ReviewBiomolecules2017
Meristem Plant Cells as a Sustainable Source of Redox Actives for Skin Rejuvenation.
Review in Biomolecules, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effects of Plant Meristem-Cell-Based Cosmetics on Menopausal Skin: Clinical Data and Mechanisms.Biomolecules · 2024Trial
- Development of a metabolomic LC-QTOF method for bioactive compound production control in plant cell cultures.Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry · 2026Article
- Hibiscus Suspension Culture Extract Modulates Skin Metabolism and Cellular Pathways in Human Keratinocyte/Fibroblast Co-Cultures: A Proteomic Approach.Biomolecules · 2026Article
- Stem Cells in Cosmetic Applications: Advancements, Challenges, and Future Directions.Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2026Review
- Plant Stem Cells in Cosmetic Industry.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Nano-Structured Lignin as Green Antioxidant and UV Shielding Ingredient for Sunscreen Applications.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Plant In Vitro Systems as a Sustainable Source of Active Ingredients for Cosmeceutical Application.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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- Natural Substances for Prevention of Skin Photoaging: Screening Systems in the Development of Sunscreen and Rejuvenation Cosmetics.Rejuvenation research · 2018Article
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Abstract
Recently, aggressive advertisement claimed a "magic role" for plant stem cells in human skin rejuvenation. This review aims to shed light on the scientific background suggesting feasibility of using plant cells as a basis of anti-age cosmetics. When meristem cell cultures obtained from medicinal plants are exposed to appropriate elicitors/stressors (ultraviolet, ultrasound ultraviolet (UV), ultrasonic waves, microbial/insect metabolites, heavy metals, organic toxins, nutrient deprivation, etc.), a protective/adaptive response initiates the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites. Highly bioavailable and biocompatible to human cells, low-molecular weight plant secondary metabolites share structural/functional similarities with human non-protein regulatory hormones, neurotransmitters, pigments, polyamines, amino-/fatty acids. Their redox-regulated biosynthesis triggers in turn plant cell antioxidant and detoxification molecular mechanisms resembling human cell pathways. Easily isolated in relatively large quantities from contaminant-free cell cultures, plant metabolites target skin ageing mechanisms, above all redox imbalance. Perfect modulators of cutaneous oxidative state via direct/indirect antioxidant action, free radical scavenging, UV protection, and transition-metal chelation, they are ideal candidates to restore photochemical/redox/immune/metabolic barriers, gradually deteriorating in the ageing skin. The industrial production of plant meristem cell metabolites is toxicologically and ecologically sustainable for fully "biological" anti-age cosmetics.
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