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KMID : 0604520120380030263
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Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
2012 Volume.38 No. 3 p.263 ~ p.273
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UVB-Shielding Effects of para-Coumaric Acid
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Song Kyo-Sun
Boo Yong-Chool
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Abstract
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Recent studies have uncovered attractive properties of para-coumaric acid (PCA) as a potential skin hywhitening agent. The purpose of the current study was to examine its UVB-shielding effects. Effects of PCA on the viability of HaCaT cells exposed to UVB were assessed in vitro in comparison with other aromatic amino acid metabolites that have similar UV absorption spectra. For in vivo test, PCA cream (1.5 %) and cream base were topically applied to the dorsal skin of SKH-1 hairless mice and the inflammatory responses due to UVB exposure were monitored by changes in skin color (erythema) and thickness (edema). The cream application-UVB exposure regimen was repeated every other day for a total of 12 sessions. When HaCaT cells were irradiated with UVB, there was a dose-dependent decline in cell viability. The cell viability decline due to UVB exposure (10 mJ cm-2) was significantly prevented by 100 μM PCA, cinnamic acid, urocanic acid, or indole acrylic acid by 39, 27, 39, or 31 %, respectively. Topical application of PCA cream onto the dorsal skin of hairless mice (10 μg cm-2) attenuated the changes of color parameters, L*, a*, b* values, and thickness of the UVB (150 mJ cm-2)-exposed skin by 59, 50, 58, and 53 %, respectively. The current study, together with the previous studies that demonstrated the antimelanogenic effects of PCA, suggested that PCA may prevent not only dyspigmentation but also inflammatory reactions in the UVB-exposed skin.
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KEYWORD
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para-coumaric acid, ultraviolet radiation, keratinocytes viability, hairless mouse, inflammatory response
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