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JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
Volume 37, Issue 4, Pages 330-338Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.00827.x
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collagen peptide; fibroblast; hyaluronan; hyaluronan synthases 2; signal transducer and activator of transcription
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Orally ingested collagen undergoes degradation to small di- or tripeptides, which are detected in circulating blood 2 h after ingestion. The influence of collagen-derived peptides on dermal extracellular matrix components and cell proliferation was studied using cultured human dermal fibroblasts. Of the various collagenous peptides tested here, the dipeptide proline-hydroxyproline (Pro-Hyp) enhanced cell proliferation (1.5-fold) and hyaluronic acid synthesis (3.8-fold) at a dose of 200 nmol/mL. This was concomitant with a 2.3-fold elevation of hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2) mRNA levels. Small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated knockdown of the HAS2 gene in human dermal fibroblasts inhibited Pro-Hyp-induced HAS2 mRNA transcription and cell mitotic activity. Addition of genistein or H7, a protein kinase inhibitor, abolished the Pro-Hyp-induced HAS2 mRNA stimulation. Pro-Hyp elevated phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) within a short time period (60 min). These results suggest that Pro-Hyp stimulates both cell mitotic activity and hyaluronic acid synthesis, which is mediated by activation of HAS2 transcription.
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