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Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003

Filed:

Nov. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Frédéric Bonte, Orleans, FR;

Marc Dumas, Orleans, FR;

Pierre Perrier, Orleans, FR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/00 ; A61K 7/00 ; A61K 3/578 ; A01N 6/500 ; A01N 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/00 ; A61K 7/00 ; A61K 3/578 ; A01N 6/500 ; A01N 2/500 ;
Abstract

The present invention relates in general terms to the use of saponins or sapogenols, particularly those extracted from a plant, preferably from soya or Medicago, in cosmetology and for the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions for treating the skin in order to increase the amount of collagen IV in the dermo-epidermal junction. It further relates to novel cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions which promote an increase in the amount of collagen IV in the dermo-epidermal junction, and to a method of cosmetic treatment using a saponin or a sapogenol. The invention is applicable in cosmetics, preferably in an anti-wrinkle treatment, and in pharmacy in the treatment of diseases associated with a deficiency of the dermo-epidermal junction resulting from an insufficient amount of collagen IV.


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