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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
Volume 70, Issue -, Pages 22-28Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2015.01.006
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Fullerene; Nanoemulsion; Oxidative stress; Skin aging; Sonography
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Despite the fact that intrinsic oxidative stress is inevitable, the extrinsic factor such as ultraviolet radiation enhances reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation resulting in premature skin aging. Nanoemulsion was loaded with fullerene, a strong free radical scavenger, and its efficacy to provide protection and regenerative effect against ROS-induced collagen breakdown in human skin was studied. Stable fullerene nanoemulsions were formulated using high shear homogenization and ultrasonic dispersion technique. An open trial was conducted using fullerene nanoemulsion on skin twice a day for 28 days. The mean collagen score significantly increased (P < 0.05) from 36.53 +/- 4.39 to 48.69 +/- 5.46 with 33.29% increment at the end of the treatment. Biophysical characteristics of skin revealed that skin hydration was increased significantly (P < 0.05) from 40.91 +/- 7.01 to 58.55 +/- 6.08 comeometric units (43.12% increment) and the water was able to contain within the stratum corneum without any increased in transepidermal water loss. In the in vitro safety evaluation, fullerene nanoemulsion showed no acute toxicity on 313 fibroblast cell line for 48 h and no indication of potential dermal irritation. Hence, the fullerene nanoemulsion may assist in protecting collagen from breakdown with cosmeceutical benefit. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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