• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.258-264
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• 2015

본 연구는 윈터체리 추출물의 미백 활성을 검증하여 기능성 미백 소재로서의 가능성을 확인하였다. 먼저, DPPH, ABTS, FRAP를 이용한 항산화 활성 검증에서 윈터체리 추출물은 매우 높은 항산화 효과를 보였으며, 티로시나아 제의 활성에도 농도 의존적인 억제 효과를 보여주었다. 마우스 유래 B16-F10 멜라노마 세포를 이용한 멜라닌 생성에서 윈터체리 추출물이 미치는 영향을 확인한 결과, 세포 내에서 생합성 되는 멜라닌의 양이 상당히 감소하고 있음을 확인하였다. 또한, 멜라닌 생성을 더욱 유도하는 ${\alpha}-MSH$를 세포에 처리하였을 때, 윈터체리 추출물은 농도 의존적인 억제 효능을 보여주었다. 이러한 윈터체리 추출물의 멜라닌 생성 억제는 MITF 전사인자의 발현을 억제함으로써 일어나고, 결과적으로 멜라닌 생합성과 관련된 티로시나아제와 Tyrp-1 등의 단백질 발현을 감소시킴으로써 일어나게 됨을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과들로 볼 때, 윈터체리 추출물은 기존의 미백 원료들을 대체할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 함께 사용할 경우 상승 효과를 낼 수 있는 새로운 미백 소재로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.315-320
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• 2015

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of ethanolic extract Salicornia herbacea (SHEE) on melanogenesis and mechanism. The SHEE on ${\alpha}$-melanocyte stimulating hormone (${\alpha}$-MSH) induces melanogenesis in B16F10 melanoma cells. The effect of SHEE remarkably decreased protein expression of tyrosinase and tyrosinase relate protein (TRP)-2 increased extracellular signal related kinase (ERK) on ${\alpha}$-MSH 100 nM induced melanogenesis on B16F10 melanoma cells at dose-dependent manner. It has been reported that the activation of ERK reduce melanin synthesis by down-regulating micro-phthalmia-associated transcription fator (MITF). These results sugggest that possibility of extracted korean medicinal herbs as a functional ingredient for whitening cosmetic formula.

• 약학회지
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.254-259
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• 2012

To further access honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) venom (BV) as a cosmetic ingredient and potential external treatment for topical use, we investigated its ability to inhibit tyrosinase activity and melanin biosynthesis on melanogenesis in B16F1 melanoma cells. We found that BV increased the cell viability in B16F1 melanoma cell and BV (0.01~1 ${\mu}g/ml$) inhibited melanin synthesis in with 10 nM ${\alpha}$-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (${\alpha}$-MSH) for 48 h. In addition, we used reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and western blotting for me melanogenesis-related genes such as tyrosinase to examine the mechanisms underlying the inhibitory effects of BV on melanogensis. BV inhibited direct tyrosinase activity, which decreased melanin synthesis in ${\alpha}$-MSH stimulated B16F1 melanoma cells. Thease findings suggest that BV induces the downregulation of melanogenesis by inhibiting tyrosinase activation.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.883-890
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• 2021

본 연구는 B16F10 melanoma 세포에서 산딸기 잎 추출물(Rubus crataefifolius Leaf Extract, RCLE)의 멜라닌 생성 억제 효과를 확인하고자 수행되었다. α-MSH로 자극한 B16F10 melanoma 세포에서 멜라닌 함량과 tyrosinase 활성, 멜라닌 생성관련 효소들인 TRP-1, TRP-2 및 MITF의 단백질 발현 수준을 조사하였고 이에 대한 RCLE의 효과를 검증하였다. RCLE는 tyrosinase 활성과 멜라닌 생성을 효과적으로 억제하였고 멜라닌 생성 경로에 관여하는 PKA와 CREB의 인산화와 MITF의 발현을 억제하였으며 멜라닌 생성 관련 단백질의 발현을 하향 조절하였다. 이러한 결과는 RCLE가 MITF 발현을 억제하여 α-MSH로 자극된 멜라닌 합성을 억제한다는 것을 보여준다. 따라서 이러한 연구결과는 RCLE가 과도한 멜라닌 생성으로 인한 색소 침착을 완화시킬 수 있는 기능성 화장품 소재로 활용될 수 있음을 시사한다.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.118-118
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• 2022

Carex pumila Thunb. is a plant native to East Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. However, its effect on skin melanogenesis has not been investigated. In the present study, we evaluated its anti-melanogenic properties using B16F10 melanoma cells and zebrafish larvae in the presence or absence of α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH). In this study we revealed that concentrations below 50 µg/mL did not induce any cytotoxicity in B16F10 melanoma cells and cardiotoxicity in zebrafish larvae. However, 50 µg/mL treatment significantly inhibited α-MSH-induced extracellular (from 181.24% α 0.62% to 105.15% α 0.31%) and intracellular melanin contents (from 119.8% α 1.2% to 53.4% α 1.7%) as well as intracellular tyrosinase activity (from 143.9% α 4.2% to 103.7% α 1.4%) in B16F10 melanoma cells. At 25 µg/mL and 50 µg/mL concentrations, it could significantly inhibit α-MSH induced hyperpigmentation in zebrafish larvae (from 100% α 2.3% to 60.7% α 1.3% and 47.5% α 1.9% respectively). Additionally, the extract suppressed α-MSH-induced cAMP-CREB-MITF signaling pathway and consequently inhibited tyrosinase expression in B16F10 melanoma cells. In conclusion, our results indicate that this plant extract could suppress the cAMP-CREB-MITF axis which consequently inhibits tyrosinase mediated melanogenesis.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.196-203
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• 2005

