Abstract
Photobiomodulation (PBM) using 830 nm light-emitting diode (LED) benefits tissue regeneration, wound healing and neural stimulation. However, there is not much exploration of its effect on melanocytes and exvivo skin model. This study aims to investigate the mechanism behind the anti-melanogenic activity of 830 nm LED and provides evidence for its activity in human exvivo skin model. Our results showed that 830 nm LED at fluences ranging from 5 to 20 J/cm2 inhibited melanosome maturation and reduced melanin content, tyrosinase activity and melanogenesis-related proteins. 830 nm LED inhibited the phosphorylation of AKT and its downstream FOXO3a, leading to nuclear translocation of FOXO3a. Furthermore, FOXO3a knockdown and AKT activator like SC79 could reverse the melanogenesis inhibition phenotype induced by 830 nm LED. In human exvivo skin model, Fontana-Masson staining revealed a decrease in epidermal basal pigmentation after 830 nm LED irradiation. Taken together, 830 nm LED demonstrated the anti-melanogenic activity via FOXO3a.
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