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ArticleCells2022

Phytocannabinoids Stimulate Rejuvenation and Prevent Cellular Senescence in Human Dermal Fibroblasts.

Marta Gerasymchuk, Gregory Ian Robinson, Alyssa Groves, Lucie Haselhorst, Sanjana Nandakumar, Cora Stahl, Olga Kovalchuk, Igor Kovalchuk

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Article in Cells, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 4 countries.

Marta GerasymchukDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4037-8086
Gregory Ian RobinsonDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8122-2788
Alyssa GrovesDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0482-4755
Lucie HaselhorstDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.
Sanjana NandakumarDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.
Cora StahlDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.
Olga KovalchukDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.
Igor KovalchukDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8137-6928
University of Lethbridge · CA

Funding

MITACS Accelerate IT11447Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council RGPIN 2016-06555
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In light of the increased popularity of phytocannabinoids (pCBs) and their appearance in beauty products without rigorous research on their rejuvenation efficacy, we decided to investigate the potential role of pCBs in skin rejuvenation. Utilizing healthy and stress-induced premature senescent (SIPS) CCD-1064Sk skin fibroblasts, the effects of pCBs on cellular viability, functional activity, metabolic function, and nuclear architecture were tested. Both delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) within the range of 0.5 µM to 2.0 µM increased cell growth in a dose-dependent manner while significantly decreasing senescence as measured by beta-galactosidase activity. Utilizing a scratch assay, both THC and CBD (2.0 µM) significantly improved wound healing in both healthy and SIPS fibroblasts. THC and CBD altered nuclear architecture and mRNA levels of cell cycle regulators and genes involved in ECM production. Subsequently, we found ELN, Cyclin D1, PCNA, and BID protein levels altered by SIPS but ameliorated after pCBs exposure in human dermal fibroblasts. Lastly, we compared the efficacy of THC and CBD with common anti-aging nutrient signaling regulators in replicative senescent adult human dermal fibroblasts, CCD-1135Sk. Both THC and CBD were found to improve wound healing better than metformin, rapamycin, and triacetylresveratrol in replicative senescent CCD-1135Sk fibroblasts. Therefore, pCBs can be a valuable source of biologically active substances used in cosmetics, and more studies using clinical trials should be performed to confirm the efficacy of phytocannabinoids.

Indexed as

CannabidiolCellular SenescenceAdultAgingFibroblastsHumansSkinCannabidiolagingcannabinoidsCBDfibroblastskinstress-induced premature senescenceTHC

Identifiers

PMID36497198
PMCPMC9738082
OpenAlexW4311676391

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