Development of a high-throughput screening system for identifi cation of novel reagents regulating DNA damage in human dermal fi broblasts Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a major inducer of skin aging and accumulated exposure to UV radiation increases DNA damage in skin cells, including dermal fi broblasts. In the present study, we developed a novel DNA repair regulating material discovery (DREAM) system for the high-throughput screening and identifi cation of putative materials regulating DNA repair in skin cells. First, we established a modifi ed lentivirus expressing the luciferase and hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase (HPRT) genes. Then, human dermal fi broblast WS-1 cells were infected with the modifi ed lentivirus and selected with puromycin to establish cells that stably expressed luciferase and HPRT (DREAM-F cells).The fi rst step in the DREAM protocol was a 96-well-based screening procedure, involving the analysis of cell viability and luciferase activity aft er pretreatment of DREAM-F cells with reagents of interest and post-treatment with UVB radiation, and vice versa. In the second step, we validated certain eff ective reagents identifi ed in the fi rst step by analyzing the cell cycle, evaluating cell death, and performing HPRT-DNA sequencing in DREAM-F cells treated with these reagents and UVB. This DREAM system is scalable and forms a time-saving high-throughput screening system for identifying novel anti-photoaging reagents regulating DNA damage in dermal fi broblasts.Keywords: human dermal fi broblasts, DNA damage, high --throughput screening, agingThe skin is the largest organ and forms the outermost layer of the human body. Therefore, the skin is more easily exposed to toxic environmental agents, particularly ultraviolet (UV) radiation, than are other tissues, except for the eyes. Human skin consists of the epidermis, dermis and hypodermis. The most abundant cells in the dermis layer are human dermal fi broblasts (HDFs), which contribute to skin fi rmness and elasticity by upregulating