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    Glossary Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone

    regulates melanin production, affecting skin and hair pigmentation

    Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone (MSH) is a peptide hormone produced by the pituitary gland that regulates the production of melanin, the pigment responsible for skin, hair, and eye color. It plays a crucial role in protecting the skin from UV radiation by increasing melanin synthesis, which can lead to tanning.

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    1. Detection of Functionally Active Melanocortin Receptors and Evidence for an Immunoregulatory Activity of α-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone in Human Dermal Papilla Cells Endocrinology · 2005 · 60 citations
    2. INTERACTION OF α-MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE, MELATONIN, CYCLIC AMP AND CYCLIC GMP IN THE CONTROL OF MELANOGENESIS IN HAIR FOLLICLE MELANOCYTES IN VITRO Journal of Endocrinology · 1981 · 53 citations
    3. Improved cutaneous wound healing after intraperitoneal injection of alpha‐melanocyte‐stimulating hormone Experimental Dermatology · 2014 · 29 citations
    4. Non-pigmentary actions of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone--lessons from the cutaneous melanocortin system. PubMed · 2006 · 16 citations
    5. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) But Not Alpha-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone (a-MSH) as a Mediator of Adrenalectomy Induced Hair Growth in Mink Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1998 · 16 citations
    6. EFFECTS OF α-MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE AND [8-ARGININE]-VASOTOCIN UPON MELANOGENESIS IN HAIR FOLLICLE MELANOCYTES IN VITRO Journal of Endocrinology · 1981 · 12 citations
    7. Reversal of premature hair graying treated with a topical formulation containing α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone agonist (Greyverse Solution 2%) International journal of trichology · 2022 · 1 citations
    8. 457 Impact of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone on mitochondrial function in human dermal fibroblasts Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2025
    9. Is There a Rationale for the Use of an Alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Analog to Improve Gray Hair Repigmentation? Skin Appendage Disorders · 2022
    10. [Effect of Tribulus terrestris extract on melanocyte-stimulating hormone expression in mouse hair follicles]. 2006 · 7 citations
    11. Structure and function of melanocytes: microscopic morphology and cell biology of mouse melanocytes in the epidermis and hair follicle. PubMed · 1995 · 69 citations
    12. Hormonal control of pelage cycles in the short tailed weasel (Mustela erminea bangsi) General and Comparative Endocrinology · 1965 · 68 citations
    13. Human hair follicles display a functional equivalent of the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA) axis and synthesize cortisol The FASEB Journal · 2005 · 489 citations
    14. Immunology of the Human Nail Apparatus: The Nail Matrix Is a Site of Relative Immune Privilege Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2005 · 139 citations
    15. Hair Follicle Immune Privilege Revisited: The Key to Alopecia Areata Management 2017 · 102 citations
    16. Melanocortins in fibroblast biology – current update and future perspective for dermatology Experimental Dermatology · 2004 · 32 citations
    17. NON-PSORALEN TREATMENT OF VITILIGO. PART II. LESS COMMONLY USED AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPIES International Journal of Dermatology · 1992 · 19 citations
    18. Efficacy of an agonist of<i>α</i>-MSH, the palmitoyl tetrapeptide-20, in hair pigmentation International Journal of Cosmetic Science · 2018 · 12 citations
    19. The human hair follicle has established a fully functional peripheral equivalent of the hypothamalic‐pituitary‐adrenal‐axis (HPA) Experimental Dermatology · 2005 · 9 citations
    20. Gene expression profile of human follicle dermal papilla cells in response to <i>Camellia japonica</i> phytoplacenta extract FEBS open bio · 2021 · 3 citations
    21. Role of the ACTH/MC2R System in the Hair Cycle in Mice Journal of Biosciences and Medicines · 2016 · 1 citations
    22. Expression of melanocortin receptors on cutaneous fibroblastic cells – collagen and beyond Experimental Dermatology · 2005 · 1 citations
    23. Melanocortin receptors in fibroblastic cell types of the skin –<i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> expression and functional relevance Experimental Dermatology · 2004 · 1 citations
    24. Endocrine Controls of Skin Aging Endocrine Reviews · 2025
    25. 1419 Pre-clinical in-vitro assays for high throughput screening of drug candidates for protection and restoration of immune privilege in alopecia areata Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2023
    26. Activity evaluation of epidermo-melanin unit and dermal damage in melasma UNESP Institutional Repository (São Paulo State University) · 2016
    27. The Skin POMC System (SPS): Leads and Lessons from the Hair Follicle Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 1999 · 66 citations
    28. Change in Hair Color in Mice Induced by Injection of α-MSH Endocrinology · 1966 · 62 citations
    29. 8 Hair follicles and associated glands as androgen targets Clinics in endocrinology and metabolism · 1986 · 53 citations
    30. Spatiotemporal Expression, Distribution, and Processing of POMC and POMC-derived Peptides in Murine Skin Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry · 2000 · 49 citations