Effects of plant sterols derived from Aloe vera gel on human dermal fibroblasts in vitro and on skin condition in Japanese women

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 95-104

  Tanaka, Miyuki ^a   Misawa, Eriko ^a   Yamauchi, Koji ^a   Abe, Fumiaki ^a   Ishizaki, Chiaki ^b  

^a MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO LTD   (Japan)

^b Inforward Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aloe sterol; Collagen; Wrinkle

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CYCLOARTENOL; HYALURONIC ACID; LOPHENOL; PHYTOSTEROL; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALOE VERA; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRY SKIN; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GEL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; JAPANESE (PEOPLE); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOISTURE; POWDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN FIBROBLAST; SKIN HYDRATION; WRINKLE;

EID: 84923343095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CCID.S75441     Document Type: Article

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