Vitamin C as a probable inhibitor of tyrosinase (Tyr) and tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP-1) in human gingiva: An analytical study
Vitamin C administration resulted in reduction of tyrosinase and TRP-1 levels in human gingiva at 1 year follow-up indicating that Vitamin C is a probable inhibitor of melanin synthesis.
Authors
- Verdine Virginia Antony
- Md Sayed Ali Sheikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7187-6550)
- Rizwan M Sanadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2353-7866)
- Alka Kale
- Revati Deshmukh
Institutions
- Mahatma Gandhi Mission's Dental College and Hospital (IN)
- KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research (IN)
- Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) (IN)
- Sirte University (LY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_310_24
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- melanin and skin pigmentation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15