Orally administered polypodium leucotomos extract decreases psoralen-UVA–induced phototoxicity, pigmentation, and damage of human skin - 24/08/11
Abstract |
Background |
The use of psoralen-UVA (PUVA) in patients of skin phototype I to II is limited by side effects of acute phototoxicity and possible long-term carcinogenesis.
Objective |
We sought to assess oral Polypodium leucotomos (PL) extract in decreasing PUVA-induced phototoxicity of human skin on a clinical and histologic level.
Methods |
A total of 10 healthy patients with skin phototypes II to III were exposed to PUVA alone (using 0.6 mg/kg oral 8-methoxypsoralen) and to PUVA with 7.5 mg/kg of oral PL.
Results |
Clinically, phototoxicity was always lower in PL-treated skin after 48 to 72 hours (P < .005), and pigmentation was also reduced 4 months later. Histologically, PL-treated skin showed a significant numeric reduction of sunburn cells (P = .05), preservation of Langerhans cells (P ≤ .01), decrease of tryptase-positive mast cell infiltration (P < .05), and decrease of vasodilation (P ≤ .01). No differences were found in Ki-67+ proliferating cells.
Conclusions |
PL is an effective chemophotoprotector against PUVA-induced skin phototoxicity and leads to substantial benefits of skin protection against damaging effects of PUVA as evidenced by histology.
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Conflicts of interest: None. |
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Supported in part by a research grant from Industrial Farmacéutica Cantabria, S.A., Madrid, Spain. |
Vol 50 - N° 1
P. 41-49 - janvier 2004 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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