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Anti-Acne Effects of Herbal Complex in Acne Vulgaris Mouse Model  

Lee, Ki Man (College of Pharmacy, Sahmyook University)
Lee, Geum Seon (College of Pharmacy, Sahmyook University)
Shim, Hong (College of Pharmacy, Sahmyook University)
Oh, Se Koon (Lordamen Cosmedics Co.)
Park, Il Ho (College of Pharmacy, Sahmyook University)
Yim, Dongsool (College of Pharmacy, Sahmyook University)
Kang, Tae Jin (College of Pharmacy, Sahmyook University)
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Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy / v.43, no.4, 2012 , pp. 323-327 More about this Journal
Abstract
Acne, also known as Acne vulgaris, is a common disorder of human skin involving the sebaceous gland and Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes). The purpose of this study was to demonstrate whether anti-acne herbal complex (AAHC), a functional extract from herbal complex can be used for acne treatment as a natural product. We first demonstrated anti-acne activity of AAHC in mouse acne model. Acne was induced by injecting P. acnes on the backside $2{\times}10^7$ CFUs in ICR mice and then the mice were treated with AAHC by dermal application once daily. ACFREE$^{(R)}$ (clindamicin phosphate) was used as a positive control. Treatment with AAHC decreased the P. acnes-induced skin swelling and inflammation. AAHC treatment significantly decreased serum DHT concentration in acne-induced mice. Especially, treatment of 20% AACH in mice was more effected than 40%. We next evaluated the antimicrobial property of AAHC against P. acnes, Staphylcococcus aureus (S.aureus), and Escherichia coli (E. coli). Incubation of P. acnes, S. aureus, and E. coli with AAHC showed minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values against the bacterial growth lower. Alamar blue method was also carried for the antibacterial activity. It was effectively MIC level at 6.25% of P. acnes. AAHC effectively inhibited the growth of S. aureus and E. coli at 0.097% on MIC level, respectively. Our results showed the potential of using AAHC as an alternative treatment for antibiotic therapy of acne and the application of AAHC as a herbal medicine for acne treatment.
Keywords
Acne vulgaris; Propionibacterium acnes; AAHC; DHT; MIC;
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