Research Article
Opuntiol Prevents Photoaging of Mouse Skin via Blocking Inflammatory Responses and Collagen Degradation
Figure 4
Opuntiol prevents UVA-linked dermal collagen density in mouse skin. Degradation of collagen was determined in samples dissected after the treatment with UVA (100 J/cm2) radiation and/or opuntiol (50 mg/kg b.wt.), stained with Verhoeff van Gieson staining. Representative images (20x) show control, opuntiol, UVA radiation, and opuntiol with 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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