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  • Title: Protection of epidermal cells against UVB injury by the antioxidant selenium-containing single-chain Fv catalytic antibody.
    Author: Sun Y, Mu Y, Li W, Lv S, Jiang Z, Zhang K, Zheng K, Lin F, Yan G, Luo G, Liu J, Shen J.
    Journal: Arch Biochem Biophys; 2003 Apr 01; 412(1):90-4. PubMed ID: 12646271.
    Abstract:
    The antioxidant effect of selenium-containing single-chain Fv catalytic antibody (Se-scFv2F3), a new mimic of glutathione peroxidase, was confirmed using a model system in which cultured rat skin epidermal cells were injured by ultraviolet B (UVB). The cell damage was characterized in terms of lipid peroxidation of the cells, cell viability, and cell membrane integrity. The injury effects of UVB and protection effects of Se-scFv2F3 on the cells were studied using the model system. UVB can damage the cells severely. Upon precultivation of the cells with 0.4U/ml Se-scFv2F3, however, the damage was significantly reduced as shown by the increase in cell viability, the decrease in the malondialdehyde and hydrogen peroxide levels, and the normalization of lactate dehydrogenase activity. In addition, a novel finding that Se-scFv2F3 can stimulate cultured epidermal cells to proliferate under certain conditions was observed.
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