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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2025, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (11): 1444-1451.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2025.11.010

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The protective effect of recombinant human collagen against UV-induced skin photoaging in mice

Gaiying He1,Jinghui Tang2,Xuying Liu3,Guirong Sun4,Yi Wang1,*()   

  1. 1. Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
    2. College of Chinese Medicine Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin 130118, China
    3. Department of Biomedicine, Beijing City University, Beijing 100083, China
    4. Tianjin Iriya Biological Technology Co. Ltd, Tianjin 301822, China
  • Received:2024-12-03 Revised:2025-11-24 Online:2025-11-22 Published:2025-12-22

Abstract:

This study investigates the effects of recombinant human collagen (R-HC) on UV-induced photoaging in mouse skin. The photoaging mouse model was established using UVA and UVB irradiation. Changes of skin wrinkles and epidermal thickness were systematically evaluated using the C-Cube multifunctional skin imaging analysis system, optical coherence tomography, and hematoxylin-eosin staining. Collagen fiber alterations were examined using two-photon excitation fluorescence imaging and liquid crystal polarization imaging techniques. Additionally, Gomori aldehyde fuchsin staining and RT-qPCR were employed to assess elastic fiber morphology and extracellular matrix metalloproteinase expression, respectively. The results show that R-HC significantly reduces skin wrinkles, increases stratum corneum and epidermal hydration, and decreases epidermal thickness in photoaged mice. Moreover, R-HC improves collagen fiber content and organization, reduces elastic fiber fragmentation and thickening, and regulates the relative mRNA expression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1. In conclusion, R-HC mitigates UV-induced skin photoaging and has important application value for the development of products targeting photoaged skin.

Key words: recombinant human collagen, photoaging, wrinkles, collagen fibres, elastin fibres

CLC Number: 

  • TQ658