Communications Biology (Feb 2021)

Spermidine-induced recovery of human dermal structure and barrier function by skin microbiome

  • Gihyeon Kim,
  • Misun Kim,
  • Minji Kim,
  • Changho Park,
  • Youngmin Yoon,
  • Doo-Hyeon Lim,
  • Hyeonju Yeo,
  • Seunghyun Kang,
  • Yeong-Geun Lee,
  • Nam-In Beak,
  • Jongsung Lee,
  • Sujeong Kim,
  • Jee Young Kwon,
  • Won Woo Choi,
  • Charles Lee,
  • Kyoung Wan Yoon,
  • Hansoo Park,
  • Dong-Geol Lee

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01619-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Kim et al. show that several Streptococcus species improve the structure and barrier function of human skin. They find that Streptococcus-secreted spermidine accelerates the recovery of skin structure and barrier function by increasing collagen and lipid synthesis in aged cells. This study suggests the role of skin microbiome for anti-aging.