Cigarette smoking is the most preventable cause of death in the United States. Researchers have extensively studied
smoking in regards to its association with cancer, cardiovascular, and pulmonary disease. In contrast, the impact of
cigarette smoking on skin has received much less attention. To provide a better understanding of the effect of cigarette
smoking on the human dermal layer, this study used multi-photon microscopy (MPM) to examine collagen in
organotypic skin models exposed to cigarette smoke condensate (CSC). Adult and neonatal organotypic tissue-engineered
artificial skin models (RAFTs) were constructed and exposed to varying concentrations of CSC. Imaging of
the RAFTs was performed using MPM and second-harmonic generation signals (SHG), which allowed for collagen
structure to be viewed and analyzed as well as for collagen density to be assessed from derived depth-dependent decay
(DDD) values. RAFT contraction as related to exposure concentration was monitored as well. Results indicated a dose
dependent between contraction rates and CSC concentration. Collagen structure showed more preservation of its
original structure at a greater depth in RAFTs with higher concentrations of CSC. No clear trends could be drawn from
analysis of derived DDD values.
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