• Toxicological Research
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.55-62
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• 2017

We evaluated the antioxidant activity and anti-melanogenic effects of Oenothera laciniata methanol extract (OLME) in vitro by using melan-a cells. The total polyphenol and flavonoid content of OLME was 66.3 and 19.0 mg/g, respectively. The electron-donating ability, 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical-scavenging activity, and superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like activity of OLME ($500{\mu}g/mL$) were 94.5%, 95.6%, and 63.6%, respectively. OLME and arbutin treatment at $50{\mu}g/mL$ significantly decreased melanin content by 35.5% and 14.2%, respectively, compared to control (p < 0.05). OLME and arbutin treatment at $50{\mu}g/mL$ significantly inhibited intra-cellular tyrosinase activity by 22.6% and 12.6%, respectively, compared to control (p < 0.05). OLME ($50{\mu}g/mL$) significantly decreased tyrosinase, tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP-1), TRP-2, and microphthalmia-associated transcription factor-M (MITF-M) mRNA expression by 57.1%, 67.3%, 99.0%, and 77.0%, respectively, compared to control (p < 0.05). Arbutin ($50{\mu}g/mL$) significantly decreased tyrosinase, TRP-1, and TRP-2 mRNA expression by 24.2%, 42.9%, and 48.5%, respectively, compared to control (p < 0.05). However, arbutin ($50{\mu}g/mL$) did not affect MITF-M mRNA expression. Taken together, OLME showed a good antioxidant activity and anti-melanogenic effect in melan-a cells that was superior to that of arbutin, a well-known skin-whitening agent. The potential mechanism underlying the anti-melanogenic effect of OLME was inhibition of tyrosinase activity and down-regulation of tyrosinase, TRP-1, TRP-2, and MITF-M mRNA expression.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.468-474
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• 1998

This study was performed to determine the effects of antimutagenicity from Barley (Hordeum vulgare). In Salmonella typhimurium reversion assay (In vitro test), the extract of Barley (Hordeum vulgare) inhibited mutagenic activity of 4-NQO and Trp-p-1 with 59 mix. in Salmonella typhimurium TA98 and TA100. In Micronucleus test (In vivo test), the methanol extract of Barley (Hordeum vulgare) inhibited micronucleus formation in bone marrow by cyclophosphamide. The $\beta$-glucan of Barley (Hordeum vulgare) showed inhibitory effects of 59-77% in mutagenic activity of 4-NQO by Salmonella typhimurium TA100. The mutagenicity of Trp-p-1 with S9 mix. by Salmonella typhimurium TA98 showed inhibitory effects of 24-56%. The methanl extract (M) was fractionated with ether (MI), ethylacetate (M2), buthanol (M3) and water (M4). The Antimutagenicity of Trp-p-1 with 59 mix. by Salmonella typhimurium TA98 in Barley fraction showed the following: methanol extract (99.58%)>ether fraction (98.05%)>buthanol fraction (56.90%)>water fraction (56.72%)>ethyl acetate fraction (28.72%). Among them, ether fraction in TA 98 showed strong antimutagenicity effects (85.56%, 98.05%) against mutation induced by 4-NQO and Trp-p-1. As concentration of the methanol extract increased (1.25~5 g/kg/10 cc), micronucleus formation in bone marrow by chemical mutagen (CP) showed inhibitory effects of 50% (p< 0.05).

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.1065-1070
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• 1996

Chitosan이 항돌연변이 활성을 나타내는 분자량 범위를 알아보기 위해, chitosan 가수분해물의 3-amino-1methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole(Trp-P-2), aflatoxin $B_1$, 2-nitrofluorene 및 4-nitroquinoline oxide에 대한 억제활성을 Salmonella typhimurium reversion assay와 SOS chromotes로 조하였다. Chitosan을 산가수분해한 후 한외여과하여 6가지 fraction를(분가량 1,000 이하, $1,000{\sim}3,000,\;3,000{\sim}10,000,\;10,000{\sim}30,000,\;30,000{\sim}100,000$, 100,000 이상)의 chitosan 가수분해물을 제조하였다. 제조된 각 fraction의 탈아세틸화도는 큰 차이가 없었으며, 시료 자체의 pH가 복귀 돌연변이수와 SOS 유도 반응에 미치는 영향은 없는 것으로 나타났다. 얻어진 fraction별로 Salmonella typhimurium reversion assay를 실시한 결과, Trp-P-2에 대한 항돌연변이 활성은 fraction 6의 5% 농도에서 78%, aflatoxin $B_1$에 대해서는 fraction 5의 10% 농도에서 92%, 그리고 2-nitrofluorene에 대해서는 fraction 6의 5% 농도에서 51%의 최고 활성을 나타냈다. 한편 SOS chromotest에서는 Trp-P-2에 대하여 $0{\sim}54%$, 4-nitroquinoline oxide에 대하여 $0{\sim}77%$의 억제 활성을 나타냈다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.528-533
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• 1997

