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Glucose transporter member 1 is involved in UVB‐induced epidermal hyperplasia by enhancing proliferation in epidermal keratinocytes
Author(s) -
Tochio Takumi,
Tanaka Hiroshi,
Nakata Satoru
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05299.x
Subject(s) - hacat , epidermal growth factor , epidermis (zoology) , glucose transporter , downregulation and upregulation , keratinocyte , cancer research , endocrinology , in vivo , hyperplasia , biology , medicine , in vitro , insulin , biochemistry , receptor , anatomy , gene , microbiology and biotechnology
Background Glucose transporter member 1 (GLUT‐1) is one of the major facilitated glucose transporters and contributes to the promotion of keratinocyte proliferation in psoriasis and carcinogenic lesions. In this study, we postulate that GLUT‐1 is involved in ultraviolet B (UVB)‐induced epidermal hyperplasia. The purpose of this study is to investigate the possible role of GLUT‐1 in UVB‐induced hyperplasia. Materials and methods The effects of UVB on GLUT‐1 expression levels were investigated in in vitro and in vivo studies. In addition, the involvement of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and hypoxia inducible factor‐1 alpha (HIF‐1α), transcriptional factors for GLUT‐1, in GLUT‐1‐related events were investigated. Results GLUT‐1 mRNA and its protein levels were markedly increased by UVB irradiation in HaCaT cells. In in vivo studies, a strong immunofluorescence signal of GLUT‐1 was clearly observed around the basal layer of the epidermis, which proliferated excessively by UVB irradiation. In HaCaT cells, EGF mRNA and its protein levels were markedly increased by UVB irradiation, and then the GLUT‐1 mRNA level was significantly increased by treatment with EGF. Additionally, the upregulation of GLUT‐1 by both UVB irradiation and treatment with EGF was significantly suppressed by transfection with HIF‐1α siRNA. Conclusions We conclude that GLUT‐1 is involved in UVB‐induced epidermal hyperplasia by enhancing proliferation of epidermal basal cells, and the GLUT‐1‐related event might be regulated by an increase in HIF‐1α stimulated by EGF.