Melatonin decreases cell proliferation and induces melanogenesis in human melanoma SK-MEL-1 cells

In this study, we found that melatonin reduced the growth of the human melanoma cells SK-MEL-1. The antiproliferative effect was associated with an alteration in the progression of the phases of the cell cycle and also with an increase in tyrosinase activity, the key regulatory enzyme of melanogenesis. Antagonists for melatonin membrane receptors (luzindole and 4-P-PDOT) and the general G-coupled receptor inhibitor, pertussis toxin, did not prevent the melatonin-induced cell growth arrest; this suggests a mechanism independent of G-coupled membrane receptors. In contrast, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) signaling pathway seems to play a significant role in cell growth inhibition by melatonin. The indoleamine-induced phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and the effect on cell prolife…

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