James M Spencer, Michael B Morgan, Kara M Trapp, Summer D Moon
Department of Dermatology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD 2013 MarWhile the clinical attributes of photoaging are well characterized in the literature, the pathogenic mechanisms that underlie these changes are incompletely elucidated. At the molecular level, p53 tumor-suppressor gene product mediated excision repair of ultraviolet (UV)-induced DNA damage is a critical effector in xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) and potentially in conventional photoaging. We examined p53 activity and measured UV-induced DNA damage via cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) quantitatively in 20 volunteers before and after an 8-week, open-label prospective topical application of a proprietary DNA recovery serum (Celfix). There was a statistically significant decrease in immunohistochemically determined p53 and CPD levels. While these data are preliminary, the findings lend support to the theoretical possibility of a topical agent reversing the effects of photodamage at the molecular level and, potentially, an ameliorative outcome clinically.
James M Spencer, Michael B Morgan, Kara M Trapp, Summer D Moon. Topical formulation engendered alteration in p53 and cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer expression in chronic photodamaged patients. Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD. 2013 Mar;12(3):336-40
PMID: 23545918
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