain a potential influence of nicotine on biochemical processes in melanocytes in vivo during long term exposition to nicotine.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:134

Enthalten in:

Environmental research - 134(2014) vom: 05. Okt., Seite 309-14

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Delijewski, Marcin [VerfasserIn]
Beberok, Artur [VerfasserIn]
Otręba, Michał [VerfasserIn]
Wrześniok, Dorota [VerfasserIn]
Rok, Jakub [VerfasserIn]
Buszman, Ewa [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

6M3C89ZY6R
Antioxidant enzymes
Antioxidants
Journal Article
Melanin
Melanins
Melanocytes
Nicotine
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tyrosinase

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Date Completed 03.02.2015

Date Revised 19.11.2015

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.envres.2014.08.015

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NLM241699312