Gunggui-tang has been used for the therapy of blood disorders in Hangbang medicine for long time. Also, Glycyrrhiza uralensis has been used for deficientblood patterns with an irregular pulse or palpitations, coughing and wheezing, and heat or cold in the lungs. Melanogenesis is a physiological process resulting in the synthesis of melanin pigments. We investigated whether the water extract of Gunggui-tang plus G. uralensis inhibited melanogenesis in B16 melanoma cells. Because the molecular events connecting the regulation in tyrosinase activity remain to be elucidated, we also aimed to determine whether Gunggui-tang gamibang(GTG) affects tyrosinase at the gene activation level in the cells. First, we showed that GTG inhibited the tyrosinase promoter activity and further, down-regulated the tyrosinase protein activity in ${\alpha}-melanocyte-stimulating$ hormone $({\alpha}-MSH)-treated$ B16 melanoma cells. GTG also resulted in a decrease of melanin content in MSH-induced melanogenesis, indicating that GTG may be a useful drug in studying the regulation of melanogenesis. The pretreatment of GTG significantly prevented phosphotransferase activity of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK1) and transcriptional activation of activating protein-1 (AP-1) in MSH-treated B16 melanoma cells. These findings indicate that GTG inhibits melanogenesis of B16 melanoma cells via suppression of phosphotransferase activity of JNK1 and transcriptional activation of AP-1.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.21.1-21.8
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• 2018

In the present study, we first evaluated the melanin inhibitory effect of four crude 70% ethanol extracts separated from soft corals abundantly growing along the seawaters of Jeju Island, South Korea, including Dendronephthya castanea (DC), Dendronephthya gigantea (DG), Dendronephthya puetteri (DP), and Dendronephthya spinulosa (DS). Among the four ethanol extracts, the ethanol extract of DP (DPE) did not possess any cytotoxic effect on B16F10 cells. However, all other three extracts showed a cytotoxic effect. Also, DPE reduced the melanin content and the cellular tyrosinase activity without cytotoxicity, compared to the ${\alpha}-MSH$-stimulated B16F10 cells. Specifically, DPE downregulated the expression levels of tyrosinase and microphthalmia-associated transcription factor by activating the ERK signaling cascade in ${\alpha}-MSH$-stimulated B16F10 cells. Interestingly, the melanin inhibitory effect of DPE was abolished by the co-treatment of PD98059, an ERK inhibitor. According to these results, we suggest that DPE has whitening capacity with the melanin inhibitory effects by activating ERK signaling and could be used as a potential natural melanin inhibitor for cosmeceutical products.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.298-304
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• 2015

Dendrobium loddigesii (DL) is a valuable and versatile herbal medicine with the anecdotal claims of anti-oxidant and anti-inflammation. In the present study, we investigated the whitening effects of DL under various conditions with B16F10 melanoma cells. The DL extract inhibited melanin contents and tyrosinase activity in a dose-dependent manner, compared with untreated group. Treatment of the DL extract effectively suppressed the ${\alpha}$-MSH-stimulated melanin formation, tyrosinase activity and dendrite outgrowth. Moreover, the ${\alpha}$-MSH-induced mRNA expressions of tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP-1), tyrosinase-related protein-2 (TRP-2), microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) and protein expression of tyrosinase were significantly attenuated by DL treatment. These results indicate that DL may be a great cosmeceutical ingredient for its whitening effects.

• BMB Reports
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.206-211
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• 2009

Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) plays an essential role in the stress response of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, and is the precursor of biologically active peptides such as adrenocorticotropin (ACTH), $\alpha$-melanocyte-stimulating hormone ($\alpha$-MSH), $\beta$-melanocyte-stimulation hormone ($\beta$-MSH) and $\beta$-endorphin. We have synthesized two different forms of POMC cDNA clones, POMC-I and POMC-II, from a pituitary cDNA library for Paralichthys olivaceus, or Japanese flounder. jfPOMC-I cDNA consists of 954bp and encodes a polypeptide of 216 amino acid residues, whereas jfPOMC-II consists of 971bp which encode a polypeptide of 194 amino acid residues. The high levels of jfPOMC-I and -II mRNAs detected in the pituitary tissue and moderate levels detected in the brain tissue plus our quantitative RT-PCR analysis, which showed there to be no significant difference between the levels of jfPOMC-I and -II mRNAs, indicate that there may be no functional separation between these two mRNAs in the flounder.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.104-117
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• 2009

Objective : Melanin is one of the most important facor in skin color. Melanin protects human skin from ultraviolet radiation otherwise it causes melanin pigmentation. So this experiment is carried out for test whether Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi(SBG) inhibits melanin synthesis and tyrosinase activity in mouse B16 melanoma cells. Method : The melanin synthesis inhibition effects of SBG were examined by in vitro melanin production assay. We assessed inhibitory effects of SBG on melanin contents from B16F1 melanoma cell, on tyrosinase activity(cell and cell free system), effect of SBG on the expression tyrosinase, Microphthalmia-associated Transcription Factor(MITF), Extracellular signal-regulated Kinase(ERK). Result : SBG inhibited melanin synthesis induced $\alpha$-MSH($\alpha$-Melanin Stimulating Hormone) in B16F1. SBG inhibited tyrosinase activity and expression. And SBG down-regulates MITF and stimulated ERK activation in B16F1. Conclusion : According to above results, SBG was improved its suppression effect to the inhibition of melanin synthesis, tyrosinase activation, and tyrosinase promotor activation. So SBG is considered to be used for an strong source of skin whitening effect.