Influence of caffeine and hyaluronic acid on collagen biosynthesis in human skin fibroblasts

• Published in: Drug design, development and therapy development and therapy, 2014-01, Vol.8, p.1923-1928
• Main Authors: Donejko, Magdalena, Przylipiak, Andrzej, Rysiak, Edyta, Głuszuk, Katarzyna, Surażyński, Arkadiusz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: AKT protein; Analysis; Biosynthesis; Caffeine; Caffeine - chemistry; Caffeine - pharmacology; Cell adhesion & migration; Cell cycle; Cells, Cultured; Collagen; Collagen - biosynthesis; DNA biosynthesis; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Enzymatic activity; Enzyme activity; Extracellular matrix; Extracellular signal-regulated kinase; fibroblast; Fibroblasts; Fibroblasts - drug effects; Fibroblasts - metabolism; Genetic aspects; Growth factors; Health aspects; Heparan sulfate; Humans; Hyaluronic acid; Hyaluronic Acid - chemistry; Hyaluronic Acid - pharmacology; Inhibition; Insulin; Insulin-like growth factors; Kinases; MAP kinase; Original Research; Pharmacy; Physiological aspects; Prolidase; Protein biosynthesis; Protein kinase; Proteins; Skin; Skin - cytology; Structure-Activity Relationship; Thymidine; Wound healing
• ISSN: 1177-8881; 1177-8881
• DOI: 10.2147/DDDT.S69791

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of caffeine on collagen biosynthesis in human skin fibroblasts and the influence of hyaluronic acid (HA) on this process. Collagen, [(3)H]-thymidine incorporation, and prolidase activity were measured in confluent human skin fibroblast cultures that had been treated with 1, 2, and 5 mM caffeine and with caffeine and 500 μg/mL HA. Western immunoblot analysis was performed to evaluate expression of β1-integrin receptor, insulin-like growth factor receptor phospho-Akt protein and mitogen-activated protein kinase (phospho-extracellular signal-regulated kinase). Caffeine inhibited collagen biosynthesis in a dose-dependent manner. The mechanism of this process was found at the level of prolidase activity. Caffeine significantly inhibited the enzyme activity. The addition of HA had no effect on collagen biosynthesis or prolidase activity in fibroblasts incubated with caffeine. Caffeine also had an inhibitory effect on DNA biosynthesis. HA, however, did not have any significant effect on this process. The inhibition of the expression of β1-integrin and insulin-like growth factor receptor in fibroblasts incubated with the caffeine indicates a possible mechanism of inhibition of collagen biosynthesis. Caffeine reduces collagen synthesis in human cultured skin fibroblasts. HA did not have any significant protective effect on this process. This is the first study to our knowledge that reports caffeine-induced inhibition of collagen synthesis in human skin fibroblasts.