Recent studies have linked vitamin k2 to the elasticity of skin in patients suffering from pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), an inherited condition resulting in severe wrinkling of the skin on the face and body.
Scientists see a strong link between the skin's elastic qualities and an adequate intake of vitamin k2 in the diet or by taking supplements.
The loss of elastic qualities is due to the calcification of the elastic fibers in the skin. The high concentrations of calcium and phosphate in the extracellular space would lead to calcification if it wasn't inhibited by families of proteins.
The recent study published online in the journal Laboratory Investigation illustrates the involvement of carboxyglutamic acid protein (MGP) in the inhibition of calcium precipitation in suffers of PXE. However this protein must be activated by a vitamin k2 enzyme.
Also, prior research has shown that individuals who are unable to metabolise vitamin k2 also exhibit the PXE symptoms, thereby confirming the role of vitamin k2 in the prevention of skin wrinkling.
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