French Maritime Pine Bark Extract (Pycnogenol®) Effects on Human Skin: Clinical and Molecular Evidence

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 13-17

  Grether Beck, Susanne ^a   Marini, Alessandra ^a   Jaenicke, Thomas ^a   Krutmann, Jean ^a  

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

Author keywords

Pigmentation; Pine bark extract; Pycnogenol ; Skin barrier

Indexed keywords

PYCNOGENOL; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT; PYCNOGENOLS; SUNSCREEN;

BARK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPIGMENTATION; PINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; ANIMAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; SKIN;

ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; PINUS; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 84958115377     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: 16605535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000441039     Document Type: Review

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