Effect of Porcine Placental Extract on Collagen Production in Human Skin Fibroblasts In Vitro

Chikako Yoshikawa¹, Fumihide Takano^2,3, Yasuhito Ishigaki⁴, Masahiko Okada¹, Satoru KYO¹, Nobutaka Suzuki⁵, Kouichi Sugiura⁶ and Koji Koike^5,7*

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8641, Japan

²Department of Kampo Medicines, Nihon Pharmaceutical University, Ina-machi Komuro, Kita-Adachi-gun, Saitama 362-0806, Japan

³Department of Pharmacognosy and Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japan

⁴Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-machi, Kahoku-gun 920-0293, Japan

⁵Department of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8640, Japan

⁶Sugiura Clinic, Hikarigaoka, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 921-8142, Japan

⁷Koike Ladies Clinic, Nanbanaka, Osaka Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-0011, Japan

^*Corresponding Author: Koji Koike, Department of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8640, Japan, Tel: +81-76-265-2121, Fax: +81-76-234-4266 Email: