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ArticleSkin pharmacology and physiology2026

Cysteinamide Enhances Fibroblast Survival and Wound Healing by Preventing Serum Deterioration in High-Glucose Conditions.

Joon Yong Choi, Nam Gyoung Ha, Weon-Ju Lee, Yong Chool Boo

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Joon Yong ChoiDepartment of Biomedical Science, The Graduate School, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Nam Gyoung HaDepartment of Dermatology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Weon-Ju LeeDepartment of Dermatology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea, weonju@knu.ac.kr.
Yong Chool BooDepartment of Biomedical Science, The Graduate School, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, ycboo@knu.ac.kr.

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<p>Introduction: In patients with diabetes, persistent hyperglycemia causes chemical changes in serum components, increasing the incidence of various complications such as skin wounds. To better understand glucose-associated chemical stress on serum components, this study explores small-molecule nutrients to protect human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) from glucose-rich, chemically deteriorated culture conditions.

methodsVarious cell culture media with different concentrations of glucose and various test compounds were subjected to heat treatment as a chemically accelerated model of serum deterioration. The heat-treated and non-heat-treated media were compared to each other in terms of the content of glycation products and their effects on cell viability and wound healing in vitro.

resultsThere was no difference in the content of glycation products or their effects on cell viability between the non-heat-treated low-glucose (LG, 5.5 m<sc>m</sc>) and high-glucose (HG, 50 m<sc>m</sc>) media that were not heat treated. However, the heat-treated HG media had a higher content of glycation products and decreased cell viability compared to the heat-treated LG media. Of the 20 free amino acids, 20 amidated amino acids and various antioxidants derived from cysteine (Cys) or ascorbic acid (AA) added to the media, followed by heat treatment, only cysteinamide (C-NH

conclusionThese findings provide proof-of-concept evidence that C-NH

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CysteineFibroblastsGlucoseWound HealingAntiglycation AgentsAntioxidantsCells, CulturedCell SurvivalGlycation End Products, AdvancedHot TemperatureHumansAntiglycation AgentsAntioxidantsCysteineGlucoseGlycation End Products, AdvancedAdvanced glycation end productsCysteinamideDiabetes mellitusGlycationHigh glucoseHuman dermal fibroblastsHyperglycemiaN-acetyl cysteinamideWound healing

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