Natural skin-whitening compounds for the treatment of melanogenesis (Review)
| Autor: | Guangming Gong, Yanli Cao, Wenya Liu, Anfu Tang, Wenhui Qian, Hua Su, Dong Zhu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
melanogenesis Cancer Research skin-whitening agents integumentary system business.industry natural sources Skin whitening Human skin General Medicine Review Pharmacology tyrosinase Hyperpigmentation Melanin 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Medicine medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1792-0981 |
| Popis: | Melanogenesis is the process for the production of melanin, which is the primary cause of human skin pigmentation. Skin-whitening agents are commercially available for those who wish to have a lighter skin complexions. To date, although numerous natural compounds have been proposed to alleviate hyperpigmentation, insufficient attention has been focused on potential natural skin-whitening agents and their mechanism of action from the perspective of compound classification. In the present article, the synthetic process of melanogenesis and associated core signaling pathways are summarized. An overview of the list of natural skin-lightening agents, along with their compound classifications, is also presented, where their efficacy based on their respective mechanisms of action on melanogenesis is discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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