자외선에 의한 활성산소 종의 생성과 피부 광노화 촉진은 피부표면 조직의 파괴와 피부염증유발, 홍반 등을 수반하며, 일상생활에서 항상 생활 자외선에 노출되어 있는 피부는 이러한 위험 요인과 직면하고 있다. 병이소초추출물의 유해 라디칼 소거 효과 실험 결과 $IC_50$ values가 $18.2;{mu}g/mL$로 superoxide 소거 효과가 우수하게 나타났으며, 세포 내에서 ROS에 의해 형광을 띠는 물질로 전환되는 CM-DCFDA를 이용하여 ROS의 양을 측정한 결과 자외선에 의해 증가된 세포 내 ROS의 양이 병이소초 추출물을 처리함으로써 $100;{mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 30 % 이상의 우수한 소거효과를 나타내었다. 섬유아세포에 자외선(UVA) $6.3;J/cm^2$으로 조사하고 병이소초 추출물을 처리한 결과, 자외선에 의해 높아졌던 MMP-1 단백질 발현량이 농도의존적으로 감소하였으며, $50;{mu}g/mL$의 농도에서 37.7 % 정도의 MMP-1 발현 억제효과를 나타냈다. RT-PCR 실험에서는 병이소초 추출물을 $10;{sim};50;{mu}g/mL$ 농도로 처리한 결과, 자외선에 의해 높아졌던 MMP-1 mRNA의 발현이 농도 의존적으로 확연히 감소함을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서 병이소초추출물은 자외선에 의해서 발생할 수 있는 피부손상에 대하여 효과적으로 보호할 수 있는 우수한 항산화 및 피부세포 보호소재로 적용될 수 있다.
Human skin is constantly exposed to environmental irritants such as smoke, chemicals and ultraviolet (UV). Free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) caused by these environmental irritants play critical roles in cellular damage. In this study, to investigate the skin cell protective effect of Ophioglossum vulgatum extract, we investigated its effects on intercellular antioxidative activity and UVA-induced MMP expression in human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs). The dried O. vulgatum was extracted in a mixture of ethanol and water (1 : 1) for 24 h at room temperature. The extract was filtered and concentrated in vacuo and lyophilized. For testing intracellular ROS scavenging activity the cultured HDFs were analyzed by increase in DCF fluorescence upon exposure to UVB $20;mJ/cm^2$. After treatment of O. vulgatum extracts, intracellular ROS levels were measured by luminescence spectrophotometer. Enzyme linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA), and RT-PCR techniques were used for evaluating the effects of O. vulgatumon on MMP protein and mRNA expression in UVA irradiated HDFs. O. vulgatum extract was found to have ROS scavenging activity with the $IC_{50}$ values of $18.2;{mu}g/mL$ against superoxide radicals in the xanthine/xanthine oxidase system. After treatment of O. vulgatum extracts, the oxidation of CM-DCFDA was inhibited effectively and O. vulgatum extracts showed a potent free radical scavenging activity by 30.4 % at $100;{mu}g/mL$ in UVB-irradiated HDFs. UVA induced MMP protein expression was reduced 37.7 % by treatment with O. vulgatum extract, and MMP-1 mRNA expression was reduced in a dose-dependent manner. Taken together, these results suggest that O. vulgatum extract prevents the skin cell damage induced by UV irradiation, and implies that O. vulgatum extract may be useful as a new ingredient for anti-aging cosmetics.
