Testing and Evaluation

Efficacy Evaluation

  • Anti-inflammation

    Tests to evaluate a substance’s anti-inflammatory efficacy

    • Inflammation biomarker analysis (qRT-PCR, WB, and ELISA)
    • Nitric oxide assay- SOD activity assay
  • Anti-obesity

    Testing to evaluate a substance’s efficacy in suppressing body fat

    • Analysis of destruction of fat cells and analysis of biomarkers related to fat production (qRT-PCR and WEB)
    • Testing to evaluate fat production and accumulation (oil-red-O stain)
  • Skin wrinkles

    Testing to evaluate a substance’s anti-wrinkle (wrinkle suppression) efficacy

    • Analysis of biomarkers related to wrinkles in skin fibroblasts (qRT-PCR)
    • Collagenase activity assay
  • Skin Whitening

    Testing to evaluate a substance’s efficacy for skin whitening

    • Measurement of melanin content of melanin-producing skin cells and analysis of biomarkers related to melanin synthesis (qRT-PCR and WB)
    • Tyrosinase inhibition assay
  • Skin moisturizing

    Testing to evaluate a substance’s efficacy for moisturizing

    • Measurement of moisturizing-related growth factor content in melanin-producing skin cells