<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Namrita Lall</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Marco Nuno De Canha</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Karina Szuman</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Zoubida Charrouf</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lester M. Davids</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sunelle Rademan</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The Anti-proliferative and Anti-bacterial Activity of Argan oil and Crude Saponin Extract from Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Acne</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Broth microdilution method</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cutibacterium acnes</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Prevotella intermedia</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">XTT assay</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">January 2019</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">26-31</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; Argan oil is a well-known cosmeceutical that is commercially available. It is traditionally used for the treatment of acne and skin inflammation among others. The objective of this study was to assess the anti-proliferative and antibacterial activities of argan oil and a crude saponin extract from the argan tree (&lt;em&gt;Argania spinosa&lt;/em&gt; (L.) Skeels) that is endemic to Morocco. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; The anti-proliferative activity of argan oil and the crude saponin extract was assessed by the 2,3-bis-(2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium- 5-carboxanilide (XTT) assay on A431; HaCat; HeLa; MCF-7 and UCT-Mel 1 cells. The antibacterial activity was evaluated by the broth microdilution method against two species of bacteria: &lt;em&gt;Cutibacterium acnes&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Prevotella&lt;/em&gt; intermedia. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The results of this study indicated that the argan oil sample did not inhibit the cell growth of the specified cell lines up to 1000μg/ml, while the crude saponin extract had low anti-proliferative activity. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values for both the argan oil and the crude saponin extract were found to be 500μg/ml against Cutibacterium acnes. No antibacterial activity from the argan oil or the crude saponin extract was evident against Prevotella intermedia up to a concentration of 12.5mg/ml.&lt;strong&gt; Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The results of this study indicated that argan oil and the crude saponin extract might have direct inhibitory effects on the growth and proliferation of Cutibacterium acnes. This finding supports the use argan oil as a treatment for acne vulgaris.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">26</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Namrita Lall&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Marco De Canha&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Karina Szuman&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Zoubida Charrouf&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Lester M. Davids&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Sunelle Rademan&lt;sup&gt;1,4 &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria- 0002, SOUTH AFRICA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Laboratory of Plant Chemistry, Université MohammedV‐Agdal, Rabat, Morocco, NORTH AFRICA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Bio-Skin Laboratory, Department of Medical Biosciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 7535, Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 9301, SOUTH AFRICA.&lt;/p&gt;
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