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The Inhibitory Effects of Acanthopeltis japonica on Melanogenesis  

Yoon, Hoon-Seok (Department of Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University)
Kim, Jeong-Kook (Department of Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University)
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Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea / v.33, no.2, 2007 , pp. 87-92 More about this Journal
Abstract
To develop the skin whitening agent, we investigated the effects of Acanthopeltis japonica, a rhodophyta on the coast of Jeju island, on melanogenesis. Dried A. japonica was refluxed with 70 % aqueous ethanol and the extract was evaporated to dryness. To validate the activity as a depigmenting agent, various in vitro tests, polyphenol contents, and free radical scavenging activity were performed. In addition, cellular tyrosinase activity and protein expression of p-ERT, tyrosinase, TRP-1, and TRP-2 were measured in B16/F10 murine melanoma cells. A. japonica had low polyphenol contents and low free radicals scavenging activities against 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical. A. japonica suppressed cellular tyrosinase activity up to 86.9 % at $100{\mu}g/mL$ with inhibition or tyrosinase and TRP-1 expression in ${\alpha}$-melanocyte stimulating hormone (${\alpha}$-MSH)-treated B16/F10 melanoma cells. Our results suggest that inhibitory effects of A. japonica on melanogenesis are due to inhibiting the pathways involving ${\alpha}$-MSH-induced ERK activation. Therefore, A. japonica nay be useful as a skin whitening agent associated with the suppressive effect of melanotrophin-induced signaling pathway to inhibit melanin synthesis.
Keywords
Acanthopeltis japonica; melanogenesis; tyrosinase; skin whitening activity; ERK 1/2;
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