1.Effect of dimethylaminoethanol and compound amino acid solution on collagen metabolism and free radicals in D-galactose induced aging rat skin
Cailing ZHAO ; Ruixia KUANG ; Su LIU ; Bingjian YAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2014;20(2):134-138
Objective To study the mechanism of anti-aging effect of dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE) and compound amino acid (AA) injection by mesotheray in D-galactose-induced skin aging rat.Methods Eighty rats were randomly divided into aging treatment group (60 cases),aging control group (10 cases) and normal control group (10 cases).The skin aging models were established by subcutaneous infectim of D-galactose.From the 18th day,the aging treatment group were injected intradermally in the rats' both sides hip skin with 0.2% DMAE+ AA,0.1% DMAE+AA,0.2%DMAE,0.1% DMAE,AA,and saline,once a week.After four weeks,HE,water content,superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity,hydroxyproline (HYP) and malondialdehyde (MDA) content were measured.Results Compared with the aging control group,the epidermal and the dermal thickness and the collagen area of rats skin' increased significantly in 0.2 % DMAE+ AA and 0.1% DMAE+ AA treatment groups (P<0.05).0.2% DMAE+AA and 0.1 % DMAE+AA treatment groups also had higher SOD activity,HYP content and lower MDA content than other groups (P<0.05),but no difference was noted among normal control group,0.2% DMAE+AA and 0.1% DMAE+AA group (P>0.05).There were no differences in water content among groups (P>0.05).Conclusions Intradermal injection with 0.1% DMAE+ AA and 0.2 % DMAE+AA in aging rats may increase the epidermal and the dermal thickness and the collagen of rats skin' improve SOD activity,HYP content and decreased MDA content,indicating that it has ability to clear skin free radicals,enhance antioxidant capacity and skin collagen metabolism,and thus prevent skin aging.
2.Serum leptin, adiponectin and endometrial cancer risk in Chinese women.
Yu MA ; Zhiwei LIU ; Yan ZHANG ; Bingjian LU
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 2013;24(4):336-341
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between serum concentrations of leptin or adiponectin, and endometrial carcinoma in Chinese women. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study of a total of 516 Chinese women to detect the relationships between serum concentrations of leptin or adiponectin, and endometrial carcinoma in Chinese women. The study subject constituted 206 cases of endometrial cancer and 310 normal controls. RESULTS: Patients with endometrial carcinoma had higher serum leptin concentrations than controls (28.8+/-2.2 ug/L vs. 19.8+/-1.4 ug/L; p<0.001). The adiponectin levels in patients were lower than in controls with borderline statistical significance (2,330.7+/-180.5 ug/L vs. 2,583.9+/-147.2 ug/L; p=0.078). Logistic regression analysis confirmed the associations between leptin or adiponectin, and endometrial carcinoma after adjustment for age, body mass index, fasting insulin, serum glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (odds ratio for the top tertile vs. the bottom tertile: leptin 2.05; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.28 to 3.29; p<0.001; adiponectin 0.52; 95% CI, 0.32 to 0.83; p<0.001). CONCLUSION: Increased leptin or decreased adiponectin levels are associated with endometrial carcinoma.
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3.Effect of dimethylaminoethanol intradermal injection on collagen synthesis in an aging model of rats
Su LIU ; Bingjian YAN ; Cailing ZHAO ; Yuanxin MIAO ; Chunnan HU ; Ning MA
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2021;27(6):543-547
Objective:To evaluate the effects of cellulift ? administered intradermally by mesotherapy on collagen synthesis in D-galactose induced aging model of rats. Methods:The study was conducted between April and October in 2014 in the Department of Anatomy, Qindao University. 30 male rats were randomly allocated to three groups: aging treatment group, aging control group and normal group; each group had ten rats. Aging treatment group and the control group were subcutaneously injected with D-galactose prepared in saline 125 mg·kg -1·d -1 for 42 day. Normal group was injected with saline for 42 d with same method and dose. From the 18th day after shaving their hair, the dermis of two sides hip skin marked zone of aging treatment group were injected cellulift at a dose of 1 ml per week for 4 weeks. Meanwhile, the aging control group was administrated the same volume of saline with same method. In vivo skin collagen alterations were investigated by reflectance confocal microscopy 3 days after every treatment. Skin specimens were obtained in 42 days. In order to measure the dermal collagen density and dermal thickness, HE and Masson trichrome staining were performed, respectively. Immunohistochemical staining for TGFβ1 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) was performed. Also, the level of TGFβ1, Smad3, types Ⅰ and Ⅲ pro-collagen mRNA expression was assessed by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Results:As revealed by RCM, collagen density of aging treatment group increased gradually after treatments, while in aging control group it decreased with time. Measurement of dermal thickness, hydroxyproline content and TGFβ-1 mRNA and protein expression in treatment group increased significantly as compared with that in aging control group, but were significantly lower than that in normal group (F values were 25.45, 98.90, 37.94 and 21.35, respectively; P<0.05). Measurement of dermal collagen density, the mRNA expression of type I pre-collagen and Smad3 elevated over that of aging control group with significant difference (F values were 44.46, 29.54 and 10.01, respectively; P<0.05), and there was no difference between normal and aging treatment group ( P>0.05). The difference of PCNA expression between aging control and treatment groups was not significant ( P>0.05), and both were lower than normal group ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:Cellulift ? shows anti-aging effects by activating collagen synthesis and eventually causing dermal thickening. This effect is probably mediated by TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway.