Patent EP-1774990-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ROLLAND ANNE
IPC: A61Q19/02
Filed: 2006-10-06
Abstract: A regime or regimen for de-pigmentation/whitening or anti-browning of the skin involves administering at least one C-glycoside compound (I), or its salt, solvate, hydrate or isomer. A regime or regimen for de-pigmentation/whitening or anti-browning of the skin involves administering at least one C-glycoside compound of formula S'-CH 2-X-R (I), or its salt, solvate, hydrate or isomer. R : (un)saturated linear 1-20C alkyl, or (un)saturated and branched or cyclic 3-20C alkyl (excluding substituted phenyl), (un)saturated linear 1-20C hydrofluoro- or perfluoroalkyl, or (un)saturated and branched or cyclic 3-20C hydrofluoro- or perfluoroalkyl (hydrocarbon chain optionally interrupted by at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, S and Si atom, and optionally substituted by -OR 4, -SR 4, NR 4R 5, COOR 4, CONHR 4, CN, halo, 1-6C hydrofluoro- or perfluoroalkyl, 3-8C cycloalkyl). R 4, R 5H, (un)saturated linear 1-30C alkyl, perfluoroalkyl or hydrofluoroalkyl, (un)saturated and branched or cyclic 3-30C alkyl, perfluoroalkyl or hydrofluoroalkyl, or 6-10C aryl; X : -C(O)-, CH(NR 1R 2), -CHR 1a-, or C=CHR 3; R 1H, R or 6-10C aryl; R 2, R 3H or R; R 1aH, OH or R; and S' : mono- or poly-saccharide having up to 20 sugar units in a pyranose and/or furanose form and of the L and/or D series (optionally substituted by free hydroxyl and optionally protected amine groups). The S'-CH 2-X bond is a bond of C-anomeric nature which is either alpha or beta . Independent claims are also included for: (1) a cosmetic/pharmaceutical composition (C1) for depigmenting/whitening the skin and/or for the anti-browning comprising (I), and at least one other depigmenting agent other than (I), soothing agent, (in)organic photoprotective agent, formulated into a physiologically acceptable medium; and (2) a food supplement or enriched food comprising (I). ACTIVITY : Dermatological. A double blind comparative single-center clinical study (using a composition comprising C-beta -D-xylopyranoside-n-propan-2-one as active principle, versus placebo composed of the vehicle of the active principle) randomized with regard to its location was carried out on 15 women with an average age of 62 years, exhibiting moderate signs of overall aging of the face with phototype (III) (on scale with 6 levels: with I-always burning, never tanning; III-burning moderately, tanning progressively; and VI-never burning, highly pigmented). The women applied either placebo (vehicle) or a test composition, which comprised C-beta -D-xylopyranoside-n-propan-2-one (10 wt.%) in the vehicle composition. The women applied C-beta -D-xylopyranoside-n-propane-2-one at a concentration of 10 wt.% with respect to the total weight of the composition in a proportion of 2 mg/cm 2> or the placebo (vehicle) twice daily for 98 days to the pre-marked regions. The clinical evaluation of actinic lentigines was carried out at the beginning and at the end of the test study according to the scale with 7 levels, including 4 main levels of 0-absent, 1-few blemishes, 2-many blemishes, 3-great many blemishes, and 3 intermediate levels of 0.5, 1.5 and 2.5. It was observed that the mean score on the treated side treated with C-beta -D-xylopyranoside-n-propane-2-one had decreased from 1.07+-0.62 before treatment to 0.93+-0.68, whereas on the placebo side, the score increased from 1.1+-0.69 to 1.13+-0.67. The results demonstrated that 54% of the subjects exhibited a lower (improved) score on the treated side versus 13% at the beginning of the study. MECHANISM OF ACTION : None given.