Abstract
The inhibitory effect of cyclosporine A (CsA) on the activity of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) induced by phorbol ester tumor promoter has been reported. In the present study, the effects of CsA on ODC activity induced by ultraviolet-B (UV-B) and PUVA in the skin of the SKH/hr 1 hairless mouse were investigated. Topical application of CsA (1.7 mumol) to the dorsal skin irradiated with 50 mJ/cm2 UV-B did not remarkably change ODC activity. On the other hand, if CsA was applied simultaneously with 3 J/cm2 UV-A 1 h after treatment with 0.3% 8-methoxypsoralen, PUVA-induced ODC activity was suppressed by about 60% at 12 and 24 h after UV-A irradiation. In the dot blotting analysis of ODC-specific mRNA level, a significant but slight decrease in ODC mRNA level (about 20% inhibition) was observed in the PUVA-treated group compared with the control group (vehicle and UV-A). The inhibition of PUVA-induced ODC activity by CsA may have been caused in part by the decrease in ODC mRNA level and in part by a post-transcriptional regulation mechanism.
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