TY - JOUR
T1 - Melatonin and human skin aging
AU - Kleszczynski, Konrad
AU - Fischer, Tobias W.
PY - 2012/7/1
Y1 - 2012/7/1
N2 - Like the whole organism, skin follows the process of aging during life-time. Additional to internal factors, several environmental factors, such as solar radiation, considerably contribute to this process. While fundamental mechanisms regarding skin aging are known, new aspects of anti-aging agents such as melatonin are introduced. Melatonin is a hormone produced in the glandula pinealis that follows a circadian light-dependent rhythm of secretion. It has been experimentally implicated in skin functions such as hair cycling and fur pigmentation, and melatonin receptors are expressed in many skin cell types including normal and malignant keratinocytes, melanocytes and fibroblasts. It possesses a wide range of endocrine properties as well as strong antioxidative activity. Regarding UV-induced solar damage, melatonin distinctly counteracts massive generation of reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial and DNA damage. Thus, there is considerable evidence for melatonin to be an effective antiskin aging compound, and its various properties in this context are described in this review.
AB - Like the whole organism, skin follows the process of aging during life-time. Additional to internal factors, several environmental factors, such as solar radiation, considerably contribute to this process. While fundamental mechanisms regarding skin aging are known, new aspects of anti-aging agents such as melatonin are introduced. Melatonin is a hormone produced in the glandula pinealis that follows a circadian light-dependent rhythm of secretion. It has been experimentally implicated in skin functions such as hair cycling and fur pigmentation, and melatonin receptors are expressed in many skin cell types including normal and malignant keratinocytes, melanocytes and fibroblasts. It possesses a wide range of endocrine properties as well as strong antioxidative activity. Regarding UV-induced solar damage, melatonin distinctly counteracts massive generation of reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial and DNA damage. Thus, there is considerable evidence for melatonin to be an effective antiskin aging compound, and its various properties in this context are described in this review.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84871889138&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4161/derm.22344
DO - 10.4161/derm.22344
M3 - Scientific review articles
AN - SCOPUS:84871889138
SN - 1938-1972
VL - 4
JO - Dermato-Endocrinology
JF - Dermato-Endocrinology
IS - 3
ER -
