Guggulsterone inhibits melanogenesis in B16 murine melanoma cells by downregulating tyrosinase expression

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 974-978

  Koo, Jeung Hyun ^a   Rhee, Kyoung Suk ^a   Koh, Hyoung Won ^a   Jang, Hyun Young ^a   Park, Byung Hyun ^a   Park, Jin Woo ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cyclic AMP; Guggulsterone; Melanogenesis; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; GUGGULSTERONE; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; MELANIN; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN 1; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL LINE, TUMOR; COMMIPHORA; CYCLIC AMP; DOWN-REGULATION; MELANINS; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PREGNENEDIONES;

EID: 84866492960     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2012.1057     Document Type: Article

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