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Assessment of Gingival, Lip and Skin Pigmentation and its Association with Willingness towards Depigmentation among South Indian Female Population: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Facial appearance depends on various factors, including both intraoral and extraoral features. The association between skin pigmentation and gingival pigmentation has been previously established. Severe gingival pigmentation remains
Smriti Dharuman, Rakavi Ravindran, Vaishali Esvantharao, Snega Thamilselvan, Agalya Sivakumar   +4 more
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Key regulatory role of dermal fibroblasts in pigmentation as demonstrated using a reconstructed skin model: impact of photo-aging. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
To study cutaneous pigmentation in a physiological context, we have previously developed a functional pigmented reconstructed skin model composed of a melanocyte-containing epidermis grown on a dermal equivalent comprising living fibroblasts. The present
Christine Duval, Catherine Cohen, Corinne Chagnoleau, Virginie Flouret, Emilie Bourreau, Françoise Bernerd   +5 more
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Prevalence and pattern of physiologic oral pigmentation in a Pakistani population [PDF]

Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology
Background: Excessive melanin deposition in the oral cavity without any systemic disease or other known cause is known as hyperpigmentation or physiologic pigmentation.
Soulafa Almazrooa, Amna Arooj, Sobia Hassan, Amber Kiyani   +3 more
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Genome-wide association studies of quantitatively measured skin, hair, and eye pigmentation in four European populations. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Pigmentation of the skin, hair, and eyes varies both within and between human populations. Identifying the genes and alleles underlying this variation has been the goal of many candidate gene and several genome-wide association studies (GWAS).
Sophie I Candille, Devin M Absher, Sandra Beleza, Marc Bauchet, Brian McEvoy, Nanibaa' A Garrison, Jun Z Li, Richard M Myers, Gregory S Barsh, Hua Tang, Mark D Shriver   +10 more
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Zebrafish in dermatology: a comprehensive review of their role in investigating abnormal skin pigmentation mechanisms

Frontiers in Physiology, 2023
Skin pigmentation abnormalities, ranging from aesthetic concerns to severe hyperpigmentation disease, have profound implications for individuals’ psychological and economic wellbeing.
Junying Qu, Mengjun Yan, Yimeng Fang, Jing Zhao, Ting Xu, Fan Liu, Kun Zhang, Luqing He, Libo Jin, Da Sun   +9 more
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Synthesis and Characterization of a Biomimetic Formulation of Clofazimine Hydrochloride Microcrystals for Parenteral Administration

Pharmaceutics, 2018
Clofazimine (CFZ) is a broad spectrum antimycobacterial agent recommended by the World Health Organization as a first line treatment for leprosy and second line treatment for multidrug resistant tuberculosis.
Mikhail D. Murashov, Jennifer Diaz-Espinosa, Vernon LaLone, Joel W. Y. Tan, Raluca Laza, Xueding Wang, Kathleen A. Stringer, Gus R. Rosania   +7 more
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The correlation of skin color and gingival pigmentation patterns in a group of South Indians in Tamil Nadu, India

SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences, 2013
Background: Melanin pigmentation of the gingiva occurs in all ethnicities. Excessive pigmentation is an esthetic concern that has increased awareness about depigmentation procedures.
Deepa Ponnaiyan, L Gomathy, J A Anusha
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Pathogenic and therapeutic role for NRF2 signaling in ultraviolet light–induced skin pigmentation

JCI Insight, 2020
Mottled skin pigmentation and solar lentigines from chronic photodamage with aging involve complex interactions between keratinocytes and melanocytes. However, the precise signaling mechanisms that could serve as therapeutic targets are unclear.
Michelle L. Kerns, Robert J. Miller, Momina Mazhar, Angel S. Byrd, Nathan K. Archer, Bret L. Pinkser, Lance Lew, Carly A. Dillen, Ruizhi Wang, Lloyd S. Miller, Anna L. Chien, Sewon Kang   +11 more
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Visible Light Induces Melanogenesis in Human Skin through a Photoadaptive Response. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Visible light (400-700 nm) lies outside of the spectral range of what photobiologists define as deleterious radiation and as a result few studies have studied the effects of visible light range of wavelengths on skin.
Manpreet Randhawa, InSeok Seo, Frank Liebel, Michael D Southall, Nikiforos Kollias, Eduardo Ruvolo   +5 more
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Gingival Pigmentation Pattern in Correlation to Skin Color in a Group of Kurdish People in Sulaimani City

مجله كليه طب الكندي, 2022
Background: Melanin pigmentation of the gingiva appears in all ethnicities. Excessive pigmentation is an esthetic concern that has increased awareness about depigmentation procedures.
Soma Amin, Shokhan H. Azeez
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