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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2013

11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase blockade prevents age-induced skin structure and function defects.

Ana Tiganescu, Abd A Tahrani, Stuart A Morgan, Marcela Otranto, Alexis Desmoulière, Lianne Abrahams, Zaki Hassan-Smith, Elizabeth A Walker, Elizabeth H Rabbitt, Mark S Cooper and 3 more

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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56 citing papers in PubMed, 128 citations in OpenAlex.

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13 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Ana TiganescuCentre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Abd A Tahrani
Stuart A Morgan
Marcela Otranto
Alexis Desmoulière
Lianne Abrahams
Zaki Hassan-Smith
Elizabeth A Walker
Elizabeth H Rabbitt
Mark S Cooper
Kurt Amrein
Gareth G Lavery
Paul M Stewart
University of Birmingham · GBDiabetes Australia · AURoche (Switzerland) · CHUniversity of Dental Medicine · MM

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/G023468/1Department of Health NF-SI-0508-10356Department of Health RTF/01/094Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucocorticoid (GC) excess adversely affects skin integrity, inducing thinning and impaired wound healing. Aged skin, particularly that which has been photo-exposed, shares a similar phenotype. Previously, we demonstrated age-induced expression of the GC-activating enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) in cultured human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs). Here, we determined 11β-HSD1 levels in human skin biopsies from young and older volunteers and examined the aged 11β-HSD1 KO mouse skin phenotype. 11β-HSD1 activity was elevated in aged human and mouse skin and in PE compared with donor-matched photo-protected human biopsies. Age-induced dermal atrophy with deranged collagen structural organization was prevented in 11β-HSD1 KO mice, which also exhibited increased collagen density. We found that treatment of HDFs with physiological concentrations of cortisol inhibited rate-limiting steps in collagen biosynthesis and processing. Furthermore, topical 11β-HSD1 inhibitor treatment accelerated healing of full-thickness mouse dorsal wounds, with improved healing also observed in aged 11β-HSD1 KO mice. These findings suggest that elevated 11β-HSD1 activity in aging skin leads to increased local GC generation, which may account for adverse changes occurring in the elderly, and 11β-HSD1 inhibitors may be useful in the treatment of age-associated impairments in dermal integrity and wound healing.

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11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingAnimalsCells, CulturedCollagenFemaleFibroblastsGene ExpressionGene Expression RegulationGlucocorticoidsHumansMaleMice11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1CollagenGlucocorticoids

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PMID23722901
PMCPMC3696573
OpenAlexW2131465407

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