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ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY
卷 143, 期 2, 页码 155-163出版社
AMER MEDICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.143.2.155
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- NIAMS NIH HHS [1K24 AR01259, 5T32 AR007197] Funding Source: Medline
Objective: To determine whether endogenous synthesis of new extracellular matrix may contribute to the degree and duration of clinical benefits derived from crosslinked hyaluronic acid dermal filler injections. Design: In vivo biochemical analyses after filler injections. Setting: Academic referral center Participants: Eleven healthy volunteers (mean age, 74 years) with photodamaged forearm skin. Interventions: Filler and vehicle (isotonic sodium chloride) injected into forearm skin and skin biopsy specimens taken 4 and 13 weeks later. Main Outcome Measures: De novo synthesis of collagen, the major structural protein of dermal extracellular matrix, was assessed using immunohistochemical analysis, quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and electron microscopy. Results: Compared with controls, immunostaining in skin receiving cross-linked hyaluronic acid injections revealed increased collagen deposition around the filler. Staining for prolyl-4-hydroxylase and the C-terminal and N-terminal epitopes of type 1 procollagen was enhanced at 4 and 13 weeks after treatment (P<.05). Gene expression for types I and III procollagen as well as several profibrotic growth factors was also up-regulated at 4 and 13 weeks compared with controls (P<.05). Fibroblasts in filler-injected skin demonstrated a mechanically stretched appearance and a biosynthetic phenotype. fit vitro, fibroblasts did not bind the filler, suggesting that cross-linked hyaluronic acid is not directly stimulatory. Conclusions: Injection of cross-linked hyaluronic acid stimulates collagen synthesis, partially restoring dermal matrix components that are lost in photodamaged skin. We hypothesize that this stimulatory effect may be induced by mechanical stretching of the dermis, which in turn leads to stretching and activation of dermal fibroblasts. These findings imply that cross-linked hyaluronic acid may be useful for stimulating collagen production therapeutically, particularly in the setting of atrophic skin conditions.
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