Method of targeting melanocytes with a compound containing a fucose residue
AssigneeParfums Christian Dior
InventorsGerard Redziniak, Dominique Cerdan, Claudine Kieda, Michel Monsigny
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method of binding a product to the membrane of a melanocyte by means of a ligand-receptor bond, which comprises using a product consisting of a basic structure coupled to at least one ligand consisting of an oside residue accessible to the membrane receptors, said oside residue being a fucose residue, notably an Alpha-L-fucose residue.
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A method of binding a product to the membrane of a melanocyte by means for a ligand-receptor bond, comprises applying to melanocytes a product comprising at least one ligand comprising an oside portion accessible to the melanocytes membrane receptors, said oside being a fucose portion.
A method of treatment of skin diseases including melanocyte diseases, comprising applying topically, on skin areas, a product comprising at least one ligand comprising an oside portion accessible to the melanocyte membrane receptors, said oside being a fucose in an amount effective to treat said diseases.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.