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Cells, 2023 Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) occur frequently in the Caucasian population and are considered a burden for health care. Risk factors include ultraviolet (UV) radiation, ethnicity and immunosuppression. The incidence of NMSC is significantly higher in
Dixie Bakker +3 more
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa’s greenish-blue pigment pyocyanin: its production and biological activities
Microbial Cell Factories, 2023 A subject of great interest is the bioprospecting of microorganisms and their bioactive byproducts, such as pigments. Microbial pigments have various benefits, including being safe to use due to their natural makeup, having therapeutic effects, and being
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Functions and Diseases of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 The retinal pigment epithelium is a fundamental component of the retina that plays essential roles in visual functions. Damage to the structure and function of the retinal pigment epithelium leads to a variety of retinopathies, and there is currently no ...
Song Yang, Jun Zhou, Dengwen Li
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Investigating the Effect of Sodium Azide and Nitrous Acid on the Morphological Characteristics of Monascus Purpureus and Pigment Production [PDF]
Biological Journal of Microorganism, 2021 Introduction: Monascus purpureus is a filamentous ascomycetes fungus that has the ability to produce natural pigments. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of mutagenic chemical agents of Sodium Azide and Nitro Acid on the ...
Reyhane Kolahdozan +3 more
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Materials Today Bio, 2022 By the introduction of the −tBu groups into aza-BODIPY core, di-tert-butyl-substituted aza-BODIPYs at 3,5-sites (tBuazaBDPs) were prepared for the first time. Based on the X-ray analysis of CN-tBuazaBDP, this molecular structure is twisted. Near-infrared
Ran Li +9 more
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Results in Chemistry, 2022 Complex inorganic nickel-titanate PY53 yellow pigments with a high thermal solar reflectance were synthesized. Four different compositions were made with increasing nickel oxide (NiO) ratios, with Sb2 O3 and TiO2 as the fixed components.
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Extremophiles, 2020 Pigments are an essential part of everyday life on Earth with rapidly growing industrial and biomedical applications. Synthetic pigments account for a major portion of these pigments that in turn have deleterious effects on public health and environment.
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Heritage Science, 2022 Fungi and bacteria are important causes of damage to historical textiles. Many methods are used to resist innate damage in historical textiles. The study aim was to use an innovative method that loaded a mahogany plant extract onto natural chitosan and ...
Harby E. Ahmed +2 more
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Targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 Axis in Human Vitiligo
Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 Autoreactive CD8+ T cells play a pivotal role in melanocyte destruction in autoimmune vitiligo. Immunotherapy for melanoma often leads to autoimmune side-effects, among which vitiligo-like depigmentation, indicating that targeting immune checkpoints can ...
Marcella Willemsen +3 more
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Biomarkers for Response of Melanoma Patients to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Systematic Review
Frontiers in Oncology, 2017 BackgroundImmune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), targeting CTLA-4 or PD-1 molecules, have shown impressive therapeutic results. However, only 20–40% of advanced melanoma patients have durable responses to ICI, and these positive effects must be balanced ...
Charissa A. C. Jessurun +3 more
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