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1Laboratory of Dermatological Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University.
Abstract:
Hyaluronan (HA) is a commonly used material in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals because of its various pharmacological activities. However, because of its large molecular weight, HA penetrates the skin very poorly and most of it remains on the skin surface. Thus, topically applied HA could not be expected to function biologically in the skin. However, we have confirmed that HA tetrasaccharides (HA4), which is the smallest unit of HA, penetrate into the skin by passive diffusion and affect epidermal metabolism. Topical treatment of HA4 rescues the epidermal damage caused by long-term UVA irradiation. Furthermore, various biological functions of HA4 to maintain healthy skin was observed in cell culture studies. This review describes the skin permeability of HA4 and how it contributes to healthy skin.
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