• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2014

피부는 자외선과 같은 외부자극으로부터 피부를 보호하기 위해 멜라닌을 생성한다. 하지만 과도한 멜라닌의 생성은 기미, 주근깨와 같은 색소 침착을 유발하며 미관상 좋지 않을 뿐 아니라 피부 질환을 유발할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 왕지네 추출물이 멜라닌 생성에 영향을 미치는지 여부를 B16/F10 melanoma 세포를 이용한 실험을 통해 확인하였다. 그 결과 유기용매를 이용한 왕지네 추출물의 멜라닌 생성량은 무처리 대비 36 ~ 67%로서 멜라닌 생성이 감소되는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며 특히 70% 에탄올을 이용한 왕지네 추출물의 멜라닌 생성량은 36%로 실험을 진행했던 추출물들 중에서 가장 낮음을 확인하였다. 이는 세포내 티로시나아제 효소 활성 측정에서도 유사한 결과를 얻었으며 이에 70% 에탄올로 추출한 왕지네 추출물은 피부 미백 기능성소재로서의 가능성이 높을 것으로 사료된다. 또한 티로시나아제 효소 활성을 단백질 수준에서 검정한 결과, 앞선 실험에서 티로시나아제 효소 활성이 가장 낮았던 70% 에탄올로 추출한 왕지네 추출물의 경우 세포내 glycosylation 된 티로시나아제의 발현이 감소함을 확인할 수 있었으며, 이는 70% 에탄올로 추출된 왕지네 추출물이 세포내 티로시나아제의 glycosylation을 억제하여 결과적으로 멜라닌 생성을 저해하는 것으로 추측할 수 있다.

• 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국독성학회 2003년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.177-177
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• 2003

Tumor cell invasion and metastasis are a complex multistep process that involves the degradation of extracellular matrix proteins by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) acts as a negative regulator of matrix metalloproteinase and thus prevents tumor cell invasion and metastasis by preserving extracellular matrix integrity.(omitted)

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.108-113
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• 2011

황백 추출물의 tyrosinase 억제효과를 검토한 결과 60% 에탄올추출물에서 25% 정도의 억제효과를 나타내었으며, melanoma세포(B16F10)에서의 멜라닌 생합성을 측정한 결과 31.2%의 저해활성을 나타내어 멜라닌생성억제효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 황백추출물에서 tyrosinase저해 활성물질을 정제하고자 Sephadex LH-20과 MCI-gel CHP-20 open column을 이용하여 용출한 결과 순수하게 정제된 활성물질을 얻을 수 있었으며, 정제물질을 구조 동정한 결과 미백물질은 obacunone으로 동정되었다. 정제된 obacunone은 35.1%의 저해활성을 나타내어 미백 활성이 비교적 우수함을 확인할 수 있었으며, 황백추출물로부터 분리한 미백물질을 이용한 미백 화장품을 제조하여 관능평가를 한 결과 우수한 평가를 받았다. 미백화장품의 안정성 검사를 위해 pH, 점도 및 복소탄성률의 변화를 측정하였으나 저장기간 60일 동안 큰 변화를 나타내지 않았다. 또한 온도변화, 인공 및 자연광에 의한 변화, 온도순환에 의한 변화 및 냉 해동순환(Freeze & Thaw cycling)에 따른 변화들 살펴본 결과 저장 60일 동안 모든 조건에서 상의 분리와 변색, 변취 등의 변화 없이 안정성을 나타내었다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.494-505
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• 2019

