Ultraviolet‐B induction of interstitial collagenase and stromelyin‐1 occurs in human dermal fibroblasts via an autocrine interleukin‐6‐dependent loop
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Abstract
Ultraviolet-B irradiation of human dermal fibroblasts has earlier been shown to induce matrix-degrading metalloproteinases, thus driving connective tissue degradation in photoaging and photocarcinogenesis. Herein, we report that Ultraviolet-B irradiation led to a dramatic increase in specific mRNA and protein levels of interstitial collagenase, stromelysin and interleukin-6. By contrast, the major tissue inhibitor of matrix-degrading metalloproteinases, TIMP-1, was unaffected. Monospecific neutralizing antibodies directed against human interleukin-6 significantly reduced the interstitial collagenase and stromelysin-1 protein levels. Taken together, our data provide the first evidence that Ultraviolet-B induction of interstitial collagenase and stromelysin-1 occurs via the synthesis and release of interleukin-6. Hence, this newly identified autocrine mechanism may contribute to dermal photodamage.
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