Abrogating effect of a xanthophyll carotenoid astaxanthin on the stem cell factor-induced stimulation of human epidermal pigmentation

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 304, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 803-816

  Nakajima, Hiroaki ^a   Fukazawa, Katsunori ^a   Wakabayashi, Yuki ^a   Wakamatsu, Kazumasa ^b   Senda, Kazuhiro ^c   Imokawa, Genji ^a,d  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Revanche Co Ltd   (Japan)

^d CHUBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Human epidermal equivalent; Skin pigmentation; Stem cell factor

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN; ENDOTHELIN 1; EUMELANIN; MELANIN; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PROTEIN PME117; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; STEM CELL FACTOR; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; EDN GENE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDERMAL PIGMENTATION; EPIDERMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MELANOCYTE; MITF GENE; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCF GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TYR GENE; TYRP1 GENE; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPIDERMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GP100 MELANOMA ANTIGEN; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MELANOCYTES; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICROPHTHALMIA-ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STEM CELL FACTOR; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 84871256936     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: 1432069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-012-1248-y     Document Type: Article

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