retinal pigment epithelium is responsible for maintaining the structural integrity of the retina by an efficient defense against free radicals, photo-oxidative exposure and light energy. for this purpose the main rpe line of defense is melanosomes. melanin content of retinal pigment epithelium cells in adults and neonates reveals remarkable variations. in the current study we compared melanogen...

Mutations of the critical and rate-limiting melanogenic enzyme tyrosinase (Tyr) result in hypopigmentation of the hair, skin and eyes. Two other related enzymes, Tyrp1 and Dct, catalyze distinct post-Tyr reactions in melanin biosynthesis. Tyr, Tyrp1 and Dct have been proposed to interact with and stabilize each other in multi-enzyme complexes, and in vitro, Tyr activity is more stable in the pr...

TYR, DCT and MITF are three important genes involved in maintaining the mature phenotype and producing melanin; they therefore participate in neural crest cell development into melanocytes. Previous studies have revealed that the Wnt signaling factor lymphoid enhancer-binding factor (LEF-1) can enhance DCT and MITF gene expression. However, whether LEF-1 also affects TYR gene expression remains...

The tyrosinase family comprises three members, tyrosinase (Tyr), tyrosinase-related protein 1 (Tyrp1), and dopachrome tautomerase (Dct). Null mutations and deletions at the Tyr and Tyrp1 loci are known and phenotypically affect coat color due to the absence of enzyme or intracellular mislocalization. At the Dct locus, three mutations are known that lead to pigmentation phenotype. However, these...

This study was conducted to evaluate possible bystander effects induced by the model chemical 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) on melanin synthesis. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos were treated with PTU by either microinjection exposure, via waterborne exposure or indirectly through bystander exposure. Melanin content, related mRNA and protein expression were examined at the end of exposure (36 h po...

شور و داوم اه : ،یبرجت همین قیقحت نیا رد 28 نیماتیو ،نیرمت ،لرتنک هورگ راهچ هب یفداصت روط هب و باختنا قاچ رتخد C یبیکرت و دندش میسقت . نیرمت تدش اب يزاوه 50 ات 70 ،رثکادح بلق نابرض دصرد 3 تدم هب و هتفه رد هسلج 8 هتفه دش ماجنا . هورگ ياه نیماتیو C و صرق یبیکرت 500 یلیم نیماتیو یمرگ C ار 3 فرصم هتفه رد راب دندومن . هنومن و لبق اتشان ینوخ ياه 48 هلخادم نیرخآ زا سپ تعاس اه عم...

تاسياقلما فلتخم ىلع ءوضلا ضعب ءاقلإ تم ةعجارلما هذه يف دضتسلماب دضلا تلاعافت ىلع دمتعت يتلا ةموسولما ةيعانلما ةيعانلما و ،ةيقلأتلا ةيعانلما تاسايقلما لمشت يتلاو Ag-Ab هذه فيرعت تم .)EIA, ELISA( ةييمزنلإا ةيعانلما و ،ةيعاعشلا و تلاعافتلا أدبلم رصتخم فصو عم لًاوأ ةثلاثلا تاسياقلما اهروطت حيضوتل يخيراتلا جردتلا بسح تشقون مث ،تاقيبطتلا امك .لماك لكشب ةيلآ ةينقت ىلإ ةياهنلا يف داق يذلا يجيردتلا ةخطلل...

Argan (Argania spinosa L.) oil has been used for centuries in Morocco as cosmetic oil to maintain a fair complexion and to cure skin pimples and chicken pox pustules scars. Although it is popular, the scientific basis for its effect on the skin has not yet been established. Here, the melanogenesis regulatory effect of argan oil was evaluated using B16 murine melanoma cells. Results of melanin a...

Address: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Montasariya Infertility Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Tel: +98 511 8534021 Email: [email protected] همدقم : ناـمز رد نز بارطـضا حطـس لـثم يرـيغتم لـماوع هب هتسباو دناوت يم يروراب كمك نامرد تيقفوم دشاب نامرد . راب نانز بارطضا و يگدرسفا ريثات يبايزرا يارب هعلاطم نيا يروراـب كـمك ناـمرد دمايپ رب رو تسا هدش يحارط ...