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. 2022 Nov 3;27(21):7518. doi: 10.3390/molecules27217518

Table 4.

Main isolated compounds and plant-herbal products with anti-aging effects acting on UV-induced signaling pathway changes.

Plants/Products Effects Refs
Alchemilla mollis In vitro (NHDF cells) inhibition of AP-1 activation, c-Jun, and c-Fos levels, and increase in Nrf2 pathway [36]
Allium sativum In vitro (HaCaT cells) inhibition of UV-induced increase in SA-β-gal levels and UV-induced decrease in SIRT1 activity [49]
Andrographis paniculata In vitro (Human epidermal stem cells) increase VEGF production and upregulation of integrin β1 [42]
Azadirachta indica In vitro (NHDF cells) downregulation of c-Jun and c-Fos proteins and upregulation of TGF-β [37]
Camelia sinensis In vitro (HaCat cells) downregulation of HO-1 and upregulation of Nrf2 via phosphorylation of p38 and ERK [38]
Catechin from Leontopodium alpinum In vitro (HaCaT cells) suppression of p65 (NF-κB) phosphorylation [73]
Kochia scoparia In vitro (NHDF cells) upregulation of PPAR-γ and PPAR-α [41]
Polysaccharides from Panax ginseng In vitro (HaCaT cells) decrease UV-induced AP-1 transactivation [24]
Pourthiaea villosa In vitro (NHDF cells) inhibition of AP-1 activation-related JNK and p38 MAPKs [51]
Rosa multiflora In vitro (NHDF cells) upregulation of PPAR-γ and PPAR-α [41]
Spatholobus suberectus In vitro (HaCaT cells) downregulation of NF-κB and AP-1 pathways, inhibition of phosphorylated ERK1/2 and p38 [32]
Solanum tuberosum In vitro (NHDF cells) induction of TGF-β signaling pathway, increment of phosphorylation of Akt and ERk1/2 [13]
Syzygium aromaticum In vitro (NHDF cells) reduction of AP-1 signaling pathway via reduction in c-Jun and c-Fos levels, suppression of NF-κB expression, and upregulation of Nrf2 [50]
Trapa japonica In vitro (NHDF and HaCaT cells) activation of the TGF-β/GSK-3β/β-catenin pathway [40]
Thymus vulgaris In vitro (3T3-L1 embryonic fibroblasts) upregulation of PPARγ and increase in adiponectin production [4]
Ulmus macrocarpa In vitro (HDF cells) blockade of JNK and p38 MAPK signaling [61]
Verbascoside from Syringa vulgaris In vitro (HaCaT cells) suppression of p65 (NF-κB) phosphorylation [73]
Vitis vinifera In vitro (NHDF cells) induction of SIRT 1 expression [74]
Xanthones from
Garcinia mangostana
In vivo (hairless mice) suppression of UVB-induced phosphorylation of MAPKs (ERK, P38, and JNK) and downregulation of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α [19]

AP-1 = Activator protein 1; ERK = Extracellular signal-regulated kinases; IκB-α = Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B; JNK = c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase; NF-κB = Factor nuclear kappa B; Nrf2 = Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2; PPAR = Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor; SA-β-gal = Senescence-associated β-galactosidase; SIRT = Silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog; TβR = TGF-β receptor; TGF-β1 = Transforming growth factor-β1; VEGF = Vascular endothelial growth factor.