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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2017

Neural Stem Cells and Its Derivatives as a New Material for Melanin Inhibition.

Insik Hwang, Sunghoi Hong

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A Split-Scar Study: Study of Surgical Scar Using Exosomes.Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2026
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  5. Exosomes based advancements for application in medical aesthetics.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022
    Review
  6. Measurement of Melanin Metabolism in Live Cells by [U-The Journal of investigative dermatology · 2021
    Article
  7. Skin Pigmentation: Is the Control of Melanogenesis a Target within Reach?International journal of molecular sciences · 2018
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  9. Polysaccharides Derived fromIn vivo (Athens, Greece)
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Insik HwangSchool of Biosystem and Biomedical Science, College of Health Science, Korea University, 22 Gil Inchon-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02855, Korea. dlstlr@korea.ac.kr.
Sunghoi HongSchool of Biosystem and Biomedical Science, College of Health Science, Korea University, 22 Gil Inchon-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02855, Korea. shong21@korea.ac.kr.ORCID 0000-0003-4926-1044
Korea University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pigment molecule, melanin, is produced from melanosomes of melanocytes through melanogenesis, which is a complex process involving a combination of chemical and enzymatically catalyzed reactions. The synthesis of melanin is primarily influenced by tyrosinase (TYR), which has attracted interest as a target molecule for the regulation of pigmentation or depigmentation in skin. Thus, direct inhibitors of TYR activity have been sought from various natural and synthetic materials. However, due to issues with these inhibitors, such as weak or permanent ability for depigmentation, allergy, irritant dermatitis and rapid oxidation, in vitro and in vivo, the development of new materials that inhibit melanin production is essential. A conditioned medium (CM) derived from stem cells contains many cell-secreted factors, such as cytokines, chemokines, growth factors and extracellular vesicles including exosomes. In addition, the secreted factors could negatively regulate melanin production through stimulation of a microenvironment of skin tissue in a paracrine manner, which allows the neural stem cell CM to be explored as a new material for skin depigmentation. In this review, we will summarize the current knowledge regulating depigmentation, and discuss the potential of neural stem cells and their derivatives, as a new material for skin depigmentation.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell Culture TechniquesCulture Media, ConditionedExosomesHumansMelaninsNeural Stem CellsSkin Lightening PreparationsSkin PigmentationCulture Media, ConditionedMelaninsSkin Lightening Preparationsconditioned medium (CM)depigmentationmelaninneural stem cells (NSCs)secreted factors

Identifiers

PMID29271951
PMCPMC5795986
OpenAlexW2775841236

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