Research Article

Antiphotoaging Effects of 3,5-Dicaffeoyl-epi-quinic Acid via Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinases in UVB-Irradiated Human Keratinocytes

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Effect of DCEQA on the protein expression levels of the inactive and phosphorylated (p-) p38, JNK, and ERK MAPKs in UVB-irradiated (a) and nonirradiated (b) HaCaT keratinocytes after 24 h from treatment, analyzed by Western blotting. Expression levels were quantified using the density of the bands and normalized against the levels of housekeeping gene β-actin. Phosphorylation levels were given calculating the relative fold change of phosphorylated protein to its inactive form as a percentage of UVB-irradiated (15 mJ/cm2) untreated control cells (a) or nonirradiated untreated control cells (b). Values are mean ± SD of three independent experiments. a–fMeans with different letters are significantly different at level.
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