Depigmentation caused by application of the active brightening material, rhododendrol, is related to tyrosinase activity at a certain threshold

Shinya Kasamatsu, Akira Hachiya, Shun Nakamura, Yuka Yasuda, Taketoshi Fujimori, Kei Takano, Shigeru Moriwaki, Tadashi Hase, Tamio Suzuki, Kayoko Matsunaga

研究成果: ジャーナルへの寄稿学術論文査読

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Background: Tyrosinase, the rate-limiting enzyme required for melanin production, has been targeted to develop active brightening/lightening materials for skin products. Unexpected depigmentation of the skin characterized with the diverse symptoms was reported in some subjects who used a tyrosinase-competitive inhibiting quasi-drug, rhododendrol. Objective: To investigate the mechanism underlying the depigmentation caused by rhododendrol-containing cosmetics, this study was performed. Methods: The mechanism above was examined using more than dozen of melanocytes derived from donors of different ethnic backgrounds. The RNAi technology was utilized to confirm the effect of tyrosinase to induce the cytotoxicity of rhododendrol and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was introduced to detect rhododendrol and its metabolites in the presence of tyrosinase. Results: Melanocyte damage was related to tyrosinase activity at a certain threshold. Treatment with a tyrosinase-specific siRNA was shown to dramatically rescue the rhododendrol-induced melanocyte impairment. Hydroxyl-rhododendrol was detected only in melanocytes with higher tyrosinase activity. When an equivalent amount of hydroxyl-rhododendrol was administered, cell viability was almost equally suppressed even in melanocytes with lower tyrosinase activity. Conclusion: The generation of a tyrosinase-catalyzed hydroxyl-metabolite is one of the causes for the diminishment of the melanocyte viability by rhododendrol.

本文言語英語
ページ(範囲)16-24
ページ数9
ジャーナルJournal of Dermatological Science
76
1
DOI
出版ステータス出版済み - 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 生化学
  • 分子生物学
  • 皮膚病学

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