Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2018, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (1): 37-41.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2018.01.007

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Effects of isoimperaterin on regulation of tyrosinase and Rab27a in human epidermal melanocytes

SUN Beilei1, ZHENG Yuqiong2, LIN Ling1, CHEN Weiying1, CAI Erhui3, CHEN Weifang3   

  1. 1. Experimental Teaching Center for Preclinical Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041;
    2. The First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041;
    3. The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2017-09-26 Revised:2017-12-08 Online:2018-01-30 Published:2018-01-30

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of isoimperaterin on regulation of tyrosinase and Rab27a in cultured human epidermal melanocytes. METHODS: Human epidermal melanocytes were isolated and cultured. The cells were randomly divided into control and experimental groups. Melanocytes of the control group were cultured with M-254 culture medium. Cells of the experimental group were cultured with M-254 culture medium containing 25 μmol/L isoimperaterin. The cells were cultured for 48 h and observed using inverted microscopy. Cell vitality was assayed using MTT method. The expression of tyrosinase and transfer-related protein Rab27a were analyzed by western blotting. The activity of tyrosinase and the content of melanin were measured by L-dopa oxidation and NaOH method,respectively. RESULTS: Compared with the control group,the dendrites of melanocytes of experimental group were elongated after treatment with 25 μmol/L isoimperaterin for 48 h. Melanocyte vitality was reduced by 17.2% (P < 0.05). Expression of tyrosinase was decreased by 30.3% (P < 0.01) and Rab27a was increased by 31.9% (P < 0.05). The activity of tyrosinase was reduced by 25.6% (P < 0.05). Melanin content was decreased by 30.9% (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: 25 μmol/L isoimperaterin elongated melanocytic dendrites but inhibited melanocyte vitality. It also inhibited the expression and activity of tyrosinase and promoted the expression of transfer-related protein Rab27a to reduce the content of melanin in cultured human epidermal melanocytes.

Key words: melanocyte, isoimperatorin, tyrosinase, Rab27a, melanin

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