The invention provides methods of screening for compounds that affect melanogenesis and the function of P protein in organisms, cells, or cell-free systems. The invention further relates to pharmacologic and cosmetic uses of methods of inhibiting melanogenesis, methods of activating melanogenesis, and compounds and pharmacologic compositions useful for the inhibition or activation of melanogenesis and, therefore, for lightening or darkening the pigmentation of cells and tissue, i.e., skin.
本发明提供了在
生物体、细胞或无
细胞系统中筛选影响
黑色素生成和 P 蛋白功能的化合物的方法。本发明进一步涉及抑制
黑色素生成的方法、激活
黑色素生成的方法、以及用于抑制或激活
黑色素生成的化合物和药理组合物的药理和美容用途,因此可用于淡化或加深细胞和组织(即皮肤)的色素沉着。