In this study, the antioxidant, anti-xanthine oxidase, anti-melanogenic and anti-wrinkle effects of methanol (ME) and hot water (HE) extracts from the fruiting bodies of Phellinus vaninii were investigated. The 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl free radical scavenging activity of 2.0 mg/mL HE (95.38%) was comparable to that of butylated hydroxytoluene (96.97%), the reference standard. The hydroxyl radical scavenging activities of ME (98.19%) and HE (97.55%) were higher than that of butylated hydroxytoluene (92.66%) at 2.0 mg/mL. Neither ME nor HE was cytotoxic to murine melanoma B16-F10 cells at 25-750 ㎍/mL. Although the xanthine oxidase (XO) inhibitory effects of ME and HE were significantly lower than that of allopurinol, the values were higher than 84 percent. The in vitro tyrosinase inhibitory activities of ME and HE were comparable to kojic acid at 2.0 mg/mL. The cellular tyrosinase and melanin synthetic activities of ME and HE on B16-F10 melanoma cells at 500 ㎍/mL were higher than arbutin, indicating that the inhibitory effects of arbutin on the tyrosinase and melanin synthesis were higher than those of ME and HE. The collagenase inhibitory activity of HE was comparable to EGCG at 2.0 mg/mL, however, the elastase inhibitory activity of ME and HE was lower than EGCG at the concentration tested. The study results demonstrated that the fruiting bodies of Ph. vaninii possessed good antioxidant, anti-xanthine oxidase, cell-free anti-tyrosinase, cellular anti-tyrosinase, anti-collagenase, and moderate anti-elastase activities, which might be used for the development of novel anti-gout, skin-whitening, and skin anti-wrinkle agents.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.176-181
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• 2005

Our previous reports demonstrated that ip. administration of Korean red ginseng acidic polysaccharide (RGAP) exerts antitumor activity In mice. The present study was carried out to compare the effects of ip. and p.o. routes of administration of RGAP on either normal or tumor-bearing BALB/c mice. RGAP was administered either ip. or p.o. at doses of 100, 300, 500, 1000 mg/kg for 1 or 5 weeks. Peritoneal macrophages from mice treated with RGAP p.o. at a dose of 300 mg/kg either for 1 or 5 weeks did not exhibit growth inhibition activity toward WEHI-I64 tumor cells. However, administration of RGAP at a dose of 600 mg/kg for both 1 and 5 weeks increased the antitumor activity of macrophages. Oral administration of RGAP (600 mg/kg) for 5 weeks and ip. administration of RGAP (300 mg/kg) for 1 week resulted in antitumor activities of $40\%$ and $45\%$, respectively, indicating that the effect of i.p. injection is more potent 2 and 5 times than that of p.o. one in terms of dose and duration, respectively. Tumor inhibition rates of RGAP at doses of 300, 500, 1000 mg/kg in mice transplanted with B16-F10 melanoma were 4.4, 12.0, and $45.4\%$, respectively, meaning that p.o. dose higher than 500 mg/kg possess marked antitumor activity. The results above suggests that p.o. administration of RGAP also show antitumor activity in vivo depending on the dose.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.163-170
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• 2015

Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) is a major component of the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria. Its effects on living organisms are different from those of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) found in Gram-negative bacteria. LTA contributes to immune regulatory effects including anti-aging. In this study, we showed that LTA isolated from Lactobacillus plantarum (pLTA) inhibited melanogenesis in B16F10 mouse melanoma cells. pLTA reduced the cellular activity of tyrosinase and the expression of tyrosinase family members in a dose-dependent manner. The expression of microphthalmia- associated transcription factor (MITF), a key factor in the synthesis of melanin, was also decreased by pLTA. Further, we showed that pLTA activated melanogenesis signaling, such as extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinse (PI3K)/AKT. In addition, the expression of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 (hnRNP A1) and HuR, which are important RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), was reduced. pLTA likely degrades MITF via regulation of melanogenic signaling and RNA stability of melanogenic proteins, resulting in the reduction of melanin. Thus, our data suggest that pLTA has therapeutic potential for treating hyperpigmentation disorders and can also be used as a cosmetic whitening agent.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제23권11호
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• pp.1336-1341
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• 2013

