• BMB Reports
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• 제43권7호
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• pp.461-467
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• 2010

Natural products with non-toxic and environmentally friendly properties are good resources for skin-whitening cosmetic agents when compared to artificial synthetic chemicals. Here, we investigated the effect of glyceollin produced to induce disease resistance responses of soybean to specific races of an incompatible pathogen, phytophthora sojae, on melanogenesis and discussed their mechanisms in melanin biosynthesis. We found that glyceollin inhibits melanin synthesis and tyrosinase activity in B16 melanoma cells without cytotoxicity. To elucidate the mechanism of the effect of glyceollin on melanogenesis, we conducted western blot analysis for melanogenic enzymes such as tyrosinase, tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP-1), and TRP-2. Glyceollin inhibited tyrosinase and TRP-1 protein expression. Additionally, glyceollin effectively inhibited intracellular cAMP levels in B16 melanoma cells stimulated by $\alpha$-melanocyte stimulating hormone ($\alpha$-MSH). These results suggest that the whitening activity of glyceollin may be due to the inhibition of cAMP involved in the signal pathway of $\alpha$-MSH in B16 melanoma cells.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2017

Objectives : The various grape extracts derived from grape pulp, seed and skin, containing various types of polyphenols and flavonoids, have been known to have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and improve cardiovascular condition as well as sun's damaging effects. However, there have been rare reports of various beneficial effects of grape fruit stem extract (GFSE), one of the waste products of grapes. We investigated anti-inflammatory and melanogenesis inhibitory effects of GFSE. Methods : One-hundred gram of grape fruit stem was extracted with 80% ethanol at room temperature for 3 days. After filtration, the ethanol was removed using vacuum evaporator, then lyophilized to obtain the dry extract which was stored at $-20^{\circ}C$ until used. NO levels were measured by using Greiss reagent. Prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$) production was measured by ELISA assay. The expression levels of iNOS, COX-2, TRP-1 and TRP-2 were evaluated by western blot analysis. Results : GFSE reduced the level of nitric oxide and prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$) production in a dose-dependent manner, compared to control. Expressions of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) protein were also effectively inhibited by the GFSE. In a tyrosinase inhibitory activity, GFSE significantly reduced the tyrosinase activity and melanin content in a dose dependent manner, compared to control. GFSE also decreased the expression of tyrosinase related protein-1 (TRP-1) and tyrosinase related protein-2 (TRP-2), known as a melanocyte-specific gene product involved in melanin synthesis. Conclusions : Therefore, these results indicated that GFSE had powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-melanogenic effects.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.105-112
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• 2024

본 연구에서는 차가버섯의 미백 활성 검증을 통하여 화장품 소재로써의 활용 가능성을 확인하였다. 차가버섯 추출물의 항산화 효과를 알아보기 위해 전자공여능을 측정한 결과 농도가 증가할수록 활성도도 증가하였으며 1,000 ㎍/ml 농도에서 82.1%의 우수한 전자공여능을 나타내었다. 또한 미백 효과를 검증하기 위해 tyrosinase 저해활성을 측정한 결과 농도 의존적으로 저해활성이 증가함을 확인하였다. MTT assay를 통해 멜라노마 세포(B16F10)의 세포 생존율을 확인한 결과 100 ㎍/ml 이하 농도에서 80% 이상의 생존율을 나타내었다. 따라서 세포 관련 실험은 25, 50, 100 ㎍/ml 농도에서 진행하였다. B16F10 cell에 차가버섯 추출물을 처리하여 멜라닌 합성과 관련된 단백질 발현을 측정한 결과 농도 의존성에 따라 모든 인자에서 단백질 발현이 억제됨을 확인할 수 있으며 100 ㎍/ml의 농도에서 TRP-1, MITF는 40.1%, 64.2%의 발현량을 나타내었고 tyrosinase 및 TRP-2는 arbutin 보다 단백질 발현 저해가 우수한 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 멜라닌 합성 관련 mRNA 발현 측정을 위해 B16F10 세포에 차가버섯 추출물을 처리한 결과, 농도가 증가할수록 mRNA 발현이 억제되는 것을 검증하였다. 이에 따라 차가버섯 추출물이 미백 활성을 가지는 화장품 소재로써의 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.371-376
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• 2008

In this study, we have investigated the hypo-pigmentary mechanism of methanol extract of Forsythiae Fructus in human melanocyte cell line, HM3KO. Treatment of HM3KO cells with Forsythiae Fructus extract markedly inhibited melanin biosynthesis in a dose-dependent manner. Decreased melanin contents occurred through the decrease of tyrosinase protein and activity. The mRNA levels of tyrosinase and tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TRP-1) were also reduced by Forsythiae Fructus extract. Moreover, the level of intracellular cyclic AMP (cAMP) was significantly decreased by treatment of Forsythiae Fructus extract. These results suggest that Forsythiae Fructus reduces melanin synthesis by down regulation of tyrosinase mRNA transcription, and this is closely related to the cAMP-dependent pathway.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.26-32
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• 2011

