Aspacochioside C from Asparagus cochinchinensis attenuates eumelanin synthesis via inhibition of TRP2 expressionopen access
- Authors
- Yunmam, Silvia; Lee, Hae Ran; Hong, Seong Min; Kim, Ji-Young; Kang, Tong Ho; Lee, Ai Young; Jang, Dae Sik; Kim, Sun Yeou
- Issue Date
- Sep-2023
- Publisher
- NATURE PORTFOLIO
- Citation
- SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v.13, no.1
- Journal Title
- SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
- Volume
- 13
- Number
- 1
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/89482
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41598-023-41248-5
- ISSN
- 2045-2322
- Abstract
- Aspacochioside C (ACC) is a steroidal saponin isolated from Asparagus cochinchinensis. Steroidal saponins, such as pseudoprotodioscin and dioscin, are known to inhibit melanogenesis, but the role of ACC in melanogenesis remains unknown. Due to the toxic effect of the commonly used skin whitening agents like arbutin, kojic acid and a-lipoic acid alternative plant products are recentlybeen studied for their anti-hypergmentation effect. This study explores the role of ACC in melanogenesis in both in vivo and in vitro models. Here, we for the first time demonstrate that ACC attenuated a-MSH- and UVB-induced eumelanin production by inhibiting tyrosinase-related protein (TRP)-2 protein expression in both murine B16F10 and human melanoma MNT1 cells. However, ACC had no significant effect on pheomelanin concentration. ACC also decreased the pigmentation density in zebrafish embryos, which indicates that ACC targets TRP2 and inhibits eumelanin synthesis. Our results demonstrate that ACC inhibits TRP2, thereby attenuating eumelanin synthesis both in in vitro and in vivo zebrafish model. Therefore, ACC can potentially be used as an anti-melanogenic agent for both aesthetic and pharmaceutical purposes.
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