Inhibitory effects of arbutin on melanin biosynthesis of α-melanocyte stimulating hormone-induced hyperpigmentation in cultured brownish guinea pig skin tissues

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 367-373

  Lim, Yu Ji ^a   Lee, Eunjoo H ^a   Kang, Tong Ho ^a   Ha, Sang Keun ^a   Oh, Myung Sook ^a   Kim, Seong Min ^b   Yoon, Tae Jin ^b   Kang, Chulhun ^a   Park, Ji Ho ^a   Kim, Sun Yeou ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

MSH; Arbutin; Hyperpigmentation; Melanin; Melanocyte; Melanogenesis; Skin tissue culture; TRP 1; TRP 2; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; ARBUTIN; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA B16; NONHUMAN; SKIN CULTURE;

AGARICALES; ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; ARBUTIN; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; COSMETICS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MELANINS; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 65449134839     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-009-1309-8     Document Type: Article

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