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Mechanism, Formulation, and Efficacy Evaluation of Natural Products for Skin Pigmentation Treatment.

Xueli Peng, Yuning Ma, Chenxin Yan, Xiaocen Wei, Linlin Zhang, Hehe Jiang, Yuxia Ma, Suohui Zhang, Mengzhen Xing, Yunhua Gao

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Xueli PengQingdao Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qingdao 266112, China.
Yuning MaKey Laboratory of New Material Research Institute, Institute of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Chenxin YanBeijing CAS Microneedle Technology, Ltd., Beijing 102609, China.
Xiaocen WeiKey Laboratory of New Material Research Institute, Institute of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Linlin ZhangKey Laboratory of New Material Research Institute, Institute of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Hehe JiangKey Laboratory of New Material Research Institute, Institute of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Yuxia MaDepartment of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Suohui ZhangKey Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
Mengzhen XingKey Laboratory of New Material Research Institute, Institute of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Yunhua GaoQingdao Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qingdao 266112, China.

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province No. ZR2021LZY044Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province No. ZR2021MH373Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province No. ZR2022QH072Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province No. ZR2023QH335Qilu Health Leading Talent Project, Lu Wei Talent Word [2020] No. 3Shandong Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Project No. Q-2023018Shandong Provincial Postdoctoral Science Foundation No. SDBX2022018the fifth batch of National Research and Training Program for Outstanding Clinical Talents of Traditional Chinese Medicine National Letter of TCM Practitioners No. 1 (2022)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Skin pigmentation typically arises from the excessive secretion and accumulation of melanin, resulting in a darker complexion compared to normal skin. Currently, the local application of chemical drugs is a first-line strategy for pigmentation disorders, but the safety and efficacy of drugs still cannot meet clinical treatment needs. For long-term and safe medication, researchers have paid attention to natural products with higher biocompatibility. This article begins by examining the pathogenesis and treatment approaches of skin pigmentation diseases and summarizes the research progress and mechanism of natural products with lightening or whitening effects that are clinically common or experimentally proven. Moreover, we outline the novel formulations of natural products in treating pigmentation disorders, including liposomes, nanoparticles, microemulsions, microneedles, and tocosomes. Finally, the pharmacodynamic evaluation methods in the study of pigmentation disorder were first systematically analyzed. In brief, this review aims to collect natural products for skin pigmentation treatment and investigate their formulation design and efficacy evaluation to provide insights for the development of new products for this complex skin disease.

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mechanismnatural productsnovel formulationpharmacodynamic evaluationskin pigmentation

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