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Aging skin

The American Journal of Medicine, 1995
Aging of the skin is a composite of actinic damage, chronologic aging, and hormonal influences. The majority of changes associated with aging, such as wrinkles and solar lentigines ("liver spots"), are due to photoaging and reflect cumulative sun exposure as well as skin pigmentation. Classically, chronologic aging includes those cutaneous changes that
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Neuropeptides and skin aging

hmbci, 2013
Abstract Neuropeptides (NP) are peptides that are released as chemical messengers from nerve cells. They act either in an endocrine manner, where they reach their target cells via the bloodstream or a paracrine manner, as co-transmitters modulating the function of neurotransmitters.
Rana, Elewa   +2 more
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The Age of Skin Cancers

Science of Aging Knowledge Environment, 2006
Cancer affects two major cell types in the human skin: epithelial cells and melanocytes. Aging and a previous history of ultraviolet light exposure are major risk factors for skin cancers, including basal and squamous cell carcinomas and melanomas. However, melanomas, which are the most deadly of the skin tumors, display two intriguing characteristics:
Anu, Desai   +3 more
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Androgens and ageing of the skin

Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Obesity, 2009
This study reviews current advances in our understanding of the role of androgens in the initiation of skin ageing.Skin and its appendages being a steroidogenic tissue itself can be affected to a large extent by sex steroids. Amongst them, androgens display a distinguished role.
Evgenia, Makrantonaki   +1 more
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Skin Aging and Dry Skin

The Journal of Dermatology, 2004
AbstractSkin aging appears to be the result of both scheduled and continuous “wear and tear” processes that damage cellular DNA and proteins. Two types of aging, chronological skin aging and photoaging, have distinct clinical and histological features. Chronological skin aging is a universal and inevitable process characterized primarily by physiologic
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Care of the Aged Skin

Postgraduate Medicine, 1962
Physiologic, biochemical and microscopic changes in the aged skin are due to past environment, heredity and the aging process. These factors and the response of aging skin to the elements and to physical or chemical trauma cause degenerative processes which produce cutaneous lesions.Lesions most frequently seen in the aged are keratoses, skin tags ...
H, RATTNER, A, NORINS
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Aging in skin of color

Clinics in Dermatology, 2019
Ethnic skin is quickly emerging as the norm in the United States, and as the population becomes more diverse, there is also a projected rise in the number of aging adults. Given the paucity of data regarding aging in ethnic skin, the authors have consolidated available information for this population.
Samantha, Venkatesh   +2 more
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The environment and skin aging

Clinics in Dermatology, 1998
A side from the relentless changes of aging that one endures over a lifetime, our environment usually contributes additional insult on the integument, especially on those areas of the body that are exposed to the elements. Many of the effects of environmental exposure (ie extrinsic aging) can be difficult to distinguish clinically from the naturally ...
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Biomarkers of skin aging

Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2016
Aging is a complex process not only influenced by inherited but also by several environmental factors. It is characterized by a progressive loss of function in multiple tissues, which leads to an increased probability of death. On the other hand, several morphological and histological changes are registered in aged skin that is mostly dependent on the ...
Theodora, Kanaki   +2 more
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Skin infections and ageing

Ageing Research Reviews, 2004
Elderly individuals have an increased susceptibility to skin infections due to age-related anatomical, physiological and environmental factors. The types of organisms that cause primary skin and soft tissue infections are diverse, and include bacterial, viral and fungal pathogens as well as parasites.
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