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ReviewImmunity & ageing : I & A2025

The state of the art in anti-aging: plant-based phytochemicals for skin care.

Merve Tomas, Deniz Günal-Köroğlu, Senem Kamiloglu, Tugba Ozdal, Esra Capanoglu

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Review in Immunity & ageing : I & A, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 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

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  15. Deciphering the Skin Anti-Aging and Hair Growth Promoting Mechanisms ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  17. Comparative Analysis of Polyphenol-Rich Extracts fromMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Merve TomasDepartment of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469, Maslak, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Deniz Günal-KöroğluDepartment of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469, Maslak, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Senem KamilogluDepartment of Food Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Bursa Uludag University, 16059, Gorukle, Bursa, Türkiye.
Tugba OzdalDepartment of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istanbul Okan University, 34959, Tuzla, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Esra CapanogluDepartment of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469, Maslak, Istanbul, Türkiye. capanogl@itu.edu.tr.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phytochemicals help mitigate skin aging by scavenging free radicals, modulating key enzymatic pathways, and promoting the skin's structural integrity. Carotenoids, vitamins, essential fatty acids, and phenolic compounds work by acting as antioxidants, inhibiting enzymes like hyaluronidase, collagenase, and elastase, which degrade skin structure, and reducing levels of inflammatory markers (IL-6, IL-8, etc.) and matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-1, MMP-2) linked to aging. Recent research highlights that plant-based phytochemicals can improve skin elasticity, reduce hyperpigmentation, prevent the breakdown of important skin proteins, and support wound healing, making them valuable components for skin care and treatments. This review explores the multifaceted roles of phytochemicals in maintaining and improving skin health, highlighting their mechanisms of action and potential in skin anti-aging innovations.

Indexed as

AlkoloidsAnti-agingCarotenoidsFatty acidsPhytochemicalsPolyphenolsSaponinsSkin care

Identifiers

PMID39891253
PMCPMC11783858

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