Novel tyrosinase inhibitors are important for pigmentation in the skin. Following extraction of tyrosinase inhibitors from edible vegetables or fruits, we found that the Prunus persica flesh extract (PPFE) exhibited potential inhibitory activity for melanogenesis. PPFE showed tyrosinase inhibitory activity in an enzymatic assay and PPFE also significantly inhibited the melanin formation in cultured mouse melan-a cells. Moreover, real-time RT-PCR analysis revealed that the inhibition of melanin production by PPFE was closely related to marked suppression of mRNA expression of tyrosinase and tyrosinase-related protein-1 and -2 (TRP-1 and TRP-2) in melan-a cells. Further investigation found that the modulation of tyrosinase expression by PPFE was associated with the transcriptional regulation of the microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF). PPFE inhibited the promoter activity of MITF and suppressed MITF mRNA expression in melan-a cells. These results indicate that PPFE down-regulates melanogenesis-associated gene expression through MITF-mediated transcriptional regulation and these events might be related to the hypopigmentary effects of PPFE.

• 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.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.289-294
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• 2013

본 연구는 미백 소재 개발을 위하여 강진향(Dalbergia odorifera T. Chen) 추출물에서 분리한 활성물질인 biochanin A의 멜라닌 생성에 연관된 효과를 알아보았다. Biochanin A는 B16F1 melanoma 세포에서 농도 의존적으로 멜라닌 양을 억제하였으며, 멜라닌 생합성 저해 효과는 10 ${\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 멜라닌 생성 억제율이 48%로 나타났다. Western blot을 이용하여 microphthalmia associated transcription factor (MITF), Tyrosinase, Trp-1와 Trp-2의 발현을 억제함을 확인하였다. 따라서 biochanin A는 미백 효능을 갖는 화장품 소재로서의 개발 가능성이 클 것으로 기대된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.946-951
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• 2014

멜라닌은 superoxide, hydroxyl radical, singlet oxygen, hydrogen peroxide와 같은 활성산소를 생성하는 자외선으로부터 피부를 보호하는 핵심적인 역할을 한다. 그러나 지질, 단백질, DNA 산화를 야기시키는 활성산소는 주근깨와 기미의 원인으로 알려진 melanin 과잉생산을 유도한다. 한약재중에서 본 연구에 사용된 유백피는 주요 성분으로 flavonoids를 함유하는 것으로 보고되었다. 본 연구의 목적은 B16F1에서의 유백피 에탄올 추출물의 미백효과 및 항산화 효과를 조사한 것이다. UMEE는 $3.12{\mu}g/ml$ 이하의 농도에서 세포독성을 보여주지 않았다. 항산화 실험에서 UMEE는 높은 환원력과 DPPH 소거효과를 보여주었다. 더욱이 UMEE는 지질과산화 억제효과가 있는 것으로 관찰되었다. UMEE는 in vitro에서 tyrosinase활성에 대한 억제효과는 없었다. 그러나 UMEE는 melanogenesis에서 중요한 효소인 tyrosinase 및 tyrosinase related protein-2 (TRP-2)의 발현을 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과들은 UMEE가 항산화 활성뿐 만 아니라 tyrosinase 및 TRP-2의 발현억제를 통한 미백효과를 나타내어, 피부에 미백효과를 줄 수 있는 기능적인 잠재성을 가지고 있다는 것을 암시한다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 항산화 및 미백 소재의 개발을 위해 다양한 추출법을 이용하여 용담화 추출물을 제조하고 항산화 효과 및 멜라닌 생합성 저해능을 평가하였다. 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) 라디칼 소거활성을 평가한 결과 용담화 추출물의 항산화 활성은 모두 농도 의존적으로 증가하였다. 또한 용담화 추출물은 tyrosinase 활성을 저해시켰으며, B16F10 세포에서 멜라닌 생성을 감소시키는 효과를 보였다. 멜라닌 생합성에 관여하는 유전자의 발현에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 tyrosinase-related protein (TRP)-1 및 2 mRNA 발현을 확인한 결과 용담화 추출물에 의해 TRP-1 및 2의 발현이 감소되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과로 보아 용담화 추출물은 항산화 및 미백 기능성 화장품 소재로서의 응용이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2011년도 임시총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.16-16
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• 2011

Melanogenesis is a well-known physiological response of human skin that may occur because of exposure to ultraviolet light, for genetic reasons, or due to other causes. In our effectors to find new skin lightening agents, acanthoic acid (AA) was investigated for its ability to inhibit melanogenesis. The effects of AA isolated from A.koreanumun the expression of $\alpha$-MSH-induced melanogenic factors (tyrosinase, tyrosinase related protein (TRP)-1, TRP-2 and MITF (microphthalmla-associated transcriptional factor)) were investigated in murine B16F10 melanoma cells. The results indicate that AA was an effective inhibitor of melanogenesis in B16F10 cells. To elucidate the mechanism of the effect of AA on melanogenesis, we performed Western blotting for melanogenic proteins. AA inhibited melanogenic factors (tyrosinase, TRP-1, TRP-2) expressions. In this study, we also confirmed that AA decreased the protein level of MITF proteins, which would lead to a decrease of tyrosinase and related genes in B16F10 melanoma cells. In order to apply AA to the human skin, the cytotoxic effects of the AA were determined by MTT assays using human keratinocyte HaCaT cells. Based on these results, we suggest that AA be considered possible anti-melanogenic agent and might be effective against hyperpigmentation disorders for the topical application.