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ArticleAvicenna journal of phytomedicine

Jujube and green tea extracts protect human fibroblast cells against UVB-mediated photo damage and MMP-2 and MMP-9 production.

Zahra Abotorabi, Mohsen Khorashadizadeh, Mina Arab, Mohammad Hassanpour Fard, Asghar Zarban

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Article in Avicenna journal of phytomedicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zahra AbotorabiClinical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine,Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Mohsen KhorashadizadehCellular and Molecular Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Mina ArabClinical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine,Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Mohammad Hassanpour FardPharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Asghar ZarbanClinical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine,Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Birjand University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveOxidative stress and ultraviolet B (UVB) irradiation are known as principal inducers of DNA damage and modulators of gene expression in aging process and skin photoaging, which are associated with upregulation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Because of the antioxidant capacity of jujube and green tea, we decided to determine their protective effects of human fibroblast cells against UVB-induced photo-damage and reduction of MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe exposed human fibroblast cells to different doses of UVB (0-20 mJ/cm

resultsFibroblast cells viability, 24 hr after UVB irradiation, reduced about 70% compared to the controls. Pre-treatment of the cells with jujube extract (8 mg/ml) increased the cell viability by almost 85% while green tea (0.5 mg/ml) protected the irradiated cells by 71%. Also, MMP-2 and MMP-9 content decreased in a concentration-dependent manner in the cells pre-treated with jujube and green tea extracts.

conclusionThese data suggest that jujube and green tea could be useful to attenuate solar UVB light-induced oxidative stress and skin photoaging and can be suggested as a potential candidate for the development of new anti-UVB medicines and cosmetic products.

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Green teaJujubeMMPsOxidative stressUVB

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