Biologically Active Constituents and Their Applications for Skin Regeneration and Repair

A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Biochemical Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 703

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Institute of Biomedicine and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
Interests: therapeutic proteins; liposome-assisted drug delivery; bioactive peptides and protein; growth factors
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1. Biomaterial Research Laboratory, Department of Material Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
2. Engineering Research Center of Artificial Organs and Materials, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, China
Interests: ECM; mechanism; 3D printing; hydrogel; skin repair

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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue on “Biologically Active Constituents and Their Applications for Skin Regeneration and Repair” will focus on innovative, original research articles and comprehensive reviews that reflect the latest developments in the field. Both fundamental research and applied areas are of interest.

Submissions suitable for consideration may include but are not limited to:

  1. Construction and application of bacterial-derived vectors for drug delivery;
  2. Cell factories for active protein production;
  3. Protein-engineered functional materials;
  4. Future advanced technologies related to the preparation of natural extracts or active ingredients in plants;
  5. Transdermal absorption tests and investigations of deposit function conducted on penetration experiments.

The multidisciplinary and multi-context demonstration of this project has been supported by The Cosmetics Industry Related Associations of Jinan University Alumni Association which aims to 1) analyze these challenges and propose a series of new materials and new technologies to potential users and investors; 2) promote the originality and development of the major cosmetics companies; 3) develop the cosmetics industry.

Prof. Dr. Qi Xiang
Prof. Dr. Lihua Li
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Keywords

  • active constituents
  • protein
  • cell factory
  • biomaterials
  • drug carrier
  • drug delivery
  • bacterial derivatives
  • skin regeneration
  • skin repair

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Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Hydrolyzed Royal Jelly Peptide in Human Dermal Fibroblasts: Implications for Skin Health and Care Applications
by Chang-Yu Yan, Qian-Qian Zhu, Cheng-Xi Guan, Gui-Lan Xiong, Xin-Xing Chen, Hai-Biao Gong, Jia-Wei Li, Shu-Hua Ouyang, Hiroshi Kurihara, Yi-Fang Li and Rong-Rong He
Bioengineering 2024, 11(5), 496; https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11050496 - 16 May 2024
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Hydrolyzed royal jelly peptide (RJP) has garnered attention for its health-promoting functions. However, the potential applications of RJP in skincare have not been fully explored. In this study, we prepared RJP through the enzymatic hydrolysis of royal jelly protein with trypsin and investigated [...] Read more.
Hydrolyzed royal jelly peptide (RJP) has garnered attention for its health-promoting functions. However, the potential applications of RJP in skincare have not been fully explored. In this study, we prepared RJP through the enzymatic hydrolysis of royal jelly protein with trypsin and investigated its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties on primary human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs). Our results demonstrate that RJP effectively inhibits oxidative damage induced by H2O2 and lipid peroxidation triggered by AAPH and t-BuOOH in HDFs. This effect may be attributed to the ability of RJP to enhance the level of glutathione and the activities of catalase and glutathione peroxidase 4, as well as its excellent iron chelating capacity. Furthermore, RJP modulates the NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated inflammatory response in HDFs, suppressing the mRNA expressions of NLRP3 and IL-1β in the primer stage induced by LPS and the release of mature IL-1β induced by ATP, monosodium urate, or nigericin in the activation stage. RJP also represses the expressions of COX2 and iNOS induced by LPS. Finally, we reveal that RJP exhibits superior antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties over unhydrolyzed royal jelly protein. These findings suggest that RJP exerts protective effects on skin cells through antioxidative and anti-inflammatory mechanisms, indicating its promise for potential therapeutic avenues for managing oxidative stress and inflammation-related skin disorders. Full article
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