miRNA expression data from sun-exposed and sun- protected skin of young (18-25 years) and old (>70 years) females

In this study we explored the effects of chronological and photoageing on the miRNome of human skin. To this end, miRNA expression was analysed in biopsies collected from sun-exposed (outer arm) and sun-protected (inner arm) skin from fair-skinned (phototype II/III) healthy female volunteers of two age groups: young, 18-25 years and aged, >70 years. Strict inclusion criteria were used for photoageing scoring and for chronological ageing. Microarray analysis revealed that chronological ageing had minor effect on the human skin miRNome. In contrast, photoageing had a robust impact on miRNAs, and a set of miRNAs differentially expressed between sun-protected and sun-exposed skin of the young and aged groups was identified. We have performed miRNome analysis (using microarray) on RNA isolated from sun-exposed and sun-protected skin of young and old females Matched/paired biopsies from sun-exposed and sun-protected zones of anatomically close locations from the same individual were collected and total RNA was isolated for miRNA-microarray analysis.