14 citations
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October 2021 in “Dermatology and Therapy” This study found that photoexposure significantly increased the gene expression of altered elastin, MMP12, and LOX, as well as the protein expression of tropoelastin and fibrillin-1, in skin models.
4 citations
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January 2023 in “Experimental dermatology” This study suggests that both age and photoexposure may decrease maximum viable epidermis thickness and impact the dermal-epidermal junction in women with Fitzpatrick skin types II-III.
May 2024 in “International Seven Journal of Multidisciplinary” This review discusses fibrosing frontal alopecia, including its causes, mechanisms, and treatments, and emphasizes the need for further research to improve understanding and treatments; it reports no new clinical results.
8 citations
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July 2020 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” This review hypothesizes that excessive facial photo-protection may contribute to frontal fibrosing alopecia by disrupting immunological homeostasis through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor-kynurenine pathway, but it reports no new clinical results.
119 citations
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August 2010 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study reports that 11β-HSD1 activity in human skin increases with age and photoexposure, potentially contributing to skin aging and the effects of glucocorticoids.