Genji Imokawa

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1 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. J Invest Dermatol 2002 1.29
2 Biphasic expression of two paracrine melanogenic cytokines, stem cell factor and endothelin-1, in ultraviolet B-induced human melanogenesis. Am J Pathol 2004 1.11
3 Deficient production of hexadecenoic acid in the skin is associated in part with the vulnerability of atopic dermatitis patients to colonization by Staphylococcus aureus. Dermatology 2005 1.10
4 Epistatic connections between microphthalmia-associated transcription factor and endothelin signaling in Waardenburg syndrome and other pigmentary disorders. FASEB J 2007 1.02
5 Mechanisms underlying the dysfunction of melanocytes in vitiligo epidermis: role of SCF/KIT protein interactions and the downstream effector, MITF-M. J Pathol 2004 0.98
6 The epidermal stem cell factor is over-expressed in lentigo senilis: implication for the mechanism of hyperpigmentation. J Invest Dermatol 2004 0.93
7 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. Exp Dermatol 2012 0.92
8 A single UVB exposure increases the expression of functional KIT in human melanocytes by up-regulating MITF expression through the phosphorylation of p38/CREB. Arch Dermatol Res 2009 0.91
9 Neprilysin is identical to skin fibroblast elastase: its role in skin aging and UV responses. J Biol Chem 2010 0.89
10 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. J Dermatol Sci 2012 0.87
11 A systematic method for the sensitive and specific determination of hair lipids in combination with chromatography. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2005 0.85
12 Inhibition of ultraviolet-B-induced wrinkle formation by an elastase-inhibiting herbal extract: implication for the mechanism underlying elastase-associated wrinkles. Int J Dermatol 2006 0.85
13 Astaxanthin attenuates the UVA-induced up-regulation of matrix-metalloproteinase-1 and skin fibroblast elastase in human dermal fibroblasts. J Dermatol Sci 2010 0.84
14 Decreased levels of covalently bound ceramide are associated with ultraviolet B-induced perturbation of the skin barrier. J Invest Dermatol 2004 0.83
15 Crucial role of fibroblast integrins alpha2 and beta1 in maintaining the structural and mechanical properties of the skin. J Dermatol Sci 2006 0.83
16 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. Arch Dermatol Res 2005 0.83
17 Proceedings of the 4th Georg Rajka International Symposium on Atopic Dermatitis, Arcachon, France, September 15-17, 2005. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006 0.82
18 Assessment of epidermal barrier function by photoacoustic spectrometry in relation to its importance in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis. Lab Invest 2002 0.82
19 Biochemical characterization of endothelin-converting enzyme-1alpha in cultured skin-derived cells and its postulated role in the stimulation of melanogenesis in human epidermis. J Biol Chem 2001 0.82
20 Sphingosylphosphorylcholine is a Melanogenic Stimulator for Human Melanocytes. Pigment Cell Res 2003 0.81
21 An extract of Withania somnifera attenuates endothelin-1-stimulated pigmentation in human epidermal equivalents through the interruption of PKC activity within melanocytes. Phytother Res 2011 0.81
22 An extract of Melia toosendan attenuates endothelin-1-stimulated pigmentation in human epidermal equivalents through the interruption of PKC activity within melanocytes. Arch Dermatol Res 2011 0.81
23 Sphingosylphosphorylcholine is upregulated in the stratum corneum of patients with atopic dermatitis. J Lipid Res 2003 0.81
24 Epithelial-mesenchymal interaction during UVB-induced up-regulation of neutral endopeptidase. Biochem J 2012 0.81
25 Biosynthesis of acylceramide in murine epidermis: characterization by inhibition of glucosylation and deglucosylation, and by substrate specificity. J Invest Dermatol 2004 0.80
26 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. Arch Dermatol Res 2013 0.80
27 Downregulated melanogenic paracrine cytokine linkages in hypopigmented palmoplantar skin. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 2008 0.79
28 Abrogating effect of a xanthophyll carotenoid astaxanthin on the stem cell factor-induced stimulation of human epidermal pigmentation. Arch Dermatol Res 2012 0.79
29 Characterization of the lipid composition at the proximal root regions of human hair. J Cosmet Sci 2005 0.79
30 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. Arch Dermatol Res 2013 0.77
31 Withania somnifera extract attenuates stem cell factor-stimulated pigmentation in human epidermal equivalents through interruption of ERK phosphorylation within melanocytes. J Nat Med 2011 0.77
32 A reconstructed human epidermal keratinization culture model to characterize ceramide metabolism in the stratum corneum. Arch Dermatol Res 2012 0.77
33 Characterization of surfactant-induced skin damage through barrier recovery induced by pseudoacylceramides. Dermatology 2005 0.77
34 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. Lab Invest 2003 0.77
35 Functions of the stratum corneum in systemic sclerosis as distinct from hypertrophic scar and keloid functions. J Dermatol Sci 2002 0.76
