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BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 518-523Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.11.034
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Artichoke; NF-kappa B; Skin; Photoaging; Ultraviolet; Cynaropicrin; Oral administration
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Aging of skin is characterized by skin wrinkling, laxity, and pigmentation induced by several environmental stress factors. Histological changes during the photoaging of skin include hyperproliferation of keratinocytes and melanocytes causing skin wrinkles and pigmentation. Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B) is one of the representative transcription factors active in conjunction with inflammation. NF-kappa B is activated by stimulation such as ultraviolet rays and inflammatory cytokines and induces the expression of various genes such as those of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and matrix metalloprotease-1 (MMP-1). We screened several plant extracts for their possible inhibitory effect on the transcriptional activity of NF-kappa B. One of them, an extract from Cynara scolymus L., showed a greatest effect on the suppression of NF-kappa B transactivation. As a result, we found that cynaropicrin, which is a sesquiterpene lactone, inhibited the NF-kappa B-mediated transactivation of bFGF and MMP-1. Furthermore, it was confirmed that in an in vivo mouse model cynaropicrin prevented skin photoaging processes leading to the hyperproliferation of keratinocytes and melanocytes. These findings taken together indicate that cynaropicrin is an effective antiphotoaging agent that acts by inhibiting NF-kappa B-mediated transactivation. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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