• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권9호
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• pp.1349-1360
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• 2019

Chronic exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, regarded as a major cause of extrinsic aging or photoaging characterized by wrinkle formation and skin dehydration, exerts adverse effects on skin by causing the overproduction of reactive oxygen species. Agastache rugosa Kuntze, known as Korean mint, possesses a wide spectrum of biological properties including anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, and anti-atherosclerosis. Previous studies have reported that A. rugosa protected human keratinocytes against UVB irradiation by restoring the anti-oxidant defense system. However, the anti-photoaging effect of A. rugosa extract (ARE) in animal models has not yet been evaluated. ARE was orally administered to hairless mice at doses of 100 or 250 mg/kg/day along with UVB exposure for 12 weeks. ARE histologically improved UVB-induced wrinkle formation, epidermal thickening, erythema, and hyperpigmentation. In addition, ARE recovered skin moisture by improving skin hydration and transepidermal water loss (TEWL). Along with this, ARE increased hyaluronic acid levels by upregulating HA synthase genes. ARE markedly increased the density of collagen and the amounts of hydroxypoline via two pathways. First, ARE significantly downregulated the mRNA expression of matrix metalloproteinases responsible for collagen degradation by inactivating the mitogen-activated protein kinase/activator protein 1 pathway. Second, ARE stimulated the transforming growth factor beta/Smad signaling, consequently raising the mRNA levels of collagen-related genes. In addition, ARE not only increased the mRNA expression of anti-oxidant enzymes but also decreased inflammatory cytokines by blocking the protein expression of nuclear factor kappa B. Collectively, our findings suggest that A. rugosa may be a potential preventive and therapeutic agent for photoaging.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.29-40
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• 2018

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Ultraviolet radiation (UV) is a major cause of skin photoaging. Previous studies reported that ethanol extract (PET) of Prunus persica (L.) Batsch flowers (PPF, peach flowers) and its subfractions, particularly the ethylacetate (PEA) and n-butanol extracts (PBT), have potent antioxidant activity and attenuate the UV-induced matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression in human skin cells. In this study, we investigated the protective activity of PPF extract against UV-induced photoaging in a mouse model. MATERIALS/METHODS: Hairless mice were treated with PET or a mixture of PEA and PBT either topically or orally along with UV irradiation. Histological changes and biochemical alterations of mouse skin were examined. Major phenolic compounds in PPF extract were analyzed using an ACQUITY UPLC system. RESULTS: The overall effects of topical and oral treatments with PPF extract on the UV-induced skin responses exhibited similar patterns. In both experiments, the mixture of PEA and PBT significantly inhibited the UV-induced skin and epidermal thickening, while PET inhibited only the UV-induced epidermal thickening. Treatment of PET or the mixture of PEA and PBT significantly inhibited the UV-induced MMP-13 expression, but not type I collagen expression. Topical treatment of the mixture of PEA and PBT with UV irradiation significantly elevated catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione-peroxidase (GPx) activities in the skin compared to those in the UV irradiated control group, while oral treatment of the mixture of PEA and PBT or PET elevated only catalase and SOD activities, but not GPx. Thirteen phytochemical compounds including 4-O-caffeoylquinic acid, cimicifugic acid E and B, quercetin-3-O-rhamnoside and kaempferol glycoside derivatives were identified in the PPF extract. CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate that treatment with PET or the mixture of PEA and PBT, both topically or orally, attenuates UV-induced photoaging via the cooperative interactions of phenolic components having anti-oxidative and collagen-protective activities.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2019

대두(Glycine max)는 식물성 단백질이 풍부한 식품 중 하나로, 생리활성물질을 다량 함유하고 있어 심혈관질환, 비만 등에 효능이 있을 뿐 아니라 피부 개선 효과도 있는 것으로 보고되어 있다. 본 연구에서는 대두 단백질을 유산균인 Lactobaillus Rhamnosus 균주에 의해 발효한 대두발효물의 광노화 예방 효과를 조사하기 위해 자외선으로부터 기인한 세포독성에 대한 보호 효과 및 콜라겐 생성, 티로시나아제 활성, 멜라닌 색소 생성에 대한 평가를 실시하였다. 결과로서 대두발효물 처리군은 피부섬유아세포에서 자외선으로 유도된 세포독성을 억제하여 보호 효과를 나타내었으며, 세포 내 콜라겐 합성을 증가시켜 주름 개선의 가능성을 확인하였다. 또 다른 실험에서 티로시나아제 활성 및 멜라닌 색소 생성을 억제하여 피부 개선 효과를 나타내었다. 이러한 결과로 미루어 볼 때 대두발효물이 자외선으로부터 유도되는 주름, 색소 침착 등의 피부 손상을 예방하는 새로운 기능성 소재로서의 활용 가능성을 가지는 것으로 평가된다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.237-245
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• 2012

