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Observational studyAging2020

Quantitative proteomics analysis of young and elderly skin with DIA mass spectrometry reveals new skin aging-related proteins.

Jing Ma, Mengting Liu, Yaochi Wang, Cong Xin, Hui Zhang, Shirui Chen, Xiaodong Zheng, Xuejun Zhang, Fengli Xiao, Sen Yang

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Observational study in Aging, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jing MaDepartment of Dermatology of First Affiliated Hospital, and Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Mengting LiuDepartment of Dermatology of First Affiliated Hospital, and Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Yaochi WangDepartment of Dermatology of First Affiliated Hospital, and Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Cong XinDepartment of Dermatology of First Affiliated Hospital, and Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Hui ZhangDepartment of Dermatology of First Affiliated Hospital, and Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Shirui ChenDepartment of Dermatology of First Affiliated Hospital, and Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Xiaodong ZhengDepartment of Dermatology of First Affiliated Hospital, and Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Xuejun ZhangDepartment of Dermatology of First Affiliated Hospital, and Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Fengli XiaoDepartment of Dermatology of First Affiliated Hospital, and Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Sen YangDepartment of Dermatology of First Affiliated Hospital, and Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Anhui Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Skin aging is a specific manifestation of the physiological aging process that occurs in virtually all organisms. In this study, we used data independent acquisition mass spectrometry to perform a comparative analysis of protein expression in volar forearm skin samples from of 20 healthy young and elderly Chinese individuals. Our quantitative proteomic analysis identified a total of 95 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in aged skin compared to young skin. Enrichment analyses of these DEPs (57 upregulated and 38 downregulated proteins) based on the GO, KEGG, and KOG databases revealed functional clusters associated with immunity and inflammation, oxidative stress, biosynthesis and metabolism, proteases, cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and apoptosis. We also found that GAPDH, which was downregulated in aged skin samples, was the top hub gene in a protein-protein interaction network analysis. Some of the DEPs identified herein had been previously correlated with aging of the skin and other organs, while others may represent novel age-related entities. Our non-invasive proteomics analysis of human epidermal proteins may guide future research on skin aging to help develop treatments for age-related skin conditions and rejuvenation.

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AdultAgedAge FactorsAsian PeopleDown-RegulationEpidermisForearmHealthy VolunteersHumansMass SpectrometryMiddle AgedPrincipal Component AnalysisProtein Interaction MappingProtein Interaction MapsProteomeProteomicsProteomeagingepidermal proteinsmass spectrometerproteomeskin rejuvenation and aging

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