Globular adiponectin acts as a melanogenic signal in human epidermal melanocytes

The British Journal of Dermatology
Y KimJongsung Lee

Abstract

Adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived cytokine that circulates as a full-length protein and a fragment containing the globular domain of adiponectin (gAd). A recent study has reported the antimelanogenic effects of full-length adiponectin. To examine the involvement of gAd in melanogenesis and its mechanisms of action. The effects of gAd on melanogenesis and its mechanisms of action were investigated in human epidermal melanocytes and reconstructed epidermis, including melanin content, cellular tyrosinase activity, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) production and protein kinase A (PKA) activity, expression and phosphorylation of signalling molecules. Exogenous gAd increased melanin content, and the mRNA levels of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) and its downstream genes TRP1, but not TRP2, were increased by gAd. However, cAMP production and PKA activity were not affected by gAd. Moreover, attempts to elucidate the underlying mechanism behind the gAd-mediated effect revealed that gAd could regulate melanogenesis by upregulating MITF through phosphorylation of the cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB). In addition, upregulation of MITF was mediated by activation of adenosine monophosphate-activated p...Continue Reading

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