Fibroblast‐derived growth factors and exosomes as cosmeceuticals
Rahul C. Mehta,
Kuniko Kadoya,
Prithwiraj Maitra
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionFibroblast (FB)‐derived growth factors have been successfully used in skincare to improve the appearance of aged and photodamaged skin for over 20 years. Conditioned media from FB culture, used as a source of growth factors in these early products, also contain extracellular vesicles including bioactive exosomes. Exosomes are tiny extracellular vesicles that have been isolated from the secretome of human‐derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), adipose‐derived stem cells, or fibroblasts for potential … Show more
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