This study was undertaken to determine the antimutagenic effects of Synurus deltoides extracts on the mutagenesis induced by 3-amino-1, 4-dimethyl-5-H-pyrido[4, 3-blindol(Trp-P-1), 2-amitnofluorene (2-AF) and 4-nitroquinolin-1-oxide(4NQO) using Ames test. Raw juice, heated juice, and ethanol extract from Synurus deltoides itself did not induce mutagenesis. The raw juice, heated juice and ethanol extract of 50${mu}ell$/plate showed approximately 90%, 37% and 28% inhibitory effect on the mutagenesis induced by Trp-P-1 against TA98 strain, while 80%, 60% and 58% inhibition was observed on the mutagenesis induced by 2-AF at the concentration of 200${mu}ell$/plate, respectively. TA100 strain was more sensitive than TA98 strain by raw juice, heated juice and ethanol extract on the mutagenesis induced by Trp-P-1 and 2-AF. Meanwhile, the raw juice, heated juice, and ethanol extract showed very limited inhibitory effects on the mutagenesis induced by 4-NQO against TA98 and TA100 strain. These results indicate that raw juice had the strongest inhibitory effect on the Trp-P-1 or 2-AF induced mutagenesis, but all of the extracts had a little antimutagenc effects on the 4-NQO induced mutagenesis.

• BMB Reports
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• 제43권12호
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• pp.824-829
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• 2010

Melanin synthesis is regulated by melanocyte specific enzymes and related transcription factors. $\beta$-carboline alkaloids including harmaline and harmalol are widely distributed in the environment including several plant families and alcoholic beverages. Presently, melanin content and tyrosinase activity were increased in melanoma cells by harmaline and harmalol in concentration- and time-dependent manners. Increased protein levels of tyrosinase, tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP-1), and TRP-2 were also evident. In addition, immunofluorescence and Western blot analyses revealed harmaline and harmalol increased cAMP response element binding protein phosphorylation and microphthalmia-associated transcription factor expression. In addition to studying the signaling that leads to melanogenesis, roles of the p38 MAPK pathways by the harmaline and harmalol were investigated. Harmaline and harmalol induced time-dependent phosphorylation of p38 MAPK. Harmaline and harmalol stimulated melanin synthesis and tyrosinase activity, as well as expression of tyrosinase and TRP-1 and TRP-2 indicating that these harmaline and harmalol induce melanogenesis through p38 MAPK signaling.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.1059-1064
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• 1996

키토산의 in vitro 돌연변이 억제활성을 Salmonella typhimurium reversion assay와 SOS chromotest 이용하여 살펴보았다. S. typhimurium에 의한 시험된 간접변이원 Trp-P-2에 대해서 0.1-1.0 mg/plate의 chitosan농도로 시험하였을 때, 24-65%의 돌연변이 억제활성을 나타내었다(p<0.01). Chitosan농도 0.1-0.5 mg/plate 범위에서는 용량-반응(dose-responese)관계를 나타내면서 저해효과를 나타내었으며, 0.5 mg/plate이상의 농도에서는 오히려 저해효과가 감소하는 경향이었다. 반면, 직접변이원인 SA 및 2-NF로 유도된 돌연변이에 대해서는 시험한 어느 농도에서는 chitosan에 의한 돌연변이 억제효과가 나타나지 않았다. Chitosan은 직접변이원인 4-NQO에 의한 SOS 유도에 대해 chitosan농도가 0.15 mg/assay 및 0.20 mg/assay일 때 4-NQO에 의해 유도된 유도지수(induction factor) 8.290을 4.226및 4.516으로 낮추어 46-49%의 저해활성을 나타내었다. 간접변이원인 Trp-P-2에 의한 SOS 유도에 대한 chitiosan의 억제효과는 시험한 chitosan의 농도범위에서 약 9-39%의 저해활성을 나타내었으며, chitosan농도가 0.1 mg/assay이 경우를 제외하고는 chitosan농도 증가에 따라 비례적으로 SOS유도 저해활성이 나타났다. Trp-P-2d 의해 DNA 손상을 유도한 다음 chitosan의 세포내 역제(bio-antimutagenicity) 활성을 살펴 본 결과, 저농도에서는 세포의 억제(desmutagenicity) 특성을, 0.75-1.0 mg/plate의 비교적 고농도에서는 세포내 억제특성을 나타내었다.

