UV radiation-induced skin aging in hairless mice is effectively prevented by oral intake of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) fruit blend for 6 weeks through MMP suppression and increase of SOD activity

  • Authors:
    • In Sik Hwang
    • Ji Eun Kim
    • Sun Il Choi
    • Hye Ryun Lee
    • Young Ju Lee
    • Min Ju Jang
    • Hong Ju Son
    • Hee Seob Lee
    • Chung Hun Oh
    • Bae Hwan Kim
    • Sang Hak Lee
    • Dae Youn Hwang
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  • Published online on: May 24, 2012     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2012.1011
  • Pages: 392-400
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Abstract

Oxidative stress and oxidative photodamage induced by UV radiation can cause serious skin damage that is characterized by wrinkling, roughness, laxity and pigmentation. The effects of a sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) fruit blend (SFB) containing sea buckthorn fruit extract, blueberry extract and collagen on UV-induced skin aging were examined by treating hairless mice for 6 weeks with UV irradiation and SFB administered orally. The effects of SFB were measured in the skin of these mice by phenotypical and histological analysis and western blotting. According to wrinkle formation analysis, the oral intake of SFB induced a decrease in wrinkle formation in the damaged skin of UV-irradiated mice. The thickness of the epidermis and dermis in the vitamin extracts (Vit)- and SFB-treated group was lower than that in the vehicle-treated group, but the group treated with SFB50 was the most effective group. The mice treated with the Vit- or SFB solution maintained a normal moisture content through the inhibition of transdermal water loss (TEWL) and an increase in skin moisture content. Furthermore, the levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) and collagen protein expression were assessed in five groups to examine the mechanisms underlying the effects of SFB oral intake. The application of SFB induced a decrease in MMP-1 and -9 expression to the levels observed in the vehicle-treated group, but MMP-9 expression showed a much larger decrease than MMP-1. Furthermore, the expression of collagen-1 in the skin corresponded to MMP expression except for the SFB30-treated group, whereas the superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity was increased dramatically in the SFB50-treated group. These results suggest that SFB has potential as a protective and therapeutic drug candidate against skin aging that functions by regulating the moisture content, MMP expression levels and SOD activity.
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Hwang IS, Kim JE, Choi SI, Lee HR, Lee YJ, Jang MJ, Son HJ, Lee HS, Oh CH, Kim BH, Kim BH, et al: UV radiation-induced skin aging in hairless mice is effectively prevented by oral intake of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) fruit blend for 6 weeks through MMP suppression and increase of SOD activity. Int J Mol Med 30: 392-400, 2012.
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Hwang, I.S., Kim, J.E., Choi, S.I., Lee, H.R., Lee, Y.J., Jang, M.J. ... Hwang, D.Y. (2012). UV radiation-induced skin aging in hairless mice is effectively prevented by oral intake of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) fruit blend for 6 weeks through MMP suppression and increase of SOD activity. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 30, 392-400. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2012.1011
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Hwang, I. S., Kim, J. E., Choi, S. I., Lee, H. R., Lee, Y. J., Jang, M. J., Son, H. J., Lee, H. S., Oh, C. H., Kim, B. H., Lee, S. H., Hwang, D. Y."UV radiation-induced skin aging in hairless mice is effectively prevented by oral intake of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) fruit blend for 6 weeks through MMP suppression and increase of SOD activity". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 30.2 (2012): 392-400.
Chicago
Hwang, I. S., Kim, J. E., Choi, S. I., Lee, H. R., Lee, Y. J., Jang, M. J., Son, H. J., Lee, H. S., Oh, C. H., Kim, B. H., Lee, S. H., Hwang, D. Y."UV radiation-induced skin aging in hairless mice is effectively prevented by oral intake of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) fruit blend for 6 weeks through MMP suppression and increase of SOD activity". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 30, no. 2 (2012): 392-400. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2012.1011