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This study used electron microscopy to identify a distinct dendritic cell in the human epidermis, similar to the melanocyte, with unique structural features and variable melanin content.

This study successfully cultured human fetal hair follicle-derived melanocytes, which showed high proliferative capabilities and unique morphological characteristics compared to adult-derived cells, potentially advancing hair disease research.

This study observed that amelanotic melanocytes from human hair follicles appeared morphologically immature, suggesting they might not transfer melanosomes into keratinocytes.

In this study, all-trans retinoic acid was found to promote differentiation and inhibit proliferation of amelanotic melanocytes from human hair follicles, suggesting a potential role in melanogenesis.

In this study, the researchers optimized a method for culturing melanocyte precursors from hair follicles and found that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 significantly promotes their differentiation and melanin synthesis.

This study suggests that the structure and function of mouse melanocytes in the epidermis and hair bulb are influenced by genetic factors and local tissue environment, including hormones and growth factors.

This case report describes a rare instance of melanocytic matricoma, a benign pigmented papule found in sun-damaged skin of an elderly individual, highlighting its distinct clinical and pathological features.

In this case report, a rare melanotrichoblastoma tumor was identified in a 51-year-old female following the histological and immunohistochemical analysis of a lesion on the pubo-inguinal area, presenting with strong epithelial marker positivity and a low proliferative index.

This review discusses the potential of single cell technologies to improve understanding and treatment of impaired wound healing and reports no new clinical results.

This case report describes a 22-year-old woman with a nevoid plaque termed localized follicular hamartoma, characterized by skin-colored papules and specific cellular and structural features.

This symposium review highlights past, present, and future developments in skin research, celebrating the work of Prof. Johanna Brandner and Dr. Peter Arne Gerber, without reporting new clinical results.

This study explored the potential of silk fibroin methacrylate hydrogel microneedles to deliver α-MSH directly to the epidermis in vitiligo patients, enhancing melanocyte protection and melanosome transfer, potentially offering a new treatment avenue for this challenging condition.

This review discusses the migration and colonization of melanocytes from the neural crest in mammals and reports no new experimental results.

This study found that human skin melanocytes with low mutation burdens are smaller, less dendritic, and exhibit stem-like features, often residing in UV-protected hair follicles, suggesting their role in replenishing sun-damaged epidermis.

In this study, different types of catagen in the C57BL/6 mouse model exhibited varying effects on hair follicle melanocytes and melanin distribution, with spontaneous and dexamethasone-induced catagen showing pigment incontinence, while cyclophosphamide-induced catagen retained dendritic melanocytes but increased ectopic melanin.

This study used atomic force microscopy to image surface structures of human epidermal melanocytes, hair follicle amelanotic melanocytes, and mouse melanoma cells, revealing differences in branch structure and granule distribution.

This review explores the multifaceted roles of melanocytes in skin biology, emphasizing their potential impact on future research to prevent and treat skin diseases, but reports no new experimental results.

This study reports that treatment with X-rays or procarbazine induced dose-dependent mutations in melanocytes in mouse hair follicles, showing similar mutation rates to previous methods.

This study found distinct localization patterns of S100 family proteins in hair follicles, suggesting their differential roles in normal hair follicle physiology.

In this study, Epimedii Folium extract was found to enhance melanin production and promote pigmentation through mechanisms involving the MAPK/ERK1/2 pathway in both in vitro and in vivo models.

This article in Experimental Dermatology does not include an abstract or any new research findings.

Some cells may slow melanoma growth, a protein could affect skin pigmentation, a gene-silencing method might treat hair defects, skin bacteria changes likely result from eczema, and a defensin protein could help treat multiple sclerosis.

This review discusses the biology and development of skin melanocytes, but reports no new clinical findings.

This review discusses melanocyte biology and its genetic and molecular basis, highlighting its relevance in understanding diseases like vitiligo and albinism, and reports no new findings.

This study investigated the pigments and cells causing discoloration in stasis dermatitis but did not clarify the role of melanin or melanocytes in this condition.

A man's scalp hair loss was due to a combined melanocytic nevus and alopecia areata, suggesting a possible link between the two conditions.

This review discusses the identification and characteristics of melanocyte stem cells, emphasizing their role in hair pigmentation, greying, and skin repigmentation, but reports no new research findings.

This study reports that melanocytes form a defined photoresponsive network in the skin that reads environmental light cycles and may influence the sleep-waking cycle similar to the pineal gland.

This report describes a 20-year-old Chinese man with a rare combination of congenital compound and blue melanocytic nevus associated with alopecia areata.

Hair color production is closely linked to the active growth phase of hair in mice and may also influence hair growth itself.