Dehydroepiandrosterone or derivatives thereof for increasing the content of hyaluronic acid in skin

摘要

The skin that has developed symptoms of aging or on which a scar has formed in the process of injury healing is characterized by a lower content of hyaluronic acid. To ameliorate these symptoms, a drug is offered that is effective, with high safety, in retarding a decrease or promoting an increase in the content of hyaluronic acid in skin. The drug is used as an active ingredient at least one substance selected from the group consisting of dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone derivatives such as dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said derivatives.