Compositions and methods for decreasing, or preventing or reversing gain of, skin pigmentation in a mammalian subject
申请人:THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
公开号:US11236074B2
公开(公告)日:2022-02-01
The present invention includes compounds, compositions comprising the same, and methods using the compounds and/or compositions therein, for modulating skin pigmentation in a mammalian subject. In certain embodiments, the compounds of the invention treat or prevent skin disorders or diseases associated with hyperpigmentation in the subject. In other embodiments, the compounds of the invention act as antagonist to the non-canonical sex steroid hormone receptor GPRE1 and do not bind to a canonical nuclear estrogen receptor (ER). In yet other embodiments, the compounds of the invention comprise acts as agonists to the non-canonical sex steroid hormone receptor PAQR7 and do not bind to a canonical nuclear progesterone receptor (PR).
本发明包括用于调节哺乳动物皮肤色素沉着的化合物、包含这些化合物的组合物以及使用这些化合物和/或组合物的方法。在某些实施方案中,本发明的化合物可治疗或预防与受试者色素沉着相关的皮肤失调或疾病。在其他实施方案中,本发明化合物作为非典型性类固醇激素受体 GPRE1 的拮抗剂,不与典型核雌激素受体(ER)结合。在另一些实施方案中,本发明的化合物包括作为非典型性类固醇激素受体 PAQR7 的激动剂,并且不与典型的核黄体酮受体(PR)结合。