Conversion of L‐tryptophan to serotonin and melatonin in human melanoma cells

@article{Slominski2002ConversionOL,
  title={Conversion of L‐tryptophan to serotonin and melatonin in human melanoma cells},
  author={Andrzej T. Slominski and Igor V Semak and Alexander V. Pisarchik and Trevor W. Sweatman and Andre Szczesniewski and Jacobo Wortsman},
  journal={FEBS Letters},
  year={2002},
  volume={511}
}
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The expanding roles of 1‐methyl‐tryptophan (1‐MT): in addition to inhibiting kynurenine production, 1‐MT activates the synthesis of melatonin in skin cells
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It is reported that melatonin biosynthesis is driven by 1‐methyl‐tryptophan (1‐MT), a competitive inhibitor of IDO1, in human fibroblasts, melanocytes and melanoma cells, and it was observed that 1‐MT, as well melatonin, inhibited the proliferation of human melanomas cells.
Serotoninergic and melatoninergic systems are fully expressed in human skin
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Examination of cutaneous expression of genes and enzymes responsible for the multistep conversion of tryptophan to serotonin and further to melatonin provides evidence that the human skin expresses intrinsic serotonin and melatonin biosynthesis pathways.
Metabolism of melatonin and biological activity of intermediates of melatoninergic pathway in human skin cells
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The metabolism of melatonin and its endogenous production is cell type‐dependent and expressed in all three main cell populations of human skin and stimulate differentiation in human epidermis, indicating their key role in building the skin barrier.
Characterization of serotonin and N‐acetylserotonin systems in the human epidermis and skin cells
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A serotonin‐NAS system in human skin that is a part of local neuroendocrine system regulating skin homeostasis is characterized and produced endogenously in the epidermal, dermal, and adnexal compartments of human skin and in cultured skin cells.
Characterization of the serotoninergic system in the C57BL/6 mouse skin.
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Mouse skin has the molecular and biochemical apparatus necessary to produce and metabolize serotonin and N-acetylserotonin, and its activity is determined by topography, physiological status of the skin, cell type and mouse strain.
Melatonin and its metabolites accumulate in the human epidermis in vivo and inhibit proliferation and tyrosinase activity in epidermal melanocytes in vitro
Tryptophan hydroxylase expression in human skin cells.
Up‐regulation of melanin synthesis by the antidepressant fluoxetine
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The results suggest that fluoxetine may hold a significant therapeutic potential for treating skin hypopigmentation disorders, and SR1A may serve as a novel target in modulating melanogenesis.
Expression of genes coding melatonin and serotonin receptors in rodent skin.
Functional activity of serotoninergic and melatoninergic systems expressed in the skin
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Skin cells represent a true target for the products of the serotoninergic/melatoninergic cutaneous pathway with their actions modulating cell proliferation or viability, according to cell type and culture conditions.
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