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ArticleNutrients2020

The Protective Effect of Rosmarinic Acid Against Unfavorable Influence of Methylparaben and Propylparaben on Collagen in Human Skin Fibroblasts.

Natalia Matwiejczuk, Anna Galicka, Ilona Zaręba, Małgorzata M Brzóska

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Article in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Natalia MatwiejczukDepartment of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Bialystok, Adama Mickiewicza 2A street, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland.
Anna GalickaDepartment of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Bialystok, Adama Mickiewicza 2A street, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland.
Ilona ZarębaDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, Medical University of Bialystok, Adama Mickiewicza 2D street, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland.
Małgorzata M BrzóskaDepartment of Toxicology, Medical University of Bialystok, Adama Mickiewicza 2C street, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland.
Medical University of Białystok · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parabens, which are widely used in food, medicines and cosmetics, have a harmful effect on human health. People are most exposed to parabens transdermally by using cosmetic products containing these preservatives. The purpose of this study was to estimate the influence of parabens (methylparaben-MP and propylparaben-PP) on the metabolism of collagen in the human skin fibroblasts and above all, to assess whether rosmarinic acid (RA-50, 100, or 150 M) can protect these cells from the adverse effects of parabens (0.001% MP and 0.0003% PP, 0.003% MP and 0.001% PP, and ​​0.01% MP and 0.003% PP). The possible mechanisms of RA action were estimated as well. Parabens decreased the expression of collagen type I and III at mRNA and protein levels, while RA (depending on the concentration) provided partial or total protection against these changes. The effective protection against the adverse effects of parabens on cell viability and proliferation was also provided by RA. The beneficial impact of RA on collagen and the fibroblasts resulted from an independent action of this compound and its interaction with parabens. This study allows us to conclude that this polyphenolic compound may protect from unfavorable health outcomes caused by lifetime human exposure to parabens contained in cosmetic products.

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Cell ProliferationCells, CulturedCell SurvivalCinnamatesCollagenDepsidesFibroblastsHumansParabensPreservatives, PharmaceuticalRosmarinic AcidSkinCinnamatesCollagenDepsidesmethylparabenParabensPreservatives, PharmaceuticalpropylparabenRosmarinic AcidapoptosiscollagenERK1/2methylparabenMMPproliferationpropylparabenrosmarinic acidskin fibroblastsTIMP

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PMID32369933
PMCPMC7281983
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