• 약학회지
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.21-27
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• 2014

We have developed 8 peptide derivatives as potential MC1R antagonists and their inhibitory effects on ${\alpha}$-MSH induced cell growth in cultured normal human melanocytes (NHM) were investigated. From these experiments, the two most potent peptide derivatives, 5-phenylvaleric acid-(D)His-Arg-Trp-$(Lys)_6NH_2$ (P 6) and 5-phenylvaleric acid-(D)His-Arg-Trp-$(Lys)_9NH_2$ (P 7) were selected for further studies. In ${\alpha}$-MSH depleted NHM cells, we have found that the treatment with 1 ${\mu}M$ of these two peptide derivatives, P 6 and P 7, inhibited the cell proliferation induced by the addition of 1 nM ${\alpha}$- MSH by 70% and 72%, respectively. In NHM cells without previous ${\alpha}$-MSH depletion, 1 ${\mu}M$ treatment in the presence of 10 nM ${\alpha}$-MSH resulted in 70% (P 6) and 80% (P 7) decrease in cell growth and 64% (P 6) and 71% (P 7) reduction in melanin synthesis, respectively. The peptide derivatives P 6 and P 7 were proved to have no apparent cytotoxicity and inhibited the elevation of intracellular cAMP concentration triggered by ${\alpha}$-MSH. In conclusion, our data suggest that the peptide derivatives reported in this study, 5-phenylvaleric acid-(D)His-Arg-Trp-$(Lys)_6NH_2$ (P 6) and 5-phenylvaleric acid-(D)His- Arg-Trp-$(Lys)_9NH_2$ (P 7) strongly antagonize ${\alpha}$-MSH, inhibit cell proliferation and melanin synthesis, and lower the intracellular cAMP concentration, hence have a promising potential as a novel skin lightening agent.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제26권1호통권84호
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• pp.103-107
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• 1998

Coprinus cinereus에서 tryptophan 생합성에 관여하는 trp2 유전자의 이종 버섯에서의 발현여부를 조사하였다. 유전자 상동성을 확인하기 위하여, C. cinereus trp2 유전자를 함유하는 재조합 DNA인 pHIONA8을 probe로 사용하여 southern blot을 한 결과 S. commune 1-71의 tryptophan 생합성 유전자와 상당한 homology가 있는 것으로 나타났다. pHIONA8 DNA를 이용한 S. commune T1(tryptophan 영양요구주)의 상보성 검증에서는 pertri-dish당 약 50개의 형질전환체가 나타났으며, 이들 형질전환체는 다른 S. commune의 다른 화합성 균주와의 교배 실험에서 clamp cell의 유도와 동시에 약 $2{\sim}3$주만에 자실체를 관찰하였다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.485-490
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• 2014

백복령(Poria cocas)은 전통적으로 민간에서 피부미백에 효과가 있다고 보고되어 있다. 지금까지 melanin 합성에 대한 백복령의 직접적인 효과는 과학적으로 잘 연구되어 있지 않다. 따라서 멜라닌 합성에 대한 백복령 주정 추출물(PCEE)의 직접적인 효과를 밝히기 위해, 쥐의 B16F1 세포를 이용하여 DOPA synthesis assay, tyrosinase activity assay, Western blotting for melanogenic proteins [tyrosinase, tyrosinase related protein (TRP)-1 and TRP-2]를 수행하였다. 본 연구에서 PCEE가 3,4-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DOPA) 합성을 차단함으로써 농도 의존적으로 melanin형성을 억제한다는 것이 밝혀졌다. 비록 tyrosinase의 활성은 영향을 받지 않았지만 TRP-1 과 TRP-2의 단백질 발현 수준은 PCEE에 의해 조절되었다. 따라서 이러한 결과는 PCEE가 미백 효능을 가지고 있어 미백 화장품 개발을 위해 이용될 수 있다는 것을 시사하고 있다.

• 약학회지
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.44-50
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Trp64Arg polymorphism in the ${\beta}_3$-adrenergic receptor gene and complex phenotypes such as blood pressure, body compositions and bone parameters in young men about 20 years, and to collect the fundamental data in designing the exercise program. Eighty healthy young men including 41 controls and 39 athletes were recruited, Trp64Arg polymorphism in the ${\beta}_3$-adrenergic receptor gene was genotyped by PCR-RFLP method. By association study, there were no significance in genotype and allele frequencies of Trp64Arg polymorphism in the ${\beta}_3$-adrenergic receptor gene between controls and athletes, respectively (p>0.05). When the relationship between physiological parameters and Trp64Arg polymorphism in the ${\beta}_3$-adrenergic receptor gene was tested, this polymorphism was significantly associated with 3th lumber and left femoral neck Z-score values in controls (p<0.05), but these associations were not detected in athletic groups (p>0.05). It is likely that Trp64Arg polymorphism in the ${\beta}_3$-adrenergic receptor gene is a genetic marker for the bone mineral density index in young men, but environmental factors such as exercise modify the significant effect of this polymorphism. Thus, our results suggest that Trp64Arg polymorphism in the ${\beta}_3$-adrenergic receptor gene may be applicable as a predictive marker for osteoporosis in Korean young men, and regular exercise may prevent the disadventageous effect of this polymorphism for bone mineral density in male athletic group.