TY - JOUR AU - Lee, Hyun Kyung AU - Jeong, Seonghee AU - Shin, Shang Hun AU - Joo, Dahye AU - Choi, Seong Jin AU - Kim, Karam AU - An, In-Sook AU - Kim, Kyung-Yun AU - Ku, Jung-Eun AU - Jeong, Sun-Hee AU - Cha, Hwa Jun PY - 2017 DA - 2017/10/23 TI - Coptis chinensis inhibits melanogenesis increasing miR-340-mediated suppression of microphathalmia-associated transcription factor JO - Biomedical Dermatology SP - 6 VL - 1 IS - 1 AB - Coptis chinensis (C. chinensis) contains various antioxidants, including berberine, epiberberlin, ferulic acid, magnoflorine, palmatine, and worenine, which have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, haemostatic, hypotensive, and anticancer effects. In the present study, the melanogenesis-inhibiting effects of C. chinensis were investigated and the molecular mechanisms were elucidated. SN - 2398-8460 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s41702-017-0006-3 DO - 10.1186/s41702-017-0006-3 ID - Lee2017 ER -