Research Article

Opuntiol Prevents Photoaging of Mouse Skin via Blocking Inflammatory Responses and Collagen Degradation

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Opuntiol prevents UVA-linked dermal collagen fiber loss in mouse skin. Degradation of dermal collagen fibers was determined in samples dissected after the treatment with UVA (100 J/cm2) radiation and/or opuntiol (50 mg/kg b.wt.), stained with Masson’s trichrome. Representative images (20x) show control, opuntiol, UVA radiation, and opuntiol plus UVA radiation. The bar diagram represents collagen density which was measured by Magnus Pro software. The data represent (), and values not sharing a common marking ( and #) differ significantly at (DMRT).
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