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Evaluation of Keratinocyte Proliferation on Two- and Three-dimensional Type I Collagen Substrates
Published on: April 22, 2019
UV-induced degradation of collagen I is mediated by soluble factors released from keratinocytes
Daniel Yarosh1, Kelly Dong, Kenneth Smiles
1AGI Dermatics, Freeport, NY, USA. danyarosh@agiderm.com
Abstract:
Photoaging is a complex condition but its hallmark is the destruction of dermal collagen. This has been attributed to the direct activation of fibroblast matrix metalloproteinases by solar UV. However, we report here that unirradiated fibroblasts increase metalloproteinase production and digest collagen when exposed to cell culture media from irradiated keratinocytes. Enhanced DNA repair in the keratinocytes ameliorates this response. This suggests that soluble factors induced by DNA damage in UV-exposed epidermal keratinocytes signal collagen degradation by fibroblasts in the dermis. This motif of DNA damage in keratinocytes producing effects on other cell types mediated by soluble factors was first identified by Kripke and colleagues in studying UV-induced immune suppression.
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