Less keratinocyte-derived factors related to more keratinocyte apoptosis in depigmented than normally pigmented suction-blistered epidermis may cause passive melanocyte death in vitiligo

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 976-983

  Lee, Ai Young ^a,b   Kim, Nan Hyung ^a   Choi, Won Ik ^a   Youm, Yun Hee ^a  

^a Eulji University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Eulji General Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Keratinocyte apoptosis; Koebner phenomenon; Passive melanocyte death; Stem cell factor; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; STAUROSPORINE; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; MELANOCYTE; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VITILIGO; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 18244377133     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2005.23667.x     Document Type: Article

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