Patent ID: 8163764

Claim:
A method for reducing skin wrinkles comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising an effective amount of a histone deacetylase inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a cosmetically or pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the histone deacetylase inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of trichostatin A, trichostatin C, oxamflatin, trapoxin A, FR901228, apicidin, HC-Toxin, WF27082, chlamydocin, salicylihydroxamic acid, suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid, azelaic bishydroxamic acid, azelaic-1-hydroxamate-9-an-ilide, M-carboxycinnamic acid bishydroxamide, 6-(3-chlorophenylureido)carpoic hydroxamic acid, MW2796, MW2996, sodium butyrate, arginine butyrate, isovalerate, valerate, 4-phenylbutyrate, sodium phenylbutyrate, propionate, butrymide, isobutyramide, 3-bromopropionate, valproic acid, valproate, tributyrin, MS-27-275, a 3′-amino derivative, depudecin, and scriptaid.