%0 Journal Article %T ¦Á-Viniferin Improves Facial Hyperpigmentation via Accelerating Feedback Termination of cAMP/PKA-Signaled Phosphorylation Circuit in Facultative Melanogenesis %A Bang Yeon Hwang %A Beom Joon Kim %A Cheong-Yong Yun %A Jae Mun Kim %A Jin Tae Hong %A Jin Yong Song %A Ju Yeon Kim %A Jungno Lee %A Sang-Bae Han %A Seon Mi Ko %A Song-Hee Kim %A Yong Pyo Choi %A Youngsoo Kim %J Theranostics %D 2018 %I Ivyspring International Publisher %R 10.7150/thno.24385 %X Rationale: cAMP up-regulates microphthalmia-associated transcription factor subtype M (MITF-M) and tyrosinase (Tyro) in the generation of heavily pigmented melanosomes. Here, we communicate a therapeutic mechanism of hyperpigmented disorder by ¦Á-viniferin, an active constituent of Caragana sinica. %K ¦Á-viniferin %K Caragana sinica %K PKA inactivation %K feedback loop %K melanogenesis %U http://www.thno.org/v08p2031.htm