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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2021

The Protective Effects of a Combination of an Arginine Silicate Complex and Magnesium Biotinate Against UV-Induced Skin Damage in Rats.

Demet Cicek, Betul Demir, Cemal Orhan, Mehmet Tuzcu, Ibrahim Hanifi Ozercan, Nurhan Sahin, James Komorowski, Sara Perez Ojalvo, Sarah Sylla, Kazim Sahin

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Demet CicekDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
Betul DemirDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
Cemal OrhanDepartment of Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
Mehmet TuzcuDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
Ibrahim Hanifi OzercanDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
Nurhan SahinDepartment of Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
James KomorowskiResearch and Development, JDS Therapeutics, LLC, Harrison, NY, United States.
Sara Perez OjalvoResearch and Development, JDS Therapeutics, LLC, Harrison, NY, United States.
Sarah SyllaResearch and Development, JDS Therapeutics, LLC, Harrison, NY, United States.
Kazim SahinDepartment of Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
Fırat University · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to observe the effects of a novel combination of inositol-stabilized arginine silicate complex (ASI) and magnesium biotinate (MgB) on the prevention of skin damage after UVB exposure in rats. Forty-nine Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into one of the following groups: (1) NC, normal control, (2) SC, shaved control, (3) UVB (exposed to UVB radiation), (4) ASI+MgB-L (Low Dose), (5) ASI+MgB-H (High Dose), (6) ASI+MgB-L+MgB cream, (7) ASI+MgB-H+MgB cream. The results showed that ASI+MgB treatment alleviated the macroscopic and histopathological damages in the skin of rats caused by UVB exposure. Skin elasticity evaluation showed a similar trend. ASI+MgB increased serum Mg, Fe, Zn, Cu, Si, biotin, and arginine concentrations and skin hydroxyproline and biotinidase levels while decreasing skin elastase activity (

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arginine silicatebiotinmagnesiumskinUVB

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