Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (8): 199-205.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2017-0122

• Research Report • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Study on Inhibition Mechanism of Melanogenesis and Melanin Synthesis of B16F10 Cell Induced by Two Natural Products

CHENG Xing-an1, ZHANG Shu-ming1, ZHOU Xiao-wu1, WU Bo1, LIN Xian-wei1, QIN Xiang-jing2, HUANG Su-qing1, LIU Zhan-mei1, JIANG Xu-hong1   

  1. 1. Institute of Natural Product Chemistry,Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering,Guangzhou 510225;
    2. South China Sea Institute of Oceanology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Guangzhou 510301
  • Received:2017-02-22 Online:2017-08-01 Published:2017-08-01

Abstract: This study aims to clarify the inhibition mechanism of proliferation and melanin synthesis of B16F10 cell induced by 10-hydroxycamptothecin(HCPT)and resveratrol(Res). MTT cytotoxicity assay,microscope observation-assay,L-Dopa oxidation-assay and NaOH cracking-assay were employed to investigate the proliferation,cellular morphology,tyrosinase(TYR)activity and melanin synthesis of B16F10 cells treated by HCPT and Res at different concentrations,respectively;and semi-RT-PCR to analyze the relative mRNA expression of TYR and microphthalmia associated transcription factor(MITF)in B16F10 cells. It was found that HCPT(40,80,120,160,and 200 μmol/L)and Res(80,120,160,and 200 μmol/L)inhibited B16F10 cell proliferation through inducing apoptosis,and exhibited significantly dose-dependent inhibiting effects on tyrosinase activity and melanin synthesis on B16F10 cell(P < 0.05). In addition,relative mRNA expressions of the TYR and MITF genes in B16F10 cells were depressed remarkably by HCPT at different concentrations and Res at high concentrations(120 and 160 μmol/L). Conclusively,HCPT and Res may inhibit the B16F10 cell proliferation via inducing cell apoptosis,and depress the melanin synthesis in B16F10 cells from down-regulating the transcription of MITF gene and subsequently inhibiting the gene expression of TYR mRNA and activity of TYR.

Key words: 10-hydroxycamptothecin, resveratrol, tyrosinase, melanin, microphthalmia associated transcription factor