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Therapeutic & Cosmetic Applications
of Organic Silicon
The main role of silanols was confirmed later by the work of CHARNOT and MONCEAUX, and more recently in France by LOEPER, as well as by several scientists abroad, in particular CARLISLE in the United States.
The principal contribution of the work carried out on silicon these twenty last years demonstrated its role as a major element in all of the body's support structures.
Silicon provides protection for macromolecules such as elastin, collagen and the proteoglycans, and is believed to play a fundamental role in the process of cross-linking of collagen fibres.
In the form of silanols, it is though to prevent lipid peroxidation (Leoper 1984) while acting as a radical inhibitor. The cutaneous silicon content, which is initially very high, decreases with age (through a reduction of intestinal absorption), and is a factor responsible for cutaneous ageing.
It also plays a significant role in ossification (bone development), by enhancing the process of mineralisation. Silicon has its role in cellular metabolism as well.
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Skin, Hair, Nails
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Cardio vascular system
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Jonts, Bones
The work of JANET and MEYNIAC showed that the use of organo-silicon compounds made it possible to quickly obtain clinical and biological standardisation with respect to hepatic affections, in particular in cases of jaundice from hepatitis. Functional disorders of the hepatic cell appear to be related to a problem with the polarisation of the cellular Membrane. The Presence in the blood  of intracellular enzymes such as transaminases, confirms that the increase in permeability of the membrane is due to a depolarisation disorder. Their work shows that the effects of organo-silicon compounds do not appear solely at the level of the cellular membranes. Indeed, they also seem able to modify the physicochemical properties of the body's fluids. Thus the viscosity and the stability of colloidal mediums such as bile appear to be related to its ionic balance, which is maintained at a constant level thanks to the regulating effect of the epithelium of the gall bladder.
Research has thus recently established the essential role of silicon as a structural component of various connective tissues such as the bones, the cartilage, the tissue of dermis and that of the aorta. The essential role of silicon in the metabolism of the body has also been discovered.
Far from being a negligible trace element as it was thought for many years, it now clearly appears that silicon constitutes the body's first shield of defence and has its place at the forefront of modern therapeutic practice.
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