Wild Andean blackberry (Rubus glaucus Benth) and Andean blueberry (Vaccinium floribundum Kunth) from the Highlands of Ecuador: Nutritional composition and protective effect on human dermal fibroblasts against cytotoxic oxidative damage

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Daniela S. Armijos-Montesinos ◽  
Marilyn García-Tenesaca ◽  
Gabriel Iturralde ◽  
Tatiana Jaramilo-Vivanco ◽  
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Francesca Giampieri ◽  
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Luca Mazzoni ◽  
Celestino Santos-Buelga ◽  
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Acerola fruits are shown as an important natural source of bioactive compounds with beneficial properties for health.


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BoMi Ryu ◽  
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Our previous study evaluated the antioxidant activities of sulfated polysaccharides from Celluclast-assisted extract of Hizikia fusiforme (HFPS) in vitro in Vero cells and in vivo in zebrafish. The results showed that HFPS possesses strong antioxidant activity and suggested the potential photo-protective activities of HFPS. Hence, in the present study, we investigated the protective effects of HFPS against ultraviolet (UV) B-induced skin damage in vitro in human dermal fibroblasts (HDF cells). The results indicate that HFPS significantly reduced intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) level and improved the viability of UVB-irradiated HDF cells in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, HFPS significantly inhibited intracellular collagenase and elastase activities, remarkably protected collagen synthesis, and reduced matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) expression by regulating nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), activator protein 1 (AP-1), and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) signaling pathways in UVB-irradiated HDF cells. These results suggest that HFPS possesses strong UV protective effect, and can be a potential ingredient in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.


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Luca Tiano ◽  
Paola Astolfi ◽  
Monica Emanuelli ◽  
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Sadia Afrin ◽  
Bruno Mezzetti ◽  
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