This study was conducted to evaluate the synergistic protective effects of mixtures of corn silk, perilla leaf and grape stem extracts (CPG mixture) in UVB-induced mouse skin damage and pruritus induced by compound 48/80. To assess this, anti-oxidant...
This study was conducted to evaluate the synergistic protective effects of mixtures of corn silk, perilla leaf and grape stem extracts (CPG mixture) in UVB-induced mouse skin damage and pruritus induced by compound 48/80. To assess this, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammation and anti-pruritus activities of CPG mixture were investigated. Results showed that CPG mixture exhibited potent 2,2′-azino-bi(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonicacid (ABTS), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging activities and reducing power. In addition CPG mixture suppressed nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated Raw 264.7 cells. CPG mixture exhibited the strongest suppressive effects of erythema and melanin index as well as skin damage compared to treatment with ascorbic acid (AA). Upon the examination of histological sections, CPG mixture significantly reduced epidermal thickness and the infiltration of mast cells in UVB-induced skin damaged mice. Treatment with CPG mixture also inhibited glutathione (GSH) depletion and lipid peroxidation in UVB-irradiated mice. Furthermore the treatment with CPG mixture inhibited compound 48/80-induced scratching behavior in mice. In conclusion, these results indicated that CPG mixture can be used as a functional food and cosmetic ingredient for treatment of UVB-related skin damage and compound 48/80-induced scratching.
Keywords: CPG mixture, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammation, scratching, erythema, melanin.