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Journal |
Year |
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1
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Decreased levels of sphingosine, a natural antimicrobial agent, may be associated with vulnerability of the stratum corneum from patients with atopic dermatitis to colonization by Staphylococcus aureus.
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J Invest Dermatol
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2002
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1.29
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2
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Biphasic expression of two paracrine melanogenic cytokines, stem cell factor and endothelin-1, in ultraviolet B-induced human melanogenesis.
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Am J Pathol
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2004
|
1.11
|
3
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Deficient production of hexadecenoic acid in the skin is associated in part with the vulnerability of atopic dermatitis patients to colonization by Staphylococcus aureus.
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Dermatology
|
2005
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1.10
|
4
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Epistatic connections between microphthalmia-associated transcription factor and endothelin signaling in Waardenburg syndrome and other pigmentary disorders.
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FASEB J
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2007
|
1.02
|
5
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Mechanisms underlying the dysfunction of melanocytes in vitiligo epidermis: role of SCF/KIT protein interactions and the downstream effector, MITF-M.
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J Pathol
|
2004
|
0.98
|
6
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The epidermal stem cell factor is over-expressed in lentigo senilis: implication for the mechanism of hyperpigmentation.
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J Invest Dermatol
|
2004
|
0.93
|
7
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Astaxanthin attenuates the UVB-induced secretion of prostaglandin E2 and interleukin-8 in human keratinocytes by interrupting MSK1 phosphorylation in a ROS depletion-independent manner.
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Exp Dermatol
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2012
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0.92
|
8
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A single UVB exposure increases the expression of functional KIT in human melanocytes by up-regulating MITF expression through the phosphorylation of p38/CREB.
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Arch Dermatol Res
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2009
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0.91
|
9
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Neprilysin is identical to skin fibroblast elastase: its role in skin aging and UV responses.
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J Biol Chem
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2010
|
0.89
|
10
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Th1 cytokines accentuate but Th2 cytokines attenuate ceramide production in the stratum corneum of human epidermal equivalents: an implication for the disrupted barrier mechanism in atopic dermatitis.
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J Dermatol Sci
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2012
|
0.87
|
11
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A systematic method for the sensitive and specific determination of hair lipids in combination with chromatography.
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J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci
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2005
|
0.85
|
12
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Inhibition of ultraviolet-B-induced wrinkle formation by an elastase-inhibiting herbal extract: implication for the mechanism underlying elastase-associated wrinkles.
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Int J Dermatol
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2006
|
0.85
|
13
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Astaxanthin attenuates the UVA-induced up-regulation of matrix-metalloproteinase-1 and skin fibroblast elastase in human dermal fibroblasts.
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J Dermatol Sci
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2010
|
0.84
|
14
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Decreased levels of covalently bound ceramide are associated with ultraviolet B-induced perturbation of the skin barrier.
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J Invest Dermatol
|
2004
|
0.83
|
15
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Crucial role of fibroblast integrins alpha2 and beta1 in maintaining the structural and mechanical properties of the skin.
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J Dermatol Sci
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2006
|
0.83
|
16
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An accumulation of glucosylceramide in the stratum corneum due to attenuated activity of beta-glucocerebrosidase is associated with the early phase of UVB-induced alteration in cutaneous barrier function.
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Arch Dermatol Res
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2005
|
0.83
|
17
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Proceedings of the 4th Georg Rajka International Symposium on Atopic Dermatitis, Arcachon, France, September 15-17, 2005.
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J Allergy Clin Immunol
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2006
|
0.82
|
18
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Assessment of epidermal barrier function by photoacoustic spectrometry in relation to its importance in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis.
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Lab Invest
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2002
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0.82
|
19
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Biochemical characterization of endothelin-converting enzyme-1alpha in cultured skin-derived cells and its postulated role in the stimulation of melanogenesis in human epidermis.
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J Biol Chem
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2001
|
0.82
|
20
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Sphingosylphosphorylcholine is a Melanogenic Stimulator for Human Melanocytes.
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Pigment Cell Res
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2003
|
0.81
|
21
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An extract of Withania somnifera attenuates endothelin-1-stimulated pigmentation in human epidermal equivalents through the interruption of PKC activity within melanocytes.
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Phytother Res
|
2011
|
0.81
|
22
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An extract of Melia toosendan attenuates endothelin-1-stimulated pigmentation in human epidermal equivalents through the interruption of PKC activity within melanocytes.
