Number, Proliferative Activity, and Expression of Thyroid Hormone Receptors in Dermal Fibroblasts in Mice with Changed Thyroid Status.

We studied the intensity of age-specific changes in the dermis (number and proliferative activity of fibroblasts) in mice with normal and experimentally changed level of thyroid hormones. Receptors of thyroid hormones, TR-α and TR-β, in mouse dermal fibroblasts were identified by immunohistochemical methods. The relative expression of Thra, Thrb, and Dio2 genes was assessed by real-time PCR analysis.

[The influence of metformin on age-related changes in the number and proliferation of dermal fibroblasts in mice.].

The goal of our work was to examine the effects of metformin on age-related changes in the number and proliferation of dermal fibroblasts in mice. The study of the dermis was carried out at five months' mice that received drinking water with metformin at concentrations 500 mg/l from two months (within 90 days). Five months' mice received drinking water without metformin and they were as a control.