Randomized controlled trial of fractionated laser resurfacing on aged skin as prophylaxis against actinic neoplasia

CONCLUSION The elimination of senescent fibroblasts via FLR reduced the procarcinogenic UVB response of aged skin. Thus, wounding therapies are a potentially effective prophylaxis for managing high-risk populations.TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03906253).FUNDING National Institutes of Health, Veterans Administration.

Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - October 1, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Dan F. Spandau, Roy Chen, Jeffrey J. Wargo, Craig A. Rohan, David Southern, Angela Zhang, Mathew Loesch, Jonathan Weyerbacher, Sunil S. Tholpady, Davina A. Lewis, Matthew Kuhar, Kenneth Y. Tsai, Amber J. Castellanos, Michael G. Kemp, Michael Markey, Eliza Source Type: research