Life cycle of human melanocytes is regulated by endothelin-1 and stem cell factor in synergy with cyclic AMP and basic fibroblast growth factor

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-131

  Hirobe, Tomohisa ^a,b   Shinpo, Tsuneo ^c   Higuchi, Kazuhiko ^c   Sano, Tomohiko ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelin; Keratinocyte; Melanocyte; Proliferation; Skin; Stem cell factor

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; BUCLADESINE; CYCLIC AMP; ENDOTHELIN 1; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; SCATTER FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL KINETICS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; MELANOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

BUCLADESINE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; CYCLIC AMP; CYTOKINES; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENDOTHELIN-1; EPIDERMIS; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; HORMONES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MELANOCYTES; STEM CELL FACTOR;

EID: 75049083536     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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