The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 20-31

  Hakozaki, T ^a   Minwalla, L ^b   Zhuang, J ^c   Chhoa, M ^c   Matsubara, A ^a   Miyamoto, K ^a   Greatens, A ^b   Hillebrand, G G ^d   Bissett, D L ^c   Boissy, R E ^b  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c Skin Technology Division   (United States)

^d Procter and Gamble   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperpigmentation; Melanogenesis; Melanosome transfer; Niacinamide; Skin lightening; Skin pigmentation

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NICOTINAMIDE; SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL TRANSFER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERPIGMENTATION; KERATINOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOSOMES; MIDDLE AGED; NIACINAMIDE; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 0036068103     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04834.x     Document Type: Article

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