아시아에서 한방약초로 널리 알려진 당귀 추출물의 미백활성을 알아보기 위하여 tyrosinase 저해활성을 측정한 결과 1,000 ${\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 70% 이상의 활성을 나타내었다. 또한 당귀 추출물에 대한 멜라노마 세포(B16F10)의 세포생존율을 확인한 결과 500 ${\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 99% 이상의 세포생존율을 확인할 수 있었다. 미백 관련 인자인 MITF, TRP-1, TRP-2 및 tyrosinase의 mRNA 발현량을 측정한 결과 50 ${\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 각각 85.7%, 123.9%, 68.8%, 208%로 당귀 추출물을 처리하지 않은 군보다 감소하였음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 연구 결과에 따라 당귀 추출물이 melanin 합성과 관련이 있는 유전자 발현의 억제효과가 있음을 확인할 수 있었으며, 미백 화장품 소재로서의 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.1229-1240
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• 2021

은행나무 종자인 백과를 70% 에탄올로 추출하여 미백 효능을 규명하고 화장품 소재로서의 응용 가능성을 확인하고자 하였다. 백과 에탄올추출물 (GBE)을 B16F10 melanoma cells에 처치하여 멜라닌 생성과 tyrosinase 활성을 확인한 결과 유의한 수준의 멜라닌 생성 저해가 관찰되었고, 멜라닌 생성과정에 관여하는 주요 효소인 tyrosinase의 활성이 농도 의존적으로 억제됨이 관찰되었다. 멜라닌 생성 관련 주요 인자들의 단백질 발현과 mRNA 수준을 관찰한 결과, tyrosinase, tyrosinase-related protein-1, -2 (TRP-1, -2), microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF)의 단백질 발현과 유전자 수준이 GBE의 처리에 의해 유의한 수준으로 저해되었다. 이 결과를 통해, 본 연구의 백과 에탄올추출물은 멜라닌 세포의 멜라닌 생성 관련 핵심 전사인자인 MITF의 조절을 통해 멜라닌 생성 억제 효과를 나타내는 것으로 보인다. 이에 따라 백과 에탄올추출물을 화장품 미백 기능성 소재로 활용 가능성이 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2021

Skin photoaging occurs due to chronic exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UV), the main factor contributing to extrinsic skin aging. Clinical signs of photoaging include the formation of deep, coarse skin wrinkles and hyperpigmentation. Although melanogenesis and skin wrinkling occur in different skin cells and have different underlying mechanisms, their initiation involves intracellular calcium signaling via calcium ion channels. The ORAI1 channel initiates melanogenesis in melanocytes, and the TRPV1 channel initiates MMP-1 production in keratinocytes in response to UV stimulation. We aimed to develop a drug that may simultaneously inhibit ORAI1 and TRPV1 activity to help prevent photoaging. We synthesized nootkatol, a chemical derivative of valencene. TRPV1 and ORAI1 activities were measured using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. Intracellular calcium concentration [Ca2+]i was measured using calcium-sensitive fluorescent dye (Fura-2 AM). UV-induced melanin formation and MMP-1 production were quantified in B16F10 melanoma cells and HaCaT cells, respectively. Our results indicate that nootkatol (90 μM) reduced TRPV1 current by 94% ± 2% at -60 mV and ORAI1 current by 97% ± 1% at -120 mV. Intracellular calcium signaling was significantly inhibited by nootkatol in response to ORAI1 activation in human primary melanocytes (51.6% ± 0.98% at 100 μM). Additionally, UV-induced melanin synthesis was reduced by 76.38% ± 5.90% in B16F10 melanoma cells, and UV-induced MMP-1 production was reduced by 59.33% ± 1.49% in HaCaT cells. In conclusion, nootkatol inhibits both TRPV1 and ORAI1 to prevent photoaging, and targeting ion channels may be a promising strategy for preventing photoaging.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제31권10호
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• pp.883-890
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• 2022

The present study investigated the feasibility of using the ethanolic extract of Hermetia illucens larvae (HIE) as a whitening improvement material. In cell viability assays using B16F1 melanoma cells, no cytotoxicity was recorded up to 200 ㎍·mL^-1 of HIE. Moreover, while tyrosinase inhibitory activity increased, melanin content decreased in a dose-dependent manner, indicating that HIE likely inhibited tyrosine-induced intracellular melanin biosynthesis in B16F1 melanoma cells. Therefore, HIE is expected to serve as a potent whitening improvement material.