Caveolin-1 is a risk factor for postsurgery metastasis in preclinical melanoma models [PDF]
, 2014 Melanomas are highly lethal skin tumours that are frequently treated by surgical resection. However, the efficacy of such procedures is often limited by tumour recurrence and metastasis. Caveolin-1 (CAV1) has been attributed roles as a tumour suppressor,
Aguilar-Guzmán, L +11 more
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MicroRNAs in melanoma development and resistance to target therapy [PDF]
, 2017 microRNAs constitute a complex class of pleiotropic post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression involved in the control of several physiologic and pathologic processes.
Ascierto, Paolo Antonio +7 more
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The usefulness of c-Kit in the immunohistochemical assessment of melanocytic lesions [PDF]
, 2011 C-Kit (CD117), the receptor for the stem cell factor, a growth factor for melanocyte migra- tion and proliferation, has shown differential immunostaining in various benign and malig- nant melanocytic lesions. The purpose of this study is to compare c-Kit
Atzori L +9 more
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Melanoma, Melanin, and Melanogenesis: The Yin and Yang Relationship
Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 Melanin pigment plays a critical role in the protection against the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation and other environmental stressors. It is produced by the enzymatic transformation of L-tyrosine to dopaquinone and subsequent chemical and ...
Radomir M. Slominski +6 more
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Worldwide Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Incidences Analyzed by Sex, Age, and Skin Type Over Time (1955–2007): Is HPV Infection of Androgenic Hair Follicular Melanocytes a Risk Factor for Developing Melanoma Exclusively in People of European-Ancestry? [PDF]
, 2016 The cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) incidence has been increasing in an exponential manner in certain populations around the world for over 7 decades.
Godar, Dianne E. +2 more
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Mechanisms contributing to differential regulation of PAX3 downstream target genes in normal human epidermal melanocytes versus melanoma cells. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Melanoma is a highly aggressive and drug resistant form of skin cancer. It arises from melanocytes, the pigment producing cells of the skin. The formation of these melanocytes is driven by the transcription factor PAX3 early during embryonic development.
Danielle Bartlett +3 more
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Vitiligo and autoimmune thyroid disorders [PDF]
, 2017 Vitiligo represents the most common cause of acquired skin, hair and oral depigmentation, affecting 0.5-1% of the population worldwide. It is clinically characterized by the appearance of disfiguring circumscribed skin macules following melanocyte ...
Baldini, Enke +10 more
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Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2019 Mouse melanoma B16-BL6 cells are useful cells for cancer metastatic studies. To understand the metastatic principle at molecular levels, it is necessary to carry out experiments in which cancer cells and their normal counterparts are compared.
Nahoko Tomonobu +8 more
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Imiquimod induced vitiligo‐like lesions—A consequence of modified melanocyte function
Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, 2022 Introduction Imiquimod plays an important role in the management of condyloma and premalignant lesions. Successively, an increase of hypopigmented lesions following imiquimod application has been reported.
Haiyan Yu +4 more
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Genetically engineered minipigs model the major clinical features of human neurofibromatosis type 1. [PDF]
, 2018 Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) is a genetic disease caused by mutations in Neurofibromin 1 (NF1). NF1 patients present with a variety of clinical manifestations and are predisposed to cancer development.
Carlson, Daniel F +21 more
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