쿠메스트롤은 식물이 스트레스에 대항해 합성하는 phytoalexins의 일종으로, 알팔파 새싹, 클로버, 콩나물에서 일반적으로 발견된다. 본 연구에서는 쿠메스트롤의 자외선에 의해 유도되는 피부 진피세포 광노화 예방 효능에 관한 연구를 실시하였다. 쿠메스트롤 전처리는 자외선 B 조사에 의해 감소된 Sirt1 단백질 발현 및 활성과 하위 미토콘드리아 생합성 관련 유전자인 PGC-$1{\alpha}$, NRF1, TFAM의 발현 변화를 감소시켰다. 또한, ATP 및 ROS 생성량을 정상화시키고 피부 노화를 유도하는 최종당화산물 생성을 억제하였다. 이상의 결과에서 쿠메스트롤은 자외선 조사에 의해 발생하는 진피 세포 내 미토콘드리아 손상 및 이에 따른 당화 단백질 생성을 감소시킴으로써 피부 광노화 현상으로부터 보호할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.58-65
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• 2015

This study is designed to investigate the protective effects of fermented Red Ginseng (FRG) against photoaging in vitro and in vivo. UVB was irradiated to the human keratinocyte HaCaT cell and dorsal skin of SKH-1 mice for the induction of photoaging. After treatment of non-fermented red ginseng (NRG), fermented red ginseng (FRG), and fortified fermented red ginseng (FFRG) to the UVB irradiated HaCaT cell, ROS production and activity of MMP-9 were examined by DCFC-DA assay and gelatin zymographic assay respectively. UVB irradiated SKH-1 mice were treated with NRG, FRG, and FFRG via oral(300 mg/Kg B.W./day) and topical($100{\mu}{\ell}/mouse/day$) route.All of NRG, FRG, and FFRG had significantly reduced the intracellular ROS production elicited by UVB, among them FRG slightly more reduced the ROS production than NRG and FFRG. FFRG had slightly more reduced the MMP-9 activity in UVB irradiated HaCaT cells than NRG and FFRG in high dose. Oral and topical treatment of NRG, FRG, and FFRG had decreased the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2, -3, and -9 in dorsal skin of UVB irradiated mice. Among them, inhibitory effect of FRG on the expression of MMP-2 was apparent. We speculate that FRG has therapeutic potentials on the UVB irradiated photoaging.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.109-116
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• 2015

Objective : Solar ultraviolet (UV) light can cause photoaging of human skin. Many researchers have focused on effective prevention to mitigate the aging process. This study was aimed to investigate anti-wrinkle effects of pomegranate concentration solution (PCS) using photoaged hairless mouse model. Method : To clarify the protective effect of PCS against UVB-induced photo-damage, water capacity was measured with transepidermal water loss (TEWL) in SKH-1 hairless mice. In addition, image of skin replicas was analyzed. Results : Our results showed that the PCS treatment protects skin against UVB-induced photoaging, based on the parameters including moisture capacity and TEWL. According to visual assessment of skin replica, application of 1 ml/kg PCS inhibited UV-induced wrinkle formation in mice skin as compared to the vehicle-applied control mice. Conclusion : Taken together, these results indicated that PCS could improve skin wrinkle formation induced by UVB irradiation in SHK-1 hairless mice. PCS could be applied as an anti-wrinkle agent.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.245-253
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• 2012

Collagen tripeptide (CTP) is a functional food material with several biological effects such as improving dry skin and wound and bone fracture healing. This study focused on the anti-photoaging effects of CTP on a hairless mouse model. To evaluate the effects of CTP on UVB-induced skin wrinkle formation in vivo, the hairless mice were exposed to UVB radiation with oral administration of CTP for 14 weeks. Compared with the untreated UVB control group, mice treated with CTP showed significantly reduced wrinkle formation, skin thickening, and transepidermal water loss (TEWL). Skin hydration and hydroxyproline were increased in the CTP-treated group. Moreover, oral administration of CTP prevented UVB-induced MMP-3 and -13 activities as well as MMP-2 and -9 expressions. Oral administration of CTP increased skin elasticity and decreased abnormal elastic fiber formation. Erythema was also decreased in the CTP-treated group. Taken together, these results strongly suggest that CTP has potential as an anti-photoaging agent.

