ArticleScientific reports2022
Human milk oligosaccharide 2'-fucosyllactose promotes melanin degradation via the autophagic AMPK-ULK1 signaling axis.
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- Effects of Human Milk Oligosaccharide 2'-Fucosyllactose Ingestion on Weight Loss and Markers of Health.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- Emerging perspectives on the selective autophagy of melanosomes: melanophagy.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2025Review
- Oligosaccharides: a comprehensive review of various types, biological activities and emerging health benefits.Archives of microbiology · 2025Review
- Prebiotic Oligosaccharides in Skin Health: Benefits, Mechanisms, and Cosmetic Applications.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effect of 2'-Fucosyllactose on Beige Adipocyte Formation in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes and C3H10T1/2 Cells.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- 2'-Fucosyllactose Suppresses Angiogenesis and Alleviates Toxic Effects of 5-Fu in a HCT116 Colon Tumor-Bearing Model.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
There is still an unmet need for development of safer antimelanogenic or melanin-degrading agents for skin hyperpigmentation, induced by intrinsic or extrinsic factors including aging or ultraviolet irradiation. Owing to the relatively low cytotoxicity compared with other chemical materials, several studies have explored the role of 2'-fucosyllactose (2'-FL), the most dominant component of human milk oligosaccharides. Here, we showed that 2'-FL reduced melanin levels in both melanocytic cells and a human skin equivalent three-dimensional in vitro model. Regarding the cellular and molecular mechanism, 2'-FL induced LC3I conversion into LC3II, an autophagy activation marker, followed by the formation of LC3II
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