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Arch Dermatol Res
|
2011
|
0.81
|
23
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Sphingosylphosphorylcholine is upregulated in the stratum corneum of patients with atopic dermatitis.
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J Lipid Res
|
2003
|
0.81
|
24
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Epithelial-mesenchymal interaction during UVB-induced up-regulation of neutral endopeptidase.
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Biochem J
|
2012
|
0.81
|
25
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Biosynthesis of acylceramide in murine epidermis: characterization by inhibition of glucosylation and deglucosylation, and by substrate specificity.
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J Invest Dermatol
|
2004
|
0.80
|
26
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Reduced glutathione disrupts the intracellular trafficking of tyrosinase and tyrosinase-related protein-1 but not dopachrome tautomerase and Pmel17 to melanosomes, which results in the attenuation of melanization.
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Arch Dermatol Res
|
2013
|
0.80
|
27
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Downregulated melanogenic paracrine cytokine linkages in hypopigmented palmoplantar skin.
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Pigment Cell Melanoma Res
|
2008
|
0.79
|
28
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Abrogating effect of a xanthophyll carotenoid astaxanthin on the stem cell factor-induced stimulation of human epidermal pigmentation.
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Arch Dermatol Res
|
2012
|
0.79
|
29
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Characterization of the lipid composition at the proximal root regions of human hair.
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J Cosmet Sci
|
2005
|
0.79
|
30
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Reevaluation of the non-lesional dry skin in atopic dermatitis by acute barrier disruption: an abnormal permeability barrier homeostasis with defective processing to generate ceramide.
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Arch Dermatol Res
|
2013
|
0.77
|
31
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Withania somnifera extract attenuates stem cell factor-stimulated pigmentation in human epidermal equivalents through interruption of ERK phosphorylation within melanocytes.
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J Nat Med
|
2011
|
0.77
|
32
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A reconstructed human epidermal keratinization culture model to characterize ceramide metabolism in the stratum corneum.
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Arch Dermatol Res
|
2012
|
0.77
|
33
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Characterization of surfactant-induced skin damage through barrier recovery induced by pseudoacylceramides.
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Dermatology
|
2005
|
0.77
|
34
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Abnormal expression of the novel epidermal enzyme, glucosylceramide deacylase, and the accumulation of its enzymatic reaction product, glucosylsphingosine, in the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis.
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Lab Invest
|
2003
|
0.77
|
35
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Functions of the stratum corneum in systemic sclerosis as distinct from hypertrophic scar and keloid functions.
|
J Dermatol Sci
|
2002
|
0.76
|
36
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Abrogating effect of N-linked carbohydrate modifiers on the stem cell factor and endothelin-1-stimulated epidermal pigmentation in human epidermal equivalents.
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J Dermatol Sci
|
2012
|
0.76
|
37
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Arenarol isolated from a marine sponge abrogates endothelin-1-stimulated melanogenesis by interrupting MEK phosphorylation in normal human melanocytes.
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Cytotechnology
|
2013
|
0.75
|
38
|
The decreased secretion of hyaluronan by older human fibroblasts under physiological conditions is mainly associated with the down-regulated expression of hyaluronan synthases but not with the expression levels of hyaluronidases.
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Cytotechnology
|
2014
|
0.75
|
39
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Paracrine cytokine mechanisms underlying the hyperpigmentation of seborrheic keratosis in covered skin areas.
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J Dermatol
|
2013
|
0.75
|
40
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Withaferin A abolishes the stem cell factor-stimulated pigmentation of human epidermal equivalents by interrupting the auto-phosphorylation of c-KIT in human melanocytes.
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Arch Dermatol Res
|
2014
|
0.75
|
41
|
Retracted
Paracrine cytokine interaction between UVB-exposed epidermal keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts in stimulating expression of skin fibroblast-derived elastase.
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Cytokine
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2012
|
0.75
|
42
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Characterization of hair lipid images by argon sputter etching-scanning electron microscopy.
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Lipids
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2006
|
0.75
|
43
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Down-regulated PAR-2 is associated in part with interrupted melanosome transfer in pigmented basal cell epithelioma.
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Pigment Cell Res
|
2004
|
0.75
|
44
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A novel method for visualizing hair lipids at the cell membrane complex: argon sputter etching/scanning electron microscopy.
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J Cosmet Sci
|
2005
|
0.75
|