• International Journal of Molecular Medicine
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.1641-1652
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• 2019

Conditioned media from various sources comprise numerous growth factors and cytokines and are known to promote the regeneration of damaged tissues. Among these, natural killer cell conditioned medium (NK-CdM) has been shown to stimulate collagen synthesis and the migration of fibroblasts during the wound healing process. With a long-term aim of developing a treatment for skin photoaging, the ability of NK-CdM to prevent ultraviolet-B (UV-B) damage was assessed in neonatal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDFs) and an in vitro reconstructed skin model. The factors present in NK-CdM were profiled using an antibody array analysis. Protein and mRNA levels in UV-B exposed NHDFs treated with NK-CdM were measured by western blotting and quantitative reverse transcription-PCR, respectively. The total antioxidant capacity of NK-CdM was determined to assess its ability to suppress reactive oxygen species. The anti-photoaging effect of NK-CdM was also assessed in a 3D reconstituted human full skin model. NK-CdM induced proliferation of UV-B-treated NHDFs, increased procollagen expression, and decreased matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 expression. NK-CdM also exhibited a potent antioxidant activity as measured by the total antioxidant capacity. NK-CdM inhibited UV-B-induced collagen degradation by inactivating MAPK signaling. NK-CdM also elicited potential anti-wrinkle effects by inhibiting the UV-B-induced increase in MMP-1 expression levels in a 3D reconstituted human full skin model. Taken together, the suppression of both UV-B-induced MMP-1 expression and JNK activation by NK-CdM suggests NK-CdM as a possible candidate anti-skin aging agent.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.630-636
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• 2021

Glabridin, a compound of the flavonoid, has shown outstanding skin-whitening and anti-aging properties, but its water insolubility limits its wide application. Therefore, glabridin liposome (GL) has been developed to improve its poor bioavailability, while there are few studies to evaluate its amelioration of UVB- induced photoaging. This study is performed to investigate the amelioration of GL against UVB- induced cutaneous photoaging. The prepared GL has a spheroidal morphology with an average diameter of 200 nm. The GL shows lower cytotoxicity than glabridin, but it has a more effective role in inhibition of melanin. Moreover, the application of GL can effectively relieve UV radiation induced erythema and leathery skin, associated with the down-regulated expression of inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10). Taken together, these results demonstrate that GL has potentials as topical therapeutic agents against UVB radiation induced skin damage through inhibiting inflammation.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.321-330
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• 2014

자외선은 피부의 구조적, 생리학적 변화를 일으키는 대표적인 외부 환경 인자로서 광노화, 일광화상 및 피부암을 일으키는 원인이 된다. 이러한 자외선은 외부적인 스트레스 자극 인자로 작용하여 피부 세포 내에서 비활성 코르티손을 활성 코르티솔로 전환시키는 효소인 $11{\beta}$-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 ($11{\beta}-HSD1$)의 발현 및 활성을 증가시킨다. 이에 본 연구에서는 UVB에 의해 증가된 $11{\beta}-HSD1$의 발현을 효과적으로 억제할 수 있는 천연 추출물을 발굴하고자 하였다. 사람 섬유아세포에 다양한 천연물을 스크리닝한 결과, 능실 추출물이 유의한 효과가 있음을 확인하고, 능실 추출물을 추가 분획하여 사람 섬유아세포와 3D skin model에서 피부 광노화 억제 소재로서의 가능성을 확인하였다. 능실 추출물 및 분획물은 섬유아세포에서 $11{\beta}-HSD1$의 발현을 억제함과 동시에 자외선에 의한 matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1, 3, 9 및 염증성 싸이토카인(IL-6, 8)의 발현 증가를 억제하였다. 또한, 3D skin model을 이용한 평가에서, 능실 추출물은 UVB에 의한 MMP-1 단백질 발현을 억제하였고, UVB에 의한 표피 두께 감소 및 각질형성세포의 증식 감소를 회복시켰다. 따라서, 본 연구 결과로부터 능실 추출물 및 분획물은 UVB에 의한 $11{\beta}-HSD1$의 발현 증가와 이에 수반하는 광노화를 효과적으로 예방함을 확인하였다.