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Human Skin Lightening Efficacy of Resveratrol and Its Analogs: From in Vitro Studies to Cosmetic Applications

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Boo, Yong Chool·2019·Antioxidants

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Antioxidants are deemed useful in controlling oxidative stress associated with extrinsic skin aging and pigmentation disorders. Resveratrol is a polyphenol compound found in many edible plants such as Vitis vinifera, and its inhibitory effects on the catalytic activity, gene expression, and posttranslational modifications of tyrosinase, a key enzyme in the melanin biosynthetic pathway, provide a mechanistic basis for its antimelanogenic effects seen in melanocytic cells, three-dimensionally reconstituted skin models, and in vivo animal models. As a potent antioxidant and a modulator of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), and sirtuin 1, resveratrol can also regulate multiple signaling pathways associated with inflammation and premature aging. Recent clinical studies have supported the efficacy of resveratrol and its analogs, such as resveratryl triacetate (RTA) and resveratryl triglycolate (RTG), in human skin lightening and antiaging. These findings suggest that resveratrol and its analogs are potentially useful as skin lightening and antiaging agents in cosmetics.

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  • BOO et al. study on resveratrol skin-lightening was classified as Level II evidence but lacked sufficient clinical evidence.

    “According to the Oxford Centre for Evidence‐Based Medicine, this study would be classified as Level II evidence, as it is a well‐designed cohort or case‐control analytical study.”

    From Cosmeceuticals in photoaging: A review. (2024) · cites this paper as [23]

    The Introduction identifies Boo (2019) as a review of the literature, not a cohort or case-control analytical study. The Abstract and Conclusions and Perspectives say that clinical studies support skin-lightening efficacy, rather than that clinical evidence is insufficient. The paper does not assign itself an Oxford evidence level. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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Authors
Boo, Y. C.
Affiliations
Kyungpook National University (KR)
Corresponding author
Boo, Yong Chool
Venue
Antioxidants
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2019-08-22
Volume
8
Issue
9
Pages
332
ISSN
2076-3921 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2969996570
Cited by
119
References
145
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1
FWCI
1.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Antioxidants (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Research Foundation of Korea (2019R1I1A2A01045132)
  • Ministry of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Startups, Republic of Korea (S2643749)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › melanin and skin pigmentation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Skin Protection and Aging
Keywords
resveratrol, resveratrol analogues, skin lightening, melanogenesis inhibition, tyrosinase, melanogenesis, Nrf2, SIRT1, oxidative stress, extrinsic skin aging, skin pigmentation disorders, anti-aging cosmetics, melanocytic cells, 3D skin model

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