Oral phytochemicals as photoprotectants in UVR exposed hairless mice: A study of hesperidin methyl chalcone, phloroglucinol, and syringic acid

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Ultraviolet radiation is the primary risk factor for keratinocyte carcinoma. Because of increasing incidence rates, new methods of photoprotection must be explored. Oral supplementation with photoprotective compounds presents a promising alternative. Phytochemical compounds like hesperidin methyl chalcone, phloroglucinol, and syringic acid are particularly of interest because of their antioxidant properties. Our primary outcome was to evaluate the effects of oral phytochemicals on photocarcinogenesis with time until tumour onset as the primary endpoint. A total of 125 hairless C3.Cg-Hrhr/TifBom Tac mice were randomised to receive tap water supplemented with either 100 mg/kg hesperidin methyl chalcone, phloroglucinol, or syringic acid, 600 mg/kg nicotinamide as a positive control, or no supplementation. The mice were irradiated with 3.5 standard erythema doses thrice weekly to induce photocarcinogenesis. Supplementation with the phytochemicals phloroglucinol and syringic acid and nicotinamide delayed tumour onset from a median of 140 days to 151 (p = 0.036), 157 days (p = 0.02), and 178 (p = 2.7·10−5), respectively. Phloroglucinol and nicotinamide supplementation reduced tumour number. Nicotinamide increased UV-induced pigmentation and reduced oedema formation, while phloroglucinol supplementation reduced epidermal thickness. These results indicate that oral supplementation with phloroglucinol and syringic acid protects against photocarcinogenesis in hairless mice, but not to the same extent as nicotinamide.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer112760
TidsskriftJournal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology
Vol/bind246
ISSN1011-1344
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2023

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The authors would like to thank Catrine Fischer Goldschmidt and Diana Høeg (Department of Dermatology, Copenhagen University Hospital) for their help with animal care and histology. The work was executed and funded as a part of the Danish Research Center for Skin Cancer (www.researchcenterforskincancer.org), a public-private research partnership between the Private Hospital Molholm, Aalborg University Hospital and Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, as well as the Skin Cancer INnovation Clinical Academic Group (SCIN CAG), Greater Copenhagen Health Science Partners (GCHSP). The funding source was not involved in any step of the study creation nor submission.

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