TNF-α/IL-17A 유도된 HaCaT 세포주에서 Quercetin의 IκBα/STAT3 인산화 조절에 의한 CCL20 발현 억제

• Published in: Journal of applied biological chemistry 2020, 63(3), , pp.211-219
• Main Authors: 김미란, Mi Ran Kim, 김민영, Min Young Kim, 황형서, Hyung Seo Hwang
• Format: Article
• Language: Korean
• Subjects: C-C motif chemokine ligand 20 · Keratinocyte · Psoriasis · Quercetin · Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3; 농학
• ISSN: 1976-0442; 2234-7941

Quercetin은 항산화 및 항염증 활성이 잘 알려져 있으나, 건선피부염 조절에 대한 효능 연구는 거의 보고된 것이 없어, in vitro 건선 피부염 시험 모델인 TNF-α/IL-17A 유도 HaCaT 세포주를 이용해 quercetin에 의한 건선 피부염 개선 효과를 규명하였다. 먼저, TNF-α에 의해 활성화된 HaCaT 세포주에 quercetin을 처리한 결과, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6 등 염증성 사이토카인 발현이 TNF-α 처리군 대비 각각 49.1±7.14, 42.8±8.16, 34.5±2.52% 억제되었다. Th17세포 및 수지상세포 등 면역세포를 염증 반응 부위로 유인하는 케모카인 IL-8 및 CCL20의 mRNA 발현량 또한 TNF-α 처리군 대비 38.4±5.83, 52.9±4.59% 감소하였다. TNF-α 자극에 의해 건선피부에서 비특이적으로 증가되는 케라틴 단백질 KRT6A 및 KRT16 발현뿐만 아니라, IκBα 및 STAT3 단백질의 인산화 또한 quercetin에 의해 유의적으로 억제되었다. 또 다른 건선 유발 사이토카인으로 알려진 IL-17A로 HaCaT 세포주를 자극한 후 quercetin에 의한 영향을 관찰한 결과, IκBα mRNA 발현은 55.8±5.28% 감소하였고, STAT3 인산화는 36.3±6.81% 하향 조절되었다. 마지막으로 TNF-α/IL-17A를 동시 자극한 HaCaT 세포주에 quercetin을 처리한 결과, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, CCL20 유전자 발현이 모두 억제되는 것을 확인하였다. 이를 통해 quercetin은 기존 항산화, 항염증 활성뿐만 아니라 건선 피부염 개선에 활성을 갖는 소재임을 확인할 수 있었다. Quercetin is a polyphenol compound with excellent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. However, little has been reported about the efficacy of quercetin to control psoriasis. Thus, we aimed to investigate the effect of quercetin to regulate psoriatic dermatitis with HaCaT cell lines activated by TNF-α and IL-17A, which are in vitro psoriasis skin models. When quercetin was treated with TNF-α-activated HaCaT cell line, inflammatory cytokine expressions such as IL-1α, IL-1β and IL-6 were reduced by 49.1±7.14, 42.8±8.16, and 34.5±2.52%, respectively. In addition, mRNA expression levels of IL-8 and CCL20 the chemokines that attract immune cells such as Th17 cells and dendritic cells to the inflammatory reaction site, were also reduced by 38.4±5.83 and 52.9±4.59% compared to the TNF-α treatment group. The expression of proteins KRT6A and KRT16, which was nonspecifically increased in psoriatic skin was also significantly suppressed. Moreover, phosphorylation of IκBα and STAT3 proteins activated by TNF- α was also significantly inhibited. After stimulating the HaCaT with IL-17A, known as another psoriasis-inducing cytokine, it was observed that IκBα mRNA expression decreased by 55.8±5.28%, and STAT3 phosphorylation was downregulated by 36.3± 6.81%. Finally, after co-activation by TNF-α/IL-17A, quercetin inhibited all of IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and CCL20 gene expression. The above results strongly suggest that quercetin is a material that has not only anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, but also has an activity in improving psoriasis.