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eLife, 2023 Tissue-resident stem and progenitor cells are present in many adult organs, where they are important for organ homeostasis and repair in response to injury. However, the signals that activate these cells and the mechanisms governing how these cells renew
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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023 Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and develops from the melanocytes that are responsible for the pigmentation of the skin. The skin is also a highly regenerative organ, harboring a pool of undifferentiated melanocyte stem cells that ...
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Mechanical Properties of Growing Melanocytic Nevi and the Progression to Melanoma [PDF]
, 2014 Melanocytic nevi are benign proliferations that sometimes turn into malignant melanoma in a way that is still unclear from the biochemical and genetic point of view.
Alemi, Alexander A. +5 more
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The neuropeptide alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone is critically involved in the development of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells in mice and humans. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 BACKGROUND: The neuropeptide alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone is well known as a mediator of skin pigmentation. More recently, it has been shown that alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone also plays pivotal roles in energy homeostasis, sexual function,
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A Study of Normal Epidermal Melanocyte Distribution
International Journal of Dermatology and Venerology, 2021 . Objective:. To elucidate the epidermal melanocyte distribution according to sex, age, and body part with the goal of providing benchmark data for the diagnosis and therapeutic effect evaluation of pigmentary skin diseases. Methods:.
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Melanogenesis and hypopigmentation: The case of vitiligo
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2022 Melanocytes are highly specialized dendritic cells that synthesize and store melanin in subcellular organelles called melanosomes, before transfer to keratinocytes.
M Pilar Vinardell +2 more
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The First Live-Cell Based Product in The Iranian Drug List; ReColorCell® [PDF]
Cell Journal, 2023 Vitiligo is an autoimmune skin disorder that can significantly affect the quality of life in patients. However, currenttreatment strategies such as phototherapy, topical glucocorticosteroids, or systemic immunosuppressants canbe helpful in vitiligo ...
Mohammad Amin Shahrbaf +2 more
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Mutations in gfpt1 and skiv2l2 cause distinct stage-specific defects in larval melanocyte regeneration in zebrafish. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2007 The establishment of a single cell type regeneration paradigm in the zebrafish provides an opportunity to investigate the genetic mechanisms specific to regeneration processes.
Chao-Tsung Yang +3 more
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Cancer, 1988 The clinical, histopathologic, immunohistochemical, and electron microscopic findings of two cases of melanocytic schwannoma are reported. One case, which occurred in the parotid gland, is believed to be the first reported in this location. The other case was located in the sacral spinal region.
R M, Killeen, C L, Davy, S C, Bauserman
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Plants, 2021 Kadsura coccinea (KC), a beneficial plant for human health, has been used for centuries in China, Thailand, and Korea in folk medicine and food. There is evidence supporting the biological effects of highly bioactive ingredients in KC such as lignans ...
Joong Suk Jeon +8 more
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