173156-98-4Relevant articles and documents
Assay for identification of compounds that promote melanin production and retinoid-like compounds identified by said assay
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, (2008/06/13)
An in vitro assay for selecting compounds that alter pigmentation of skin is provided. Also, a novel class of pro-pigmentatory compounds is provided which comprise substituted aromatic or heterocyclic carboxylic acids, or derivatives thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, which do not contain a pheno, naphthol, thiophenol, or a thionaphthol function in free or protected form. In a preferred embodiment, thess compounds will display activity for RXRs. These compounds may be used for altering pigmentation of human skin and/or hair in cosmetic or dermatological compositions, and for the treatment of disorders and disease conditions that affect skin or hair pigmentation.
RXR-agonist polycyclic aromatic compounds, pharmaceutical/cosmetic compositions comprising said compound and uses thereof
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, (2008/06/13)
Novel pharmaceutically/cosmetically-active polycyclic aromatic compounds having the structural formula (I): wherein Ar is a radical having one of the formulae (a)-(e): which are useful for the treatment of a wide variety of disease states, whether human or veterinary, for example dermatological, rheumatic, respiratory, cardiovascular and ophthalmological disorders, as well as for the treatment of mammalian skin and hair conditions/disorders are provided. In particular, based on their RXR-agonist activity, these compounds may be used to treat noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and obesity.
