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- Title
Development and evaluation of herbal formulation AKIGTU01 and AKIGCL03 against acne producing microbes.
- Authors
Abdullah; Zuberi, M. Hashim; Haroon, Urooj; Tajammul, Ayesha; Tabassum, Arman; Sultana, Amina
- Abstract
Acne vulgaris is a common global skin disease affecting teenagers and adults and exerting serious psychological impacts which includes everlasting scarring, reduced self-image, depression and anxiety. One of the suspected causative agent of acne is Propionibacterium acnes; a Gram positive anaerobic organism which lives in skin hair follicle and openings. Treatments currently available for acne include use of oral antibiotics, hormones, isotretinoin and also physical treatments like lesion removal and photo-therapy. All these are associated with risks and none is completely satisfactory. Therefore, natural alternatives are gaining greater research support but lacks sufficient studies. In our study we have isolated Propionibacterium acnes from infected individuals and tested the effect of certain chemicals and herbs/vegetable extracts against it. There anti-acne property was studied and compared with commercially used antibiotics including Clinagel (Clindamycin phosphate), Vibramycin (Doxycycline), Erythromycin, Novidat (Ciprofloxacin) and Amoxil (Amoxicillin). Results indicate that some of the selected herbs and chemicals showed good activity against Propionibacterium acnes synergistic to the antibiotics when used alone or in combination. Findings of this research can play an important role in natural product based drug discovery for the treatment of Acne vulgaris.
- Subjects
CUTIBACTERIUM acnes; ACNE; PSYCHOLOGICAL factors; HAIR follicles; MICROORGANISMS
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022, Vol 35, Issue 3, p819
- ISSN
1011-601X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.36721/PJPS.2022.35.3.REG.819-825.1