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Insights into antioxidant activities and anti-skin-aging potential of callus extract from Centella asiatica (L.)

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Buranasudja, Visarut, Rani, Dolly, Malla, Ashwini, Kobtrakul, Khwanlada, Vimolmangkang, Sornkanok·2021·Scientific Reports

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Formation of oxidative stress in dermal fibroblasts plays crucial roles in aging processes of skin. The use of phytochemicals that can promote capacity of fibroblasts to combat oxidative stress is an attractive strategy to prevent skin aging and promote skin beauty. Centella asiatica has been used to treat multitude of diseases for centuries. Previous investigations demonstrated that extracts from C. asiatica have a broad range of beneficial activities through their antioxidant activity. Hence, the extract from this medicinal plant could be a great candidate for anti-skin-aging agent. Callus culture offers a powerful platform for sustainable, rapid and large-scale production of phytochemicals to serve extensive demands of pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical industries. Here, we demonstrated the application of callus culture of Centella asiatica to produce bioactive metabolites. The 50% ethanolic extract of callus culture has distinctive features of chemical compositions and biological profiles. Information from HPTLC-DPPH and HPLC analysis suggested that the callus extract comprises distinctive antioxidant compounds, compared with those isolated from authentic plant. Moreover, results from cell culture experiment demonstrated that callus extract possesses promising antioxidant and anti-skin-aging activities. Pre-treatment with callus extract attenuated H 2 O 2-induced-cytotoxicity on human dermal fibroblasts. The results from RT-qPCR clearly suggested that the upregulation of cellular antioxidant enzymes appeared to be major contributor for the protective effects of callus extract against oxidative stress. Moreover, supplementation with callus extract inhibited induction of matrix metalloprotease-9 following H 2 O 2 exposure, suggesting its potential anti-skin-aging activity. Our results demonstrate the potential utility of C. asiatica callus extract as anti-skin-aging agent in cosmeceutical preparations.

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  • C. asiatica callus extract exhibited strong antioxidant activities and anti-skin-aging potential.

    “The results showed that the callus extract exhibited strong antioxidant activities and anti‐skin‐aging potential”

    From Cosmeceuticals in photoaging: A review. (2024) · cites this paper as [37]

  • These findings are consistent with earlier reports on the antioxidant properties of C. asiatica.

    “These findings are consistent with earlier reports on the antioxidant properties of C. asiatica [35].”
  • The Buranasudja et al. 37 study level of evidence is categorized as Level IV according to the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine.

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    From Cosmeceuticals in photoaging: A review. (2024) · cites this paper as [37]

    The Material and methods section describes cell-culture experiments, and the Statistical analysis section describes how their results were analyzed. Our copy does not assign the study an Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine level; a search for “Level IV” and the Oxford hierarchy found no relevant passage. The Level IV designation appears to be the citing authors’ assessment, not a classification stated by Buranasudja et al. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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Authors
Buranasudja, V., Rani, D., Malla, A., Kobtrakul, K., & Vimolmangkang, S.
Affiliations
Chulalongkorn University (TH)
Corresponding author
Vimolmangkang, Sornkanok
Venue
Scientific Reports
Published
2021-06-29
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
13459-13459
ISSN
2045-2322 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3135110362
Cited by
112
References
60
Citations by year
2026: 24 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 2
FWCI
14.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Funders
  • Rachadapisek Sompote Fund for Postdoctoral Fellowships, Graduate School of Chulalongkorn University
  • Postdoctoral fellowship, the Second Century Fund (C2F), Chulalongkorn University
  • PMU-C of the Office of the National Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Policy Council, Thailand
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Skin Protection and Aging
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Medicinal Plant Research
Keywords
Centella asiatica, callus culture, antioxidant activity, oxidative stress, dermal fibroblasts, hydrogen peroxide cytotoxicity, antioxidant enzymes, MMP-9, cosmeceuticals, phytochemicals, ethanol extract
MeSH terms
Antioxidants, Cells, Cultured, Fibroblasts, Humans, Plant Extracts, Triterpenes, Skin Aging, Centella

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