Ursodeoxycholic Acid May Inhibit Environmental Aging-Associated Hyperpigmentation

Autor: Su Yeon Kim, Hak Tae Kim, Ik Jun Moon, Youngsup Song, Seung Hwan Paik, Sung Eun Chang, Hanju Yoo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Antioxidants, Vol 10, Iss 267, p 267 (2021)
Antioxidants
Volume 10
Issue 2
ISSN: 2076-3921
Popis: Extrinsic aging of the skin caused by ultraviolet (UV) light or particulate matter is often manifested by hyperpigmentation due to increased melanogenesis in senescent skin. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), which has been commonly used as a health remedy for liver diseases, is known to possess antioxidant properties. This study was done to investigate whether UDCA inhibits cellular aging processes in the cells constituting human skin and it reduces melanin synthesis. ROS, intracellular signals, IL-1α, IL-8, TNF-α, cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, type I collagen, and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) levels were measured in human dermal fibroblasts treated with or without UDCA after UV exposure. Melanin levels and mechanistic pathways for melanogenesis were investigated. UDCA decreased ROS, senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), and proinflammatory cytokines induced by UV treatment. UDCA reduced melanogenesis in normal human melanocytes cocultured with skin constituent cells. Our results suggest that UDCA could be a comprehensive agent for the treatment of environmental aging-associated hyperpigmentation disorders.
Databáze: OpenAIRE