Bioactive tetrapeptide GEKG boosts extracellular matrix formation: In vitro and in vivo molecular and clinical proof

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 602-604

  Farwick, Mike ^a,d   Grether Beck, Susanne ^b,d   Marini, Alessandra ^b   Maczkiewitz, Ursula ^a   Lange, Jennifer ^a   Köhler, Tim ^a   Lersch, Peter ^a   Falla, Tim ^c   Felsner, Ingo ^b   Brenden, Heidi ^b   Jaenicke, Thomas ^b   Franke, Susanne ^b   Krutmann, Jean ^b,d  

^a EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG   (Germany)

^b IUF LEIBNIZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c Helix Biomedix Inc   (United States)

^d NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ageing; Collagen; Fibronectin; GEKG; Hyaluronan; Matrix

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; FIBRONECTIN; GLYCYLGLUTAMYLLYSYLGLYCINE; HYALURONIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; PLACEBO; PROCOLLAGEN; SCLEROPROTEIN; TETRAPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LETTER; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN FIBROBLAST; SKIN STRUCTURE; WRINKLE;

EID: 79959515077     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: 16000625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2011.01307.x     Document Type: Letter

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