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Lookup NU author(s): Nik Zakaria, Dr Edward Okello, Professor Mark Birch-MachinORCiD, Dr Amy Bowman
This is the authors' accepted manuscript of an article that has been published in its final definitive form by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2018.
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© 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. The traditional practice of eating the flowers of Clitoria ternatea L. or drinking their infusion as herbal tea in some of the Asian countries is believed to promote a younger skin complexion and defend against skin aging. This study was conducted to investigate the protective effect of C. ternatea flower water extract (CTW) against hydrogen peroxide-induced cytotoxicity and ultraviolet (UV)-induced mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) damage in human keratinocytes. The protective effect against hydrogen peroxide-induced cytotoxicity was determined by 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium assay, and mtDNA damage induced by UV was determined by polymerase chain reaction. Preincubation of HaCaT with 100, 250, and 500 μg/ml CTW reduced cytotoxicity effects of H2O2 compared with control (H2O2 alone). CTW also significantly reduced mtDNA damage in UV-exposed HaCaT (p < .05). CTW was chemically-characterized using high resolution liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The main compounds detected were assigned as anthocyanins derived from delphinidin, including polyacylated ternatins, and flavonol glycosides derived from quercetin and kaempferol. These results demonstrated the protective effects of C. ternatea flower extracts that contain polyacylated anthocyanins and flavonol glycosides as major constituents, against H2O2 and UV-induced oxidative stress on skin cells, and may provide some explanation for the putative traditional and cosmetic uses of C. ternatea flower against skin aging.
Author(s): Zakaria NNA, Okello EJ, Howes M-J, Birch-Machin MA, Bowman A
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Phytotherapy Research
Year: 2018
Volume: 32
Issue: 6
Pages: 955-1144
Print publication date: 01/06/2018
Online publication date: 21/02/2018
Acceptance date: 10/02/2018
Date deposited: 08/01/2018
ISSN (print): 0951-418X
ISSN (electronic): 1099-1573
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.6045
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6045
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