Open AccessHealing skin from within
Author(s) -
Mitch Leslie
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb.1794iti4
Subject(s) - peroxiredoxin , biology , oxidative stress , oxidative damage , dermatology , enzyme , biochemistry , medicine , peroxidase
![Graphic][1] Wounds cause more damage from oxidative stress (pink) in mice lacking peroxiredoxin 6 (right). Forget about those age-defying face creams and moisturizing lotions. The real savior of our skin is the enzyme peroxiredoxin 6 (Prdx6). As [Kumin et al.][2] report, the
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