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Dan-Qi Ren1, Hui-Zhen Peng1, Yue Zhang1
1Institute of International Rivers and Eco-security, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education and Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Science and Technology, School of Pharmacy, Yunnan University, Yunnan Characteristic Plant Extraction Laboratory Co., Ltd, Southwest United Graduate School, Kunming, 650500, China. xdluo@ynu.edu.cn.
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Poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) microspheres are widely used in aesthetic and regenerative medicine to promote collagen remodeling, but their efficacy and long-term safety lack sufficient experimental data. In this study, a poly(γ-glutamic acid)-thickened PLLA microsphere formulation (PLLA-γ-PGA) was developed, and its biocompatibility and efficacy were evaluated in an aged mice model induced by subcutaneous injection of D-galactose combined with UV irradiation. As a result, PLLA-γ-PGA significantly enhanced dermal fibroblast activation, promoted sustained tissue remodeling and elicited milder inflammatory responses without observable adverse effects, outperforming marketed hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers and PLLA-carboxymethyl cellulose sodium (PLLA-CMC) formulations. These findings present PLLA-γ-PGA as a safe and efficacious regenerative material, providing robust preclinical evidence to support its translational potential for long-term skin rejuvenation.
