nemoci-sympt/DERMATOLOGIE/vrasky/zpomaleni
Monoterpene a-pinene
- Primary compound found in various essential oils
Hairless mice with the application of ?-pinene
- Significant decrease in MMP-2 levels in the skin tissue cells
- Compared to hairless mice without ?-pinene application under UV irradiation
- Decrease in protein expression
Adenosine
- Is an endogenous nucleoside and a structural moiety of nucleic acids
- Used as a cardiac drug (Adenocard) approved by the FDA for treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)
- Enhances the production of type I collagen from dermal fibroblasts via its A2A receptor
- When applied onto the skin, it exerts a potent anti-wrinkle action
- Currently the active ingredient of many commercial anti-ageing creams