Health Effects of Bird's Nest and Its Extract on Skin Status:AQualitative Evidence-based Study
[Objective]To sysltematically evaluate the health effeets of edible bird's nest and its extract on skin status.[Method]The relevant lieratures published at home and abroad from January 2012 to Seplember 2022 were retrieved in the databases of CNKI,Wanfang,CBM,PabMed and Embase,and the literatures were screened according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria.With reference to the evidence evaluation methods and standards recommended by the World Health Organization(WHO)and the SYRCLE animal experi-ment risk assessmen tool,the population studies and animal experiments were comprehensively evaluated,and the possible mechanisms of action were discussed according to in vitro experiments.[Result]Totally 10 studies were included,including 3 randomized controlled tri-als,3 animal experiments and 4 in vitro experiments.The comprehensive analysis results showed that edible bird's nest could help to increase skin water content,reduce skin photoaging and inflammation,and its extract could help to promote the proliferation of keratinocytes and skin whiening.[Conclusion]The current research results suggested that edible bird's nest and its extract could help to reduce the skin damage under UV exposure,inhibit the production of melanin,promote skin whitening,promote the proliferation of epidermal keratinocytes.Therefore,proper intake of bird's nest could help improve the skin condition.However,at present,there are few studies on relevant populations,and further researches are still needed to verify.
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