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Skin in maturity: the endocrine and neuroendocrine pathways
P Quatresooz1, C Piérard-Franchimont, M Kharfi
1Department of Dermatopathology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium. pascale.quatresooz@chu.ulg.ac.be
Abstract:
Irrespective of age, most of the skin components are under the physiological control of endocrine and neuroendocrine factors. There is evidence that skin ageing appears complex showing much interindividual variability. Conceptually, ageing is a single biological process that is influenced and modulated by a series of various internal and exogenous factors. Among them, hormones and neuroendocrine signals play key roles in several ways. Ageing of most endocrine glands will in turn alter the skin biology. In addition, the age-related reduction in the intrinsic neuroendocrine activity of the skin will also alter the ageing rate of this organ. At last, various endocrinopathies will boost or conversely decrease the severity of the signs of cutaneous ageing.
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