• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.177-184
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• 2011

This study was performed to assess the antioxidant activities and whitening effects of Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb on melanin synthesis. The whitening effects of Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb water extracts were examined by in vitro mushroom tyrosinase assay and B16BL6 melanoma cells. We assessed inhibitory effect of Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb water extract on expression of melanogenic enzyme proteins including tyrosinase, tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TRP-1) and tyrosinase-related protein 2 (TRP-2) in B16BL6 cells. Inhibitory effect of Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb onto free radical generation was determined by measuring DPPH and hydroxyl radical scavenging activitie. Our results indicated that Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb water extract effectively inhibited free radical generation. In DPPH and hydroxy radical scavenging activity, Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb water extract had a potent anti-oxidant activity in a dose-dependent manner. They significantly inhibited tyrosinase activity in vitro and in B16BL6 melanoma cells. Also, Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb suppressed the expression of tyrosinase in B16BL6 melanoma cells. These results show that Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb inhibited melanin production on the melanogenesis. The underlying mechanism of Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb on whitening activity may be due to the inhibition of tyrosinase activity. We suggest that Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb may be useful as new natural active ingredients for antioxidant and whitening cosmetics.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.318-324
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• 2017

본 연구는 참깨 70% 에탄올 추출물의 항산화 효과와 미백효과를 검증하여 나타내었다. 참깨 추출물의 전자공여능 측정실험은 $1,000{\mu}g/ml$에서 71.7%의 효과를 나타냈으며, tyrosinase 저해활성 측정은 $1,000{\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 42%의 효과를 보였다. 참깨 추출물의 세포 생존율을 melanoma cell (B16F10)에서 확인하기 위하여 MTT assay를 진행하였으며, 세포 생존율을 측정한 결과, $1,000{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 84.3%의 독성을 보였다. 이하의 세포실험에서는 세포 생존율이 90% 이상되는 농도인 $500{\mu}g/ml$ 이하에서 실험을 진행하였다. 참깨 추출물의 MITF, TRP-1, TRP-2 및 tyrosinase의 단백질 발현 효과를 50, 250, $500{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 측정하였으며, 그 결과 MITF, TRP-1, TRP-2 및 tyrosinase의 각각 $500{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 68.3%, 39.2%, 89.7%, 22.3%의 단백질 발현 억제 효과를 보였다. 또한, MITF, TRP-1, TRP-2 및 tyrosinase의 mRNA발현을 RT-PCR로 50, 250, $500{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 측정하였고, 양성 대조군으로 GAPDH를 사용하였다. 그 결과, 참깨 추출물의 $500{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 각각 81.8%, 66.5%, 84.2%, 68.1%의 mRNA 발현이 감소함을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과로 부터 참깨 추출물의 화장품 소재로서의 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.707-713
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• 2015

Royal jelly has been widely used as a health supplement worldwide. However, royal jelly has been implicated in allergic reactions, and we developed a water-soluble royal jelly (WSRJ) without the allergy inducing protein. In this study, we aimed to identify the anti-melanogenic efficacy of WSRJ. B16F1 melanoma cells were first treated with 10 nM α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) and then with various doses of WSRJ. In addition, we investigated the mRNA and protein expression of melanogenesis-related genes such as tyrosinase, tyrosinase related protein-1 (TRP-1) and TRP-2 by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and western blotting. WSRJ directly inhibited tyrosinase and cellular tyrosinase activity, which decreased melanin synthesis in α-MSH stimulated B16F1 melanoma cells a level comparable to that observed with arbutin. WSRJ decreased the mRNA and protein expressions of tyrosinase, TRP-1, and TRP-2, which was comparable to that observed with arbutin. WSRJ has strong anti-melanogenic activity, which invoice direct inhibition of tyrosinase enzyme activity and suppression of expression of melanogenesis related genes. Results from this study suggests that WSRJ is a potential candidate for the treatment of skin pigmentation.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2017

회화나무는 한의학에서 간과 혈관계 질환의 치료에 사용되어온 약용 식물로, 그 꽃과 열매를 괴화와 괴각이라 한다. 괴화와 괴각은 메탄올 추출물로부터 에틸아세테이트 분획물을 얻어 시료로 사용하였고, B16 F10 세포를 이용하여 Western blot을 실행하였다. 미백효과를 확인하기 위해, tyrosinase, TRP-1, TRP-2, MITF 단백질을 확인하였다. 그 결과, 괴화와 괴각 추출물은 세포 생존율에는 영향이 미미하였으며, 모두tyrosinase, TRP-1, TRP-2, MITF 단백질의 발현 억제효과를 나타냈다. 또한 농도 의존적으로 억제효과를 보였으며, 이를 통해 전통적으로 사용되어 왔던 괴화와 괴각은 기능성 화장품의 원료와 같은 천연식물 유래 자원으로 상당한 가치를 나타냈다.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.41-52
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• 2015

Objective : This study investigated the inhibitory mechanism of the hypopigmentating effects on ethanol extract of Rosae rugosae Flos (ERR) that has not yet been examined. Methods : We analyzed the anti-melanogenic effects of ethanol extracts from Rosae rugosae Flos by tyrosinase activity, melanin contents. We also examined protein expression levels of tyrosinase, TRP-1, TRP-2, MITF and ERK by western blot analysis in melanoma cells. Results : In this investigation, ERR effectively reduced ${\alpha}$-MSH-stimulated melanin synthesis by suppressing expression of tyrosinase and tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP-1). On the other hand, the expression of tyrosinase-related protein-2 (TRP-2) were not affected by treatment with ERR. ERR inhibited the expression of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) as a key transcription factor for tyrosinase expression regulating melanogenesis. The upstream signaling pathway including cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) and MAPKs were also inhibited by ERR. Pretreatment with PD98059, ERK inhibitor, attenuated the inhibitory effect of ERR on ${\alpha}$-MSH-induced tyrosinase activity. Conclusions : Our study suggested that the anti-melanogenic activity of ERR is correlated with the suppression of tyrosinase gene through CREB/MITF/ERK pathway.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.340-345
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• 2012

Sarsasapogenin (SAR) is a steroidal sapogenin that is used as starting material for the industrial synthesis of steroids. It has various pharmacological benefits, such as antitumor and antidepressant activities. Since its effect on melanin biosynthesis has not been reported, we used murine melanocyte melan-a cells to investigate whether SAR influences melanogenesis. In this study, SAR significantly increased the melanin content of the melan-a cells from 1 to 10 ${\mu}M$. Based on an enzymatic activity assay using melan-a cell lysate, SAR had no effect on tyrosinase and DOPAchrome tautomerase activities. It also did not affect the protein expression of tyrosinase-related protein 1 and DOPAchrome tautomerase. However, protein levels of tyrosinase and microphthalmia-associated transcription factor were strongly stimulated by treatment with SAR. Therefore, our reports suggest that SAR treatment may induce melanogenesis through the stimulation of tyrosinase and microphthalmia-associated transcription factor expression in melan-a cells.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.319-326
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• 2011

니겔라 사티바(Nigella sativa Linn.) 오일의 미백 효능을 확인하기 위하여 니겔라 사티바 오일 및 오일에서 분리된 유효성분들을 버섯 타이로시네이즈 효소, B16 멜라노마 세포를 이용하여 멜라닌 생성에 관련된 다양한 실험을 실시하였다. B16-F10 멜라노마 세포를 이용한 멜라닌 저해 활성시험 결과에서 니겔라 사티바 오일은 10 mg/mL의 농도에서 약 86 %의 멜라닌 생성을 억제하였으며, RT-PCR과 Western blot을 통한 멜라닌 생성 기작에 대한 영향을 조사한결과, 멜라닌 합성의 주요 단백질인 타이로시네이즈 발현 저해효과가 우수하게 나타났다. 또한, tyrosinase related protein-1 (TRP-1) 및 tyrosinase related protein-2 (TRP-2)의 발현이 억제되는 것을 확인하였다. 따라서, 니겔라 사티바오일은 멜라닌 생합성 저해 효과뿐만 아니라, 멜라닌 합성에 필수적인 효소(타이로시네이즈, TRP-1, TRP-2)의 발현저해를 통해 미백 효과를 나타내는 것으로 확인되었으며, 이에 따라 니겔라 사티바 오일은 멜라닌 생합성을 저해하는미백 소재로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.1445-1453
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• 2013

사람의 피부는 자외선, 오염된 공기, 화학제품 등 환경에 끊임없이 노출된다. 특히 자외선은 피부에 다양한 형태로 영향을 주어 주름, 잔주름, 피부거침, 피부건조와 같은 현상을 발생시켜 피부노화를 유발시킨다. 미백효과를 확인하기 위하여 tyrosinase 저해활성을 측정한 결과 열수 추출물에서 49.4%, 에탄올 추출물에서 80.0%의 효과를 나타내어 열수 추출물에 비해 에탄올 추출물의 효과가 높게 나타났으며, 노간주나무 에탄올 추출물이 B16F10 흑세포종에 대하여 멜라닌 색소 생성 억제 및 tyrosinase, MITF, TRP-1, TRP-2의 억제 효과를 가지고 있는 것을 확인하였다. 이와 같은 결과로 미루어 보아 열수 추출물보다 에탄올 추출물이 더 높은 효과를 나타냄을 확인할 수 있었으며, 노간주나무 추출물의 미백효과를 이용하여 기능성 화장품 소재로서의 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.113-123
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• 2022

Diarylpropionitrile (DPN), a selective agonist for estrogen receptor β (ERβ), has been reported to regulate various hormonal responses through activation of ERβ in tissues including the mammary gland and brain. However, the effect of DPN on melanogenesis independent of ERβ has not been studied. The aim of this study is to examine the possibility of anti-melanogenic effect of DPN and its underlying mechanism. Melanin contents and cellular tyrosinase activity assay indicated that DPN inhibited melanin biosynthesis in alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone-stimulated B16F10 melanoma cell line. However, DPN had no direct influence on in vitro tyrosinase catalytic activity. On the other hand, 17β-estradiol had no effect on inhibition of melanogenesis, suggesting that the DPN-mediated suppression of melanin production was not related with estrogen signaling pathway. Immunoblotting analysis showed that DPN down-regulated the expression of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF), a central transcription factor of melanogenesis and its down-stream genes including tyrosinase, tyrosinase-related protein (TRP)-1, and TRP-2. Also, DPN attenuated the phosphorylation of protein kinase A (PKA) and cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB). Additionally, DPN suppressed the melanin synthesis in UVB-irradiated HaCaT conditioned media culture system suggesting that DPN has potential as an anti-melanogenic activity in physiological conditions. Collectively, our data show that DPN inhibits melanogenesis via downregulation of PKA/CREB/MITF signaling pathway.

• 약학회지
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.165-171
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• 2008

To develop effective skin whitening agents, we tested natural herbal extracts for their melanogenic inhibitory activities. Sedum samentosum was selected for its inhibitory effect on melanogenesis in B16 melanoma cells. Ethanolic extract of S. samentosum (SSE) was evaluated for antioxidative effect and tyrosinase inhibitory activity of melanogenesis. We investigated the changes in protein level and mRNA level of tyrosinase, tyrosinase related protein (TRP)-1 and TRP-2 by using western blotting and RT-PCR, respectively. SSE showed scavenging activities of free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) with the $IC_{50}$ of 342.7 $\mug/ml$ against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical and 64.69 $\mug/ml$ against superoxide radicals in the xanthine/xanthine oxidase system, respectively. SSE treatment suppressed the biosynthesis of melanin up to 46% and reduced tyrosinase activity up to 51% at 100 $\mug/ml$ in B16 melanoma cells. The tyrosinase activity and tyrosinase expression in B16 melanoma cells were reduced in a dose-dependent manner by SSE. Also, SSE was able to significantly inhibit tyrosinase and TRP-1 expression in mRNA level. These results suggest that SSE inhibited melanin production which may be dependent on tyrosinase activity and expression in B16 melanoma cells, and an effective whitening agent for the skin.