[Animals] The effects of snail slime on the skin

[[M]anuel]

 

Researchers from the departments of Physiology and Biology of the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) and the Industrial Pharmaceutical Company Cantabria have carried out a study in which they show that snail slime can have regenerative and antioxidant effects on human skin.

 

 

The study, published in the journal 'International Journal of Cosmetic Science', presents results that show that the secretion of the snail 'Cryptomphalus aspersa' could be used in regenerative therapies of damaged dermal tissues, since it stimulates the proliferation, migration, adhesion and survival of human keratinocytes and fibroblasts.

 

It is a snail of the 'Helicidae' family that, when faced with certain harmful external stimuli, produces a secretion (SCA) rich in high and low molecular weight proteins, hyaluronic acid and antioxidants.

 

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To carry out this research, the scientists performed 'wound closure' assays through in vitro experiments with cultured human keratinocytes and fibroblasts, demonstrating that treatment with SCA increases the motility and migration of these cells.

 

"The mechanisms involved in the effects of SCA range from reorganization of the cell cytoskeleton to the formation of new adhesion structures between cells and their extracellular matrix, as well as the adhesion of cells to the extracellular matrix substrate"

 

explained the researcher from the department of Physiology of the UAM and first signatory of the study, María del Carmen Iglesias de la Cruz.

 

link: https://www.eltiempo.com/vida/ciencia/baba-de-caracol-son-ciertas-sus-propiedades-curativas-620735