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Aronia extract anti-aging:Effect on Collagen Synthesis in Human Skin Cell

Wednesday July 31, 2024

The natural extract contains substances with various biological activities and has been used in many fields such as medicine, agriculture, and food science. A special focus has been on berry species because berry crops are well-recognized as a valuable source of bioactive chemicals that can be employed for health-promoting activities.

Aronia melanocarpa, also known as black chokeberry, is widely consumed as a food and also used for various purposes such as natural food colorants and herbal medicine because it is rich in anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, flavonols, etc., followed by quercetin, quercetin glycosides and epicatechin, etc.

Aging is associated with changes in collagen fiber content in the skin, primarily reduced type I collagen synthesis, which contributes to deep wrinkles and the sagging of skin[1].Skin aging is also associated with increased expression of degradative enzymes such as matrix metalloproteinase (MMP). It can break down collagen and elastin fibers, resulting in reduced collagen deposition[2]. Korean scholars explored the effects of Aronia berry extract on skin cell growth and collagen synthesis through biological experiments in their article[3].

Aronia Extract Moderately Increases the Growth of Human Skin Cells

The normal human keratinocytes (HaCaT cells) and the neonatal human dermal fibroblasts (HDFn cells) were exposed to various concentrations of the Aronia extract, and cell viability was assessed.And the results suggest that Aronia extract does not exhibit cytotoxicity; rather, it promotes the growth of human skin cells.

Effect of Aronia extract on cell viability on human epidermal keratinocytes (HaCaT cells) and dermal fibroblasts (HDFn cells). (a) Cytotoxic effects on HaCaT cells. The HaCaT cells were treated with the indicated concentrations (Conc) of the Aronia extract for 24 h and then subjected to the MTT assay. The viability of the vehicle was 100 (n = 4). (b) Cytotoxic effects on HDFn cells. The HDFn cells were treated with the indicated concentrations of the Aronia extract for 72 h and then subjected to the CCK-8 assay. The value of the vehicle (Veh) was 100 (n = 6).

Aronia Extract Promote Collagen Synthesis In Human Dermal Fibroblasts

Experiments conducted by Korean scholars have shown that Aronia extracts increased COL1A1 expression in HDFn cells (Figure 2(a)), demonstrating that Aronia extract regulates COL1A1 in HDFn cells. Aronia extract treatment upregulated the level of COL1A1 promoter activity and regulates COL1A1 mRNA level not by mRNA degradation but by transcriptional activation.

Aronia extracts promote collagen synthesis in human dermal fibroblasts. (a) Expression analysis of COL1A1 in HDFn cells. The HDFn cells were treated with the indicated concentration of Aronia extract for 48 h. Then, relative COL1A1 mRNA levels were measured by qRT-PCR using the indicated gene-specific primers. Bars represent the mean ± standard error of the mean (n = 6). Control (Cont). (b) Aronia extract elevated COL1A1 promoter activity. Luciferase reporter assays were performed in HDFn cells (n = 6). (c) Schematic representation of reporter gene constructs. Reporter construct composed of the psiCHECK2-backbone plasmid containing the Renilla luciferase gene and human COL1A1 3′UTR (RL-COL1A1-3U). (d) COL1A1 mRNA levels in HDFn cells treated with actinomycin D (Act.D) for 2, 4, 6, and 8 h. Y-axis shows the relative levels of COL1A1 mRNA (n = 3).

Aronia Extract downregulate MMPs

To clarify whether Aronia extract regulates the expression of MMPs, the scholars measured the mRNA levels of MMP1 and MMP3. The results showed that the expression of MMP1 and MMP3 decreased following treatment with Aronia extract and Aronia extract plays a role at the same time for type I collagen and MMP-1, which is known to degrade it.

Aronia extracts downregulate MMPs. (a and b) MMP1(a) and MMP3(b) expression levels in HDFn cells. The HDFn cells were treated with the indicated concentration of Aronia extract for 24 h, and MMP1 and MMP3 mRNA levels were measured by qRT-PCR using the indicated gene-specific primers. The value of the vehicle was 1 (n = 6). (c) Immunoblots for COL1A1 and MMP-1 in HDFn cells treated with Aronia extracts. β-Actin (ACTB) was a loading control. Aronia extracts increased COL1A1 protein levels and decreased MMP-1 protein levels in HDFn cells.

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1.Quan T., Qin Z., Shao Y., Xu Y., Voorhees J. J., Fisher G. J. Retinoids suppress cysteine-rich protein 61 (CCN1), a negative regulator of collagen homeostasis, in skin equivalent cultures and aged human skin in vivo. Experimental Dermatology . 2011;20(7):572–576. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2011.01278.x.

2.Van Doren S. R. Matrix metalloproteinase interactions with collagen and elastin. Matrix Biology . 2015;44-46:224–231. doi: 10.1016/j.matbio.2015.01.005. 

3.Hwa-Rim Lee, Hye Guk Ryu, Yunji Lee, Ju An Park, Seongju Kim, Chang Eon Lee, Sungjune Jung,corresponding author and Kyung-Ha Le. Effect of Aronia Extract on Collagen Synthesis in Human Skin Cell and Dermal Equivalent. 2022 Aug 8:2022:4392256. doi: 10.1155/2022/4392256. eCollection 2022.

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