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ArticleBioMed research international2021

Polygoni Multiflori Radix Preparat Delays Skin Aging by Inducing Mitophagy.

Xiang Liu, Chunyan Yang, Ying Deng, Ping Liu, Hongqiu Yang, Xiaoshuang Du, Yu Du

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Article in BioMed research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiang LiuMedical Cosmetology Center, Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 64600, China.
Chunyan YangDepartment of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 64600, China.
Ying DengMedical Cosmetology Center, Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 64600, China.
Ping LiuMedical Cosmetology Center, Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 64600, China.
Hongqiu YangMedical Cosmetology Center, Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 64600, China.
Xiaoshuang DuMedical Cosmetology Center, Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 64600, China.
Yu DuMedical Cosmetology Center, Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 64600, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7522-5744
Southwest Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs the skin is the largest organ of the human body, it is aging inevitably and produces cosmetic and psychological problems, and even disease. Therefore, the molecular mechanisms related to the prevention of skin aging need to be further explored.

methodsAging models were constructed by D-galactose. Mice were administrated with polygoni multiflori radix preparat (PMRP), PMRP and 3-methyladenine, or PMRP and rapamycin intragastrically. The apparent and viscera index of aged rats was measured. Then, the physicochemical property, antioxidant ability, histological structure, mitochondrial membrane potential, ATP and ROS levels, and mitophagy of aged skins were determined. Finally, the expression of PINK1, Parkin, P62, and LC3II/I; apoptosis-related proteins; and the percentage of apoptotic cells were measured.

resultsPMRP relieved skin aging with reducing of thymus index, improvement of pathological damage and histological structure, increase of the expression area of fibrous tissue, the ratio of type I to type III collagen, and antioxidant ability of aged skins. Importantly, PMRP also improved mitochondrial dysfunction with an increase in the content of mitochondrial membrane potential and ATP and a decrease of ROS levels. Moreover, mitophagy was enhanced with the treatment of PMRP when observed using electron microscopy, and the expression of PINK1, Parkin, and LC3I/II was increased with PMRP treatment but P62 expression was decreased. Meanwhile, PMRP alleviated apoptosis with a decrease of apoptotic cell and the expression of Cleaved-cas3, Bax, Cyt-c, AIF, and Smac as well as an increase of Bcl-2 expression.

conclusionThe results demonstrated that the polygoni multiflori radix preparata may delay skin aging by inducing mitophagy.

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AdenineAgingAnimalsAntioxidantsApoptosisDrugs, Chinese HerbalFallopia multifloraMaleMembrane Potential, MitochondrialMitophagyRatsSirolimusSkinSkin Aging3-methyladenineAdenineAntioxidantsDrugs, Chinese HerbalSirolimus

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