Browsing by Author "Ribeiro, Alessandra A."
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- Characterization and evaluation of commercial carboxymethyl cellulose potential as an active ingredient for cosmeticsPublication . Costa, Eduardo M.; Pereira, Carla F.; Ribeiro, Alessandra A.; Casanova, Francisca; Freixo, Ricardo; Pintado, Manuela; Ramos, Óscar L.Carboxymethyl cellulose is the most used water-soluble cellulose with applications in industries such as food, cosmetics, and tissue engineering. However, due to a perceived lack of biological activity, carboxymethyl cellulose is mostly used as a structural element. As such, this work sought to investigate whether CMC possesses relevant biological properties that could grant it added value as a cosmeceutical ingredient in future skincare formulations. To that end, CMC samples (Mw between 471 and 322 kDa) skin cell cytotoxicity, impact upon pro-collagen I α I production, and inflammatory response were evaluated. Results showed that samples were not cytotoxic towards HaCat and HDFa up to 10 mg/mL while simultaneously promoting intracellular production of pro-collagen I α I up by 228% relative to the basal metabolism, which appeared to be related to the highest DS and Mw. Additionally, CMC samples modulated HaCat immune response as they decreased by ca. 1.4-fold IL-8 production and increased IL-6 levels by ca. five fold. Despite this increase, only two samples presented IL-6 levels similar to those of the inflammation control. Considering these results, CMC showed potential to be a more natural alternative to traditional bioactive cosmetic ingredients and, as it is capable of being a bioactive and structural ingredient, it may play a key role in future skincare formulations.
- Design of green routes for cellulose extraction from a sugarcane by-productPublication . Casanova, Francisca; Pereira, Carla F.; Freixo, Ricardo; Ribeiro, Alessandra A.; Costa, Eduardo; Pintado, Manuela E.; Fernandes, João C.; Ramos, Oscar L.
- Sugarcane as a sustainable source of biologically active carboxymethyl cellulosePublication . Casanova, Francisca; F. Pereira, Carla; Freixo, Ricardo; Costa, Eduardo; Ribeiro, Alessandra A.; Pintado, Manuela E.; Fernandes, João C.; Ramos, Oscar L.