Affiliation:
1. Jeju Inside Agency and Cosmetic Science Center, Department of Chemistry and Cosmetics, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
Abstract
The objectives of this study were to investigate the melanogenetic potentials of the naturally occurring 7-hydroxy coumarin derivatives 7-hydroxy 5,6-dimethoxycoumarin (7H-5,6DM), 7-hydroxy 6,8-dimethoxycoumarin (7H-6,8DM), 7-hydroxy 6-methoxycoumarin (7H-6M), and 7-hydroxy 4-methylcoumarin (7H-4M) in the melanogenic cells model for murine B16F10 melanoma cells. The initial results indicated that melanin production and intracellular tyrosinase activity were significantly stimulated by 7H-4M but not by 7H-5,6DM, 7H-6,8DM, or 7H-6M. Therefore, our present study further investigated the melanogenic effects of 7H-4M in B16-F10 cells, as well as its mechanisms of action. In a concentration-dependent manner, 7H-4M increased intracellular tyrosinase activity, leading to the accumulation of melanin without affecting the viability of B16-F10 cells. Our study further investigated the effects of 7H-4M on melanogenesis, including its ability to promote tyrosinase activity, increase melanin content, and activate molecular signaling pathways. The results indicate that 7H-4M effectively stimulated tyrosinase activity and significantly increased the expression of melanin synthesis-associated proteins, such as microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF), tyrosinase, tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP1), and TRP2. Based on our findings, we can conclude that 7H-4M has the ability to activate the melanogenesis process through the upregulation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) and the cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB). Additionally, our study showed that 7H-4M induced melanogenic effects by downregulating the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt)/glycogen synthesis kinase-3β (GSK-3β) cascades, while upregulating the JNK and p38 signaling pathways. Finally, the potential of using 7H-4M in topical applications was tested through primary human skin irritation tests. During these tests, no adverse reactions were induced by 7H-4M. In summary, our results indicate that 7H-4M regulates melanogenesis through various signaling pathways such as GSK3β/β-catenin, AKT, PKA/CREB, and MAPK. These findings suggest that 7H-4M has the potential to prevent the development of pigmentation diseases.
Funder
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) through the Demand-Customized R&D Project for National Innovation Convergence Complex
Subject
Chemistry (miscellaneous),Analytical Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Molecular Medicine,Drug Discovery,Pharmaceutical Science
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