Active agent modulating the activity of an ion channel for use in regulation of skin pigmentation
OwnerRalf Paus, Tamás Biró +1inventors
InventorsRalf Paus, Tamás Biró, Andrej Mardaryev
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Abstract
Active agents are used for actively controlling and/or treating skin pigmentation in subjects without undesired side effects by activating, enhancing, inactivating, blocking or dampening the cellular response of the transient receptor potential ion channel TRPM5 or interfering with the expression of the ion channel.
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An active agent for use in the treatment of skin pigmentation, wherein the active agent activates, enhances, inactivates, blocks or dampens the cellular response of the transient receptor potential ion channel TRPM5 or interferes with the expression of the ion channel.
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A non-therapeutic method of regulating skin pigmentation, comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of at least one active agent that activates, enhances, inactivates, blocks or dampens the cellular response of the transient receptor potential ion channel TRPM5 or interferes with the expression of the ion channel.
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