Use of a Nephelium lappaceum extract for increasing the firmness of the skin and/or of the mucous membranes
US11517520B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2800/78
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to the use of various extracts of the Nephelium lappaceum plant for increasing the firmness and/or elasticity of the skin and/or mucous membranes, by increasing type I and/or type V collagen and/or LOX-L, fibulin-5, emiline-1 and/or fibrillin-1 gene and/or protein expression, and/or by decreasing CYR61 expression, in the skin and mucous membranes. Another subject of the invention relates to the use of said extracts in a cosmetic composition comprising at least one cosmetically acceptable excipient. Another subject further relates to a cosmetic care method comprising the application of the extract according to the invention or of a cosmetic composition comprising it, for increasing the firmness and/or elasticity of the skin and/or mucous membranes, by increasing type I and/or type V collagen, fibrillin-1 and/or LOX-L, fibulin-5, emiline-1 and/or fibrillin-1 gene and/or protein expression, and/or by decreasing CYR61 expression, in the skin and mucous membranes. A final subject relates to an N. lappaceum extract for use thereof, alone or in a dermatological or pharmaceutical composition, in the prevention and/or treatment of pathological conditions involving a lo…
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