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Selective Hyaluronan–CD44 Signaling Promotes miRNA-21 Expression and Interacts with Vitamin D Function during Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas Progression Following UV Irradiation

Hyaluronan (HA), the major extracellular matrix component, is often anchored to CD44, a family of structurally/functionally important cell surface receptors. Recent results indicate that UV irradiation (UVR)-induced cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) overexpress a variety of CD44 variant isofo...

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Autores principales: Bourguignon, Lilly Y. W., Bikle, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4429634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26029210
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00224
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description Hyaluronan (HA), the major extracellular matrix component, is often anchored to CD44, a family of structurally/functionally important cell surface receptors. Recent results indicate that UV irradiation (UVR)-induced cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) overexpress a variety of CD44 variant isoforms (CD44v), with different CD44v isoforms appear to confer malignant SCC properties. UVR also stimulates HA degradation in epidermal keratinocytes. Both large HA polymers and their UVR-induced catabolic products (small HA) selectively activate CD44-mediated cellular signaling in normal keratinocytes and SCC cells, with all of the downstream processes being mediated by RhoGTPases (e.g., Rac1 and Rho). Importantly, we found that the hormonally active form of vitamin D 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) not only prevents the UVR-induced small HA activation of abnormal keratinocyte behavior and SCC progression, but also enhances large HA stimulation of normal keratinocyte activities and epidermal function(s). The aim of this hypothesis and theory article is to question whether matrix HA and its UVR-induced catabolic products (e.g., large and small HA) can selectively activate CD44-mediated cellular signaling such as GTPase (Rac and RhA) activation. We suggested that large HA–CD44 interaction promotes Rac-signaling and normal keratinocyte differentiation (lipid synthesis), DNA repair, and keratinocyte survival function. Conversely, small HA–CD44 interaction stimulates RhoA activation, NFκB/Stat-3 signaling, and miR-21 production, resulting in inflammation and proliferation as well as SCC progression. We also question whether vitamin D treatment displays any effect on small HA–CD44v-mediated RhoA signaling, inflammation, and SCC progression, as well as large HA–CD44-mediated differentiation, DNA repair, keratinocyte survival, and normal keratinocyte function. In addition, we discussed that the topical application of signaling perturbation agents (e.g., Y27623, a ROK inhibitor) may be used to treat certain skin diseases displaying upregulation of keratinocyte proliferation such as psoriasis and actinic keratoses in order to correct the imbalance between Rac and RhoA signaling during various UV irradiation-induced skin diseases in patients. Finally, we proposed that matrix HA/CD44-signaling strategies and matrix HA (HA(S) vs. HA(L) or HA(S) → HA(L))-based therapeutic approaches (together with vitamin D) may be used for the treatment of patients suffering a number of UV irradiation-induced skin diseases (e.g., inflammation, skin cancer, and chronic non-healing wounds).
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spelling pubmed-44296342015-05-29 Selective Hyaluronan–CD44 Signaling Promotes miRNA-21 Expression and Interacts with Vitamin D Function during Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas Progression Following UV Irradiation Bourguignon, Lilly Y. W. Bikle, Daniel Front Immunol Immunology Hyaluronan (HA), the major extracellular matrix component, is often anchored to CD44, a family of structurally/functionally important cell surface receptors. Recent results indicate that UV irradiation (UVR)-induced cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) overexpress a variety of CD44 variant isoforms (CD44v), with different CD44v isoforms appear to confer malignant SCC properties. UVR also stimulates HA degradation in epidermal keratinocytes. Both large HA polymers and their UVR-induced catabolic products (small HA) selectively activate CD44-mediated cellular signaling in normal keratinocytes and SCC cells, with all of the downstream processes being mediated by RhoGTPases (e.g., Rac1 and Rho). Importantly, we found that the hormonally active form of vitamin D 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) not only prevents the UVR-induced small HA activation of abnormal keratinocyte behavior and SCC progression, but also enhances large HA stimulation of normal keratinocyte activities and epidermal function(s). The aim of this hypothesis and theory article is to question whether matrix HA and its UVR-induced catabolic products (e.g., large and small HA) can selectively activate CD44-mediated cellular signaling such as GTPase (Rac and RhA) activation. We suggested that large HA–CD44 interaction promotes Rac-signaling and normal keratinocyte differentiation (lipid synthesis), DNA repair, and keratinocyte survival function. Conversely, small HA–CD44 interaction stimulates RhoA activation, NFκB/Stat-3 signaling, and miR-21 production, resulting in inflammation and proliferation as well as SCC progression. We also question whether vitamin D treatment displays any effect on small HA–CD44v-mediated RhoA signaling, inflammation, and SCC progression, as well as large HA–CD44-mediated differentiation, DNA repair, keratinocyte survival, and normal keratinocyte function. In addition, we discussed that the topical application of signaling perturbation agents (e.g., Y27623, a ROK inhibitor) may be used to treat certain skin diseases displaying upregulation of keratinocyte proliferation such as psoriasis and actinic keratoses in order to correct the imbalance between Rac and RhoA signaling during various UV irradiation-induced skin diseases in patients. Finally, we proposed that matrix HA/CD44-signaling strategies and matrix HA (HA(S) vs. HA(L) or HA(S) → HA(L))-based therapeutic approaches (together with vitamin D) may be used for the treatment of patients suffering a number of UV irradiation-induced skin diseases (e.g., inflammation, skin cancer, and chronic non-healing wounds). Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-13 /pmc/articles/PMC4429634/ /pubmed/26029210 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00224 Text en Copyright © 2015 Bourguignon and Bikle. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Immunology
Bourguignon, Lilly Y. W.
Bikle, Daniel
Selective Hyaluronan–CD44 Signaling Promotes miRNA-21 Expression and Interacts with Vitamin D Function during Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas Progression Following UV Irradiation
title Selective Hyaluronan–CD44 Signaling Promotes miRNA-21 Expression and Interacts with Vitamin D Function during Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas Progression Following UV Irradiation
title_full Selective Hyaluronan–CD44 Signaling Promotes miRNA-21 Expression and Interacts with Vitamin D Function during Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas Progression Following UV Irradiation
title_fullStr Selective Hyaluronan–CD44 Signaling Promotes miRNA-21 Expression and Interacts with Vitamin D Function during Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas Progression Following UV Irradiation
title_full_unstemmed Selective Hyaluronan–CD44 Signaling Promotes miRNA-21 Expression and Interacts with Vitamin D Function during Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas Progression Following UV Irradiation
title_short Selective Hyaluronan–CD44 Signaling Promotes miRNA-21 Expression and Interacts with Vitamin D Function during Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas Progression Following UV Irradiation
title_sort selective hyaluronan–cd44 signaling promotes mirna-21 expression and interacts with vitamin d function during cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas progression following uv irradiation
topic Immunology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4429634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26029210
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00224
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