The Chemical Compositions of Angelica pubescens Oil and Its Prevention of UV-B Radiation-Induced Cutaneous Photoaging

Dingkang Chen, Zhiyun Du, Zhirong Lin, Ping Su, Hanyi Huang, Zhirong Ou, Wanyi Pan, Shiya Huang, Kun Zhang, Xi Zheng, Li Lin, Lanyue Zhang

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Abstract

Angelica pubescens, a plant of the family Umbelliferae, has been widely used as traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of many diseases. However, there has been minimal modern research focused on the pharmacological activity of oils extracted from Angelica pubescens, in particular, the potential anti-photoaging effects. Therefore, in the present study, we analyzed the chemical composition of Angelica pubescens oil (AO) and evaluated its bioactivity against photoaging in ultraviolet (UV) -B radiation-induced hairless mice. Overall, we identified and analyzed 93 compounds from the AO by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The top ten compounds were as follows: osthole (44.608%), glutaric acid hexadecyl pent-4-en-1-yl ester (5.758%), α-bisabolol (3.795%), eugenol (3.637%), (Z)-docos-13-enamide (3.286%), (3S,3aR)-3-butyl-3a,4,5,6-tetrahydro-3H-2-benzofuran-1-one (3.043%), m-cresol (2.841%), trans-sesquisabinene hydrate (2.128%), 4-hydroxy-2-methylacetophenone (1.735%), and (Z)-9-pentadecenol (1.509%). Application of AO improved the condition of UV-B radiation-induced damaged skin, and the mechanism of action was found to be related to inhibition of the production of inflammatory cytokines. These results highlight the potential application of AO for the development of skin care products.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere1800235
JournalChemistry and Biodiversity
Volume15
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2018

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Bioengineering
  • Biochemistry
  • Chemistry(all)
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology

Keywords

  • Angelica pubescens
  • essential oils
  • phytoconstituents
  • skin photoaging
  • ultraviolet radiation

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