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KMID : 0370020020160000019
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Chung-Ang Journal of Pharmacal Sciences
2002 Volume.16 No. 0 p.19 ~ p.24
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Effect of Nitic Oxide on Melanin Production in B16 Melanoma Cells
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Abstract
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To investigate the effects of nitric oxide and cGMP on melanin production, we measured the melanin production in B16 melanoma cells stimulated by alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH). NO donor, such as, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), SIN-1, SNAP and L-arginine increased melanin production in basal state. SNAP potentiated melanin production by MSH, but other NO donors did not. In the study the potentiating effect of sodium nitroprusside on cAMP-dependent melanin production, sodium nitroprusside did not increase melanin production induced by MSH, forskolin and 8-Br-cAMP. Non-selective cAMP/cGMP phosphodiesterase inhibitor (IBMX) and selective cGMP phosphodiesterase inhibitor (zaprinast) significantly increased MSH-induced melanin production, whereas soluble guanylyl cyclase inhibitor (ODQ) inhibited MSH-induced melanin production. These results suggest the possibility that MSH-stimulated melanin production may be mediated via not only cAMP-dependent pathway but also cGMP-dependent pathway in B16 melanoma cells.
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