Protective Effect of L-Hexaguluroic Acid Hexasodium Salt on UVA-Induced Photo-Aging in HaCaT Cells

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences 2020-02, Vol.21 (4), p.1201
• Main Authors: Li, Qiong, Bai, Donghui, Qin, Ling, Shao, Meng, Liu, Xi, Zhang, Shuai, Yan, Chengxiu, Yu, Guangli, Hao, Jiejie
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adenosine Triphosphate - metabolism; Cell Line; hacat cells; Hexuronic Acids - chemistry; Hexuronic Acids - pharmacology; Humans; Keratinocytes - drug effects; Keratinocytes - radiation effects; mitochondrial dysfunction; Oxidative Stress - drug effects; Signal Transduction - drug effects; Sirtuin 1 - metabolism; Skin Aging - drug effects; Skin Aging - radiation effects; Sunscreening Agents - chemistry; Sunscreening Agents - pharmacology; Ultraviolet Rays - adverse effects; uva-induced photo-aging; α- l -hexaguluroic acid hexasodium salt
• ISSN: 1422-0067; 1422-0067
• DOI: 10.3390/ijms21041201

This study aimed to show the α-L-Hexaguluroic acid hexasodium salt (G6) protective effect against UVA-induced photoaging of human keratinocyte cells. We found that G6 localized to the mitochondria and improved mitochondrial functions. G6 increased respiratory chain complex activities, which led to increased cellular ATP content and NAD /NADH ratio. Thus, G6 alleviated the oxidative stress state in UVA-irradiated cells. Moreover, G6 can regulate the SIRT1/pGC-1α pathway, which enhanced the cells' viability and mitochondria energy metabolism. Notably, the anti-photoaging potential of G6 was directly associated with the increased level of MMP and SIRT1, which was followed by the upregulation of , , and , and with the transcriptional activation of . Taking all of the results together, we conclude that G6 could protect HaCaT cells from UVA-induced photo-aging via the regulation of mitochondria energy metabolism and its downstream signaling pathways.