Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences (Mar 2017)

Anti-melanogenic activity of Viola odorata different extracts on B16F10 murine melanoma cells

  • Vafa Baradaran Rahimi,
  • Vahid Reza Askari,
  • Seyed Ahmad Emami,
  • Zahra Tayarani-Najaran

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22038/ijbms.2017.8350
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 3
pp. 242 – 249

Abstract

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Objective(s): In previous studies, antioxidant activity of Viola odorata L. has been demonstrated. In this study, we have investigated the anti-melanogenic effect of extract and fractions of the plant in B16F10 cell line. Materials and Methods: Impact of different increasing concentrations of extract and fractions of V. odorata was evaluated on cell viability, cellular tyrosinase, melanin content and mushroom tyrosinase as well as ROS production in B16F10 murine melanoma cell line. Results: Viola odorata had no cytotoxicity on B16F10 cells compared to control group. Kojic acid as positive control had significant decreasing effects on cellular and mushroom tyrosinase activity, melanin content and ROS production (P

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