Anti-ageing products are of a great importance in cosmetic fields. However, even if numerous strategies have been proposed to fight against skin ageing or to minimize its aesthetic impact since the beginning of the 'scientific cosmetology' era, the products basing their efficacy on the observation of pathological situations are rare. The most obvious pathology linked to the ageing of skin (notably) consists in the Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), a rare disorder characterized by accelerated ageing and early death. In this disease the lamin A, a protein participating (with others lamins) in the formation of the nuclear lamina and implicated in nuclear stability, chromatin structure and gene expression, is present in a truncated version called progerin. In this study, we have examined the lactate and the progerin production of human normal cutaneous cells issued from subjects of different ages. Using a sensitive and specific progerin ELISA assay developed in house, we so provide the first quantitative demonstration of an increased progerin expression and lactate production in skin during ageing. Moreover, we have also demonstrated that in the selected experimental conditions, it was possible to down-regulate the progerin production of aged cells by using an algae extract. As this extract, an Alaria esculenta extract, could be used in cosmetic formulations, we suggest that a better understanding of the skin pathologies could be a useful tool in developing efficient active compounds, attractive for but not limited to cosmetic purposes.
Background/Aim: In order to show that water can participate to the skin defense in front of different stress, we investigated the effect of an isotonic thermal water notably rich in Sodium (i.e. the Uriage thermal water) on 1) The taurine transporter (TauT) expression in human normal keratinocytes irradiated or not by UVB; and 2) the Sodium-dependent vitamin C transporter 1 (SVCT1) expression in human normal keratinocytes issued from two "young" and two "aged" subjects, irradiated or not by UVB. Methods and Results: Using sensible and specific TAUT and SVCT1 ELISA assays developed in house, we provide 1) the unambiguous demonstration that the Uriage thermal water is able to help the epidermis to maintain its taurine content under UVB irradiation; 2) the first example of an altered SVCT1 expression in "aged" keratinocytes and of a significant positive effect of the Uriage thermal water on this altered SVCT1 production; and 3) arguments showing that Uriage thermal water is also able to participate to the regulation of the SVCT1 production in UVB-irradiated keratinocytes. Conclusion: Taking together, these results suggest that the Uriage thermal water could act to efficiently protect the skin from dehydration through its effect on TauT and SVCT1 expression, and furthermore, to allow a more efficient taurine and ascorbic acid supplying to the epidermis in order to protect him from other aggressions such as oxidant stress for example.
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