Activity Evaluation of Epidermal-Melanin Unit and Dermal Damage in Melasma
January 2016
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UNESP Institutional Repository (São Paulo State University)
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melasma epidermal-melanin unit dermis basal keratinocytes αMSH MC1R melanosomes keratinocytes melanocytes basal membrane zone dermal collagen fibroblasts SA-β-gal gene expression fibroblast senescence alpha-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone Melanocortin 1 Receptor senescence-associated beta-galactosidase
Studysummary This study suggests that the phenotype of melasma in women is influenced by structural and cellular changes across the epidermal-melanin unit, not just melanocyte hypertrophy, highlighting potential roles for dermal damage repair and fibroblast senescence.
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