UVA irradiation of fatty acids and their oxidized products substantially increases their ability to generate singlet oxygen
作者:Johannes Regensburger、Tim Maisch、Alena Knak、Anita Gollmer、Ariane Felgentraeger、Karin Lehner、Wolfgang Baeumler
DOI:10.1039/c3cp51399h
日期:——
UVA radiation plays an important role for adverse reactions in human tissue. UVA penetrates epidermis and dermis of skin being absorbed by various biomolecules, especially endogenous photosensitizers. This may generate deleterious singlet oxygen (1O2) that oxidizes fatty acids in cell membranes, lipoproteins, and other lipid-containing structures such as the epidermal barrier. Indications exist that fatty acids are not only the target of 1O2 but also act as potential photosensitizers under UVA irradiation, if already oxidized. Five different fatty acids in ethanol solution (stearic, oleic, linoleic, linolenic and arachidonic acid) were exposed to UVA radiation (355 nm, 100 mW) for 30 seconds. 1O2 luminescence was detected time-resolved at 1270 nm and confirmed in spectrally-resolved experiments. The more double bonds fatty acids have the more 1O2 photons were detected. In addition, fatty acids were continuously exposed to broadband UVA for up to 240 min. During that time span, UVA absorption and 1O2 luminescence substantially increased with irradiation time, reached a maximum and decreased again. HPLC-MS analysis showed that the amount of peroxidized fatty acids and the 1O2 generation increased and decreased in parallel. This indicates the high potential of peroxidized fatty acids to produce 1O2 under UVA irradiation. In conclusion, fatty acids along with peroxidized products are weak endogenous photosensitizers but become strong photosensitizers under continuous UVA irradiation. Since fatty acids and their oxidized products are ubiquitous in living cells and in skin, which is frequently and long-lasting exposed to UVA radiation, this photosensitizing effect may contribute to initiation of deleterious photooxidative processes in tissue.
UVA辐射在人类组织的不良反应中发挥着重要作用。UVA能够穿透皮肤的表皮和真皮,被各种生物分子吸收,特别是内源性光敏剂。这可能会产生有害的单重态氧(1O2),其会氧化细胞膜、脂蛋白和其他含脂结构(如表皮屏障)中的脂肪酸。有迹象表明,脂肪酸不仅是1O2的靶点,而且在已被氧化的情况下,还可以在UVA照射下充当潜在的光敏剂。在乙醇溶液中,五种不同的脂肪酸(硬脂酸、油酸、亚油酸、亚麻酸和花生酸)暴露于UVA辐射(355 nm,100 mW)下30秒。采用时间分辨法在1270 nm处检测到1O2的发光,并在光谱分辨实验中得到了确认。脂肪酸的双键数量越多,检测到的1O2光子就越多。此外,脂肪酸还在宽谱UVA下持续暴露长达240分钟。在此时间段内,UVA的吸收和1O2发光随着照射时间的增加显著上升,达到最大值后又下降。HPLC-MS分析显示,过氧化脂肪酸的量和1O2的生成在增加和减少的过程中是并行的。这表明过氧化脂肪酸在UVA照射下产生1O2的潜力很高。总之,脂肪酸及其过氧化产物作为弱的内源性光敏剂,但在持续的UVA照射下会成为强光敏剂。由于脂肪酸及其氧化产物在活细胞和皮肤中普遍存在,而皮肤往往会长时间暴露于UVA辐射中,这种光敏化效应可能会促成组织中有害光氧化过程的启动。