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US 8,409,633 B2Granted
Methods useful in studying or modulating skin or hair pigmentation, plant extracts for use in compositions and cosmetic care method
AssigneeL V M H Recherche
InventorsRobin Kurfurst, Carine Nizard, Sylvianne Schnebert, Eric Perrier, Desmond J. Tobin, Suman K. Singh
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods useful in studying or modulating skin or hair pigmentation and to the use of plant extracts in compositions as well as to methods comprising the topical use of such compositions to reduce or to enhance skin or hair pigmentation.
Claims7
A method of assessing the ability of a substance to modulate the transfer of melanin for a melanocyte to a keratinocyte, the method comprising the steps of:
- a)—providing a test substance;
- b)—providing a cell expressing Myo-X;
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- c)—determining the ability of the test substance to modulate the expression or the activation of Myosin-X (Myo-X) in the cell.
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