Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
PLoS One. 2023 Dec 21;18(12):e0294067. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294067. eCollection 2023.
Frankincense oil has gained increased popularity in skin care, yet its anti-aging effect remains unclear. The current study aimed to investigate the anti-photoaging effect of frankincense (Boswellia papyrifera (Del.) Hochst., Family Burseraceae) essential oil in an in vivo model. The oil was initially extracted by two methods: hydro-distillation (HD) and microwave-assisted hydro-distillation (MAHD). GC/MS analysis revealed the dominance of n-octyl acetate, along with other marker compounds of B. papyrifera including octanol and diterpene components (verticilla 4(20) 7, 11-triene and incensole acetate). Thereafter, preliminary investigation of the anti-collagenase and anti-elastase activities of the extracted oils revealed the superior anti-aging effect of HD-extracted oil (FO), comparable to epigallocatechin gallate. FO was subsequently formulated into solid lipid nanoparticles (FO-SLNs) via high shear homogenization to improve its solubility and skin penetration characteristics prior to in vivo testing. The optimimal formulation prepared with 0.5% FO, and 4% Tween® 80, demonstrated nanosized spherical particles with high entrapment efficiency percentage and sustained release for 8 hours. The anti-photoaging effect of FO and FO-SLNs was then evaluated in UVB-irradiated hairless rats, compared to Vitamin A palmitate as a positive standard. FO and FO-SLNs restored the antioxidant capacity (SOD and CAT) and prohibited inflammatory markers (IL6, NFκB p65) in UVB-irradiated rats via downregulation of MAPK (pERK, pJNK, and pp38) and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways, alongside upregulating TGF-β expression. Subsequently, our treatments induced Procollagen I synthesis and downregulation of MMPs (MMP1, MMP9), where FO-SLNs exhibited superior anti-photoaging effect, compared to FO and Vitamin A, highlighting the use of SLNs as a promising nanocarrier for FO. In particular, FO-SLNs revealed normal epidermal and dermal histological structures, protected against UVβ-induced epidermal thickness and dermal collagen degradation. Our results indicated the potential use of FO-SLNs as a promising topical anti-aging therapy.
乳香精油在皮肤护理中的应用日益普及,但它的抗衰老作用尚不清楚。本研究旨在体内模型中研究乳香(Boswellia papyrifera(Del.)Hochst.,Burseraceae 科)精油的抗光老化作用。该油最初通过两种方法提取:水蒸馏(HD)和微波辅助水蒸馏(MAHD)。GC/MS 分析表明,乙酸正辛酯占主导地位,同时还有 B. papyrifera 的其他标记化合物,包括辛醇和二萜成分(verticilla 4(20)7,11-三烯和 incensole 乙酸酯)。此后,对提取油的抗胶原酶和抗弹性蛋白酶活性的初步研究表明,HD 提取油(FO)具有优越的抗衰老作用,可与表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯相媲美。随后,FO 通过高剪切匀化制成固体脂质纳米粒(FO-SLNs),以提高其在体内试验前的溶解度和皮肤穿透特性。用 0.5%FO 和 4%吐温®80 制备的最佳配方显示出纳米级球形颗粒,具有高包封效率百分比和 8 小时的持续释放。然后,将 FO 和 FO-SLNs 的抗光老化作用与维生素 A 棕榈酸酯作为阳性标准在 UVB 照射的无毛大鼠中进行了评估。FO 和 FO-SLNs 通过下调 MAPK(pERK、pJNK 和 pp38)和 PI3K/AKT 信号通路,同时上调 TGF-β表达,恢复了抗氧化能力(SOD 和 CAT)并抑制了 UVB 照射大鼠中的炎症标志物(IL6、NFκB p65)。随后,我们的治疗诱导了原胶原蛋白 I 的合成和 MMPs(MMP1、MMP9)的下调,其中 FO-SLNs 表现出比 FO 和维生素 A 更好的抗光老化作用,突出了 SLNs 作为 FO 的有前途的纳米载体的使用。特别是,FO-SLNs 显示出正常的表皮和真皮组织学结构,可防止 UVβ 诱导的表皮厚度和真皮胶原降解。我们的结果表明,FO-SLNs 作为一种有前途的局部抗衰老治疗方法具有潜在用途。
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