FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (11): 246-253.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-20180504-057

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Recent Progress in Protective Effect of Flavonoids against Skin Photodamage

PENG Ziyao1, JIANG Xinwei1, SUN Jianxia2, LI Xusheng1, HU Yunfeng1, TIAN Lingmin1, BAI Weibin1,*   

  1. 1. Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Guangdong Engineering Technology Center of Food Safety Molecular Rapid Detection, College of Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; 2. School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510090, China
  • Online:2019-06-15 Published:2019-06-28

Abstract: Long-term excessive ultraviolet radiation can cause a series of skin diseases, including photoaging, nonmelanoma and melanoma. Flavonoids, such as hesperidin, baicalin, cyanidin-3-O-glucoside, and silybin, are a group of polyphenols widely present in plants. Flavonoids have been shown to prevent ultraviolet-induced photodamage effectively. This review focuses on the protective effects of flavonoids on ultraviolet-induced photodamage through preventing inflammation, oxidative stress, DNA damage and imbalanced extracellular matrix synthesis and degradation, and discusses the underlying mechanism. We hope that this review will provide a useful basis for the prevention of skin photodamage and the development of sunscreen products with flavonoids.

Key words: flavonoids, ultraviolet, photodamage, nutrition intervention

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