‘MMP inhibitor’ Archive

Results and reflections on doxycycline experiment

Tuesday, 19 May 2009, filed under Aging, Appearance, Beauty, Dermatology, MMP inhibitor, skin; No Comments.

A little over a month ago I conducted a personal experiment where I took 25mg/day doxycycline hyclate in an effort to improve the quality of my skin by reducing collagen breakdown via the inhibition of Matrix-Metalloproteinases (MMPs).
For the duration of the experiment, I consumed approximately 25mg doxycycline in the morning on top of my usual [...]

Personal doxycycline hyclate skin experiment

Tuesday, 7 April 2009, filed under Aging, Beauty, Drugs, Inflammation, MMP inhibitor, skin; 1 Comment.

Some of you may be aware that the the antibiotic doxycycline hyclate has been found to possess anti-matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activities. MMPs are the enzymes that break down connective tissue such as collagen, and their relative increase is thought to contribute to the development of wrinkles in aged skin.
This is because, while the ability to [...]