| Literature DB >> 23320752 |
Roanne R Jones1, Valeria Castelletto, Che J Connon, Ian W Hamley.
Abstract
The collagen production of human dermal and corneal fibroblasts in contact with solutions of the peptide amphiphile (PA) C16-KTTKS is investigated and related to its self-assembly into nanotape structures. This PA is used in antiwrinkle cosmeceutical applications (trade name Matrixyl). We prove that C16-KTTKS stimulates collagen production in a concentration-dependent manner close to the critical aggregation concentration determined from pyrene fluorescence spectroscopy. This suggests that self-assembly and the stimulation of collagen production are inter-related.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23320752 DOI: 10.1021/mp300549d
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Pharm ISSN: 1543-8384 Impact factor: 4.939