Abstract
Orostachys japonicus is an herb that contains several functional components and has traditionally been used to treat various diseases in Asia. In this study, bioactive components from different parts of the O. japonicus plant were investigated, and the contents of the functional components in ethanol extracts of O. japonicus cultivated in Korea and China were compared. The antioxidant effects of O. japonicus ethanol extracts were investigated using Raw 264.7 cells. It was found that 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical-scavenging activity was significantly decreased in the cells treated with the extracts. Moreover, the novel inhibitory functions of O. japonicus extracts on collagenase, elastase, and tyrosinase were established. We also found that O. japonicus extracts strongly inhibited melanin synthesis in B16F10 melanoma cells by decreasing MITF protein levels and activating the Erk and Akt signaling pathways. Thus, these findings would be useful for developing new cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations based on O. japonicus extracts.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 945-953 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 Oct 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the grants from the Business for Academic-industrial Cooperative establishments funded Korea Small and Medium Business Administration in 2014 and 2015 (Nos. C0247452 and C0365362), and the Soonchunhyang University Research Fund.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry