Pycnogenol® effects on skin elasticity and hydration coincide with increased gene expressions of collagen type I and hyaluronic acid synthase in women

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 86-92

  Marini, A ^a   Grether Beck, S ^a   Jaenicke, T ^a   Weber, M ^a   Burki, C ^b   Formann, P ^a   Brenden, H ^a   Schonlau F ^b   Krutmann, J ^a  

^a IUF LEIBNIZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b Horphag Research   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Collagen expression; Hyaluronic acid synthase 1; Pine bark extract; Pycnogenol ; Skin elasticity; Skin hydration

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COSMETIC; HYALURONIC ACID; PYCNOGENOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRY SKIN; ELASTICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYDRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; COLLAGEN TYPE I; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; SKIN; SKIN AGING;

EID: 84856065928     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: 16605535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000335261     Document Type: Article

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