Abstract
Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have been reported to exhibit a variety of biological effects including antiinflammatory and anti-oxidant activities. The extent of an in vitro glycation reaction mixture of collagen and glycolaldehyde was assayed to investigate the inhibition of glycolaldehye-derived advanced glycation end products (glycol-AGEs) formation with GNPs in collagen, which is a major protein component of the human dermis. GNP-treated collagen showed significantly less glycation (56.3±4.2%) than an untreated glycation control. Moreover, GNP-treated glycation in a collagen lattice model significantly decreased the AGEs distribution in the model system. Taken together, these results suggest that GNPs have the potential for use in the prevention of glycation-induced skin aging.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 260-264 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Feb |
Keywords
- Aging
- Collagen
- Dermis
- Glycation
- Gold nanoparticle
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology
- Pharmaceutical Science