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ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Plant Stem Cells in Cosmetic Industry.

Vassiliki Gardiki, Panagoula Pavlou, Angeliki Siamidi, Spyridon Papageorgiou, Apostolos Papadopoulos, Kriton Iakovou, Athanasia Varvaresou

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Review in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Vassiliki GardikiSection of Aesthetics and Cosmetic Science, Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica, 28 Ag. Spyridonos Str., Panepistimioupolis Egaleo Park, GR-12243 Athens, Greece.
Panagoula PavlouSection of Aesthetics and Cosmetic Science, Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica, 28 Ag. Spyridonos Str., Panepistimioupolis Egaleo Park, GR-12243 Athens, Greece.
Angeliki SiamidiSection of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GR-15784 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8664-408X
Spyridon PapageorgiouSection of Aesthetics and Cosmetic Science, Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica, 28 Ag. Spyridonos Str., Panepistimioupolis Egaleo Park, GR-12243 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6267-1112
Apostolos PapadopoulosSection of Aesthetics and Cosmetic Science, Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica, 28 Ag. Spyridonos Str., Panepistimioupolis Egaleo Park, GR-12243 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3925-8482
Kriton IakovouMinistry of Health, 17 Aristotelous Str., GR-10433 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0009-0006-4704-4344
Athanasia VarvaresouSection of Aesthetics and Cosmetic Science, Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica, 28 Ag. Spyridonos Str., Panepistimioupolis Egaleo Park, GR-12243 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6932-8763

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is interesting to note that some of the most lucrative commercial products available today are derived from plant cell cultures. Apple, grape, ginger, rice, and other plant stem cells have been successfully and extensively utilized in cosmetic preparations all over the world. The advantages of plant cell suspensions over field-grown complete plants, which exhibit developmental stages of growth, plant age, and organ-specific differences, include sustainability, lack of pesticide residues, and independence from climate fluctuations. The procedure of extracting and purifying physiologically active compounds from plant cell cultures is significantly streamlined because of the possibility that these chemicals may be released into the intercellular gaps or wasted media through the cell walls and membrane. Upon downstream processing from the cells, the released chemicals exhibit minimal losses and a high degree of purity. Overall, the practical interest is in creating high-quality, sustainable, and innovative skincare solutions that meet both consumer needs and environmental concerns while driving the cosmetic industry toward more advanced biotechnological approaches. Our review intends to show the advantages of plant stem cells in cosmetic preparations.

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cosmetic industryplant cells culturesskincare solutions

Identifiers

PMID39942995
PMCPMC11820651

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