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Title: Pyruvate metabolism: A therapeutic opportunity in radiation-induced skin injury

Abstract

Ionizing radiation is used to treat a range of cancers. Despite recent technological progress, radiation therapy can damage the skin at the administration site. The specific molecular mechanisms involved in this effect have not been fully characterized. In this study, the effects of pyruvate, on radiation-induced skin injury were investigated, including the role of the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 2 (PDK2) signaling pathway. Next generation sequencing (NGS) identified a wide range of gene expression differences between the control and irradiated mice, including reduced expression of PDK2. This was confirmed using Q-PCR. Cell culture studies demonstrated that PDK2 overexpression and a high cellular pyruvate concentration inhibited radiation-induced cytokine expression. Immunohistochemical studies demonstrated radiation-induced skin thickening and gene expression changes. Oral pyruvate treatment markedly downregulated radiation-induced changes in skin thickness and inflammatory cytokine expression. These findings indicated that regulation of the pyruvate metabolic pathway could provide an effective approach to the control of radiation-induced skin damage. - Highlights: • The effects of radiation on skin thickness in mice. • Next generation sequencing revealed that radiation inhibited pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 2 expression. • PDK2 inhibited irradiation-induced cytokine gene expression. • Oral pyruvate treatment markedly downregulated radiation-induced changes in skin thickness.

Authors:
;  [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [1];  [1]
  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752 (Korea, Republic of)
  2. Department of Plastic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752 (Korea, Republic of)
  3. Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752 (Korea, Republic of)
  4. College of Pharmacy & Division of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewah Womans University, Seoul 120-750 (Korea, Republic of)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22462031
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 460; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0006-291X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS; CELL CULTURES; CONCENTRATION RATIO; DAMAGE; GENES; INFLAMMATION; INJURIES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IRRADIATION; METABOLISM; MICE; NEOPLASMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIOTHERAPY; SIGNALS; SKIN; THICKNESS

Citation Formats

Yoo, Hyun, Kang, Jeong Wook, Lee, Dong Won, Oh, Sang Ho, Lee, Yun-Sil, Lee, Eun-Jung, and Cho, Jaeho. Pyruvate metabolism: A therapeutic opportunity in radiation-induced skin injury. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/J.BBRC.2015.03.060.
Yoo, Hyun, Kang, Jeong Wook, Lee, Dong Won, Oh, Sang Ho, Lee, Yun-Sil, Lee, Eun-Jung, & Cho, Jaeho. Pyruvate metabolism: A therapeutic opportunity in radiation-induced skin injury. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BBRC.2015.03.060
Yoo, Hyun, Kang, Jeong Wook, Lee, Dong Won, Oh, Sang Ho, Lee, Yun-Sil, Lee, Eun-Jung, and Cho, Jaeho. 2015. "Pyruvate metabolism: A therapeutic opportunity in radiation-induced skin injury". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BBRC.2015.03.060.
@article{osti_22462031,
title = {Pyruvate metabolism: A therapeutic opportunity in radiation-induced skin injury},
author = {Yoo, Hyun and Kang, Jeong Wook and Lee, Dong Won and Oh, Sang Ho and Lee, Yun-Sil and Lee, Eun-Jung and Cho, Jaeho},
abstractNote = {Ionizing radiation is used to treat a range of cancers. Despite recent technological progress, radiation therapy can damage the skin at the administration site. The specific molecular mechanisms involved in this effect have not been fully characterized. In this study, the effects of pyruvate, on radiation-induced skin injury were investigated, including the role of the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 2 (PDK2) signaling pathway. Next generation sequencing (NGS) identified a wide range of gene expression differences between the control and irradiated mice, including reduced expression of PDK2. This was confirmed using Q-PCR. Cell culture studies demonstrated that PDK2 overexpression and a high cellular pyruvate concentration inhibited radiation-induced cytokine expression. Immunohistochemical studies demonstrated radiation-induced skin thickening and gene expression changes. Oral pyruvate treatment markedly downregulated radiation-induced changes in skin thickness and inflammatory cytokine expression. These findings indicated that regulation of the pyruvate metabolic pathway could provide an effective approach to the control of radiation-induced skin damage. - Highlights: • The effects of radiation on skin thickness in mice. • Next generation sequencing revealed that radiation inhibited pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 2 expression. • PDK2 inhibited irradiation-induced cytokine gene expression. • Oral pyruvate treatment markedly downregulated radiation-induced changes in skin thickness.},
doi = {10.1016/J.BBRC.2015.03.060},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22462031}, journal = {Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications},
issn = {0006-291X},
number = 3,
volume = 460,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri May 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}