Compound for inhibiting trpv3 function and use thereof
AssigneeKorea University Industry and Academic Collaboration Foundation
InventorsSun Wook HWANG, Sang-Soo Bang
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a TRPV3 (transient receptor potential vanilloid 3) activity inhibitor, more precisely to a method for inhibiting TRPV3 activity including the step of treating isopentenyl pyrophosphate and a method for treating skin disease containing the step of administering isopentenyl pyrophosphate to a subject with skin disease or applying the same on the skin of the subject. Isopentenyl pyrophosphate of the present invention controls increase of sensory cell reactivity to current or migration and proliferation of skin cells induced by TRPV3, so that it can be effectively used for the development of a pain reliever or a therapeutic agent for skin disease.
Claims5
A method for treating skin disease containing the step of administering a pharmaceutically effective dose of isopentenyl pyrophosphate to a subject with skin disease or applying the same on the skin of the subject.
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