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Protein profiling of epidermal bladder cells from the halophyte mesembryanthemum crystallinum.

Barkla BJ, Vera-Estrella R, Pantoja O.SourceInstituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Proteomics.Proteomics.2012 Jul 27. doi: 10.1002/pmic.201200152. [Epub ahead of print]
Plant epidermal trichomes are as varied in morphology as they are in function. In the halophyte Mesembryanthemum crystallinum specialized trichomes called epidermal bladder cells (EBC) line the surface of leaves and stems, and increase dramatically in size and volume upon plant salt-treatment. These
PMID 22848050

Time-dependent bioactivity of preparations from cactus pear (Opuntia ficus indica) and ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) on human skin fibroblasts and keratinocytes.

Deters AM, Meyer U, Stintzing FC.SourceWestfalian Wilhelms University of Muenster, Institute for Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemistry, Hittorfstr. 56, D-48149 Muenster, Germany.
Journal of ethnopharmacology.J Ethnopharmacol.2012 Jul 13;142(2):438-44. Epub 2012 May 14.
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Traditionally and nowadays preparations from two xerophytic plants, the ice plant and cactus pear are used in dermatologic and cosmetic preparations. In spite of their daily use, little is known concerning the bioactivity of such extracts on skin cells. The purpose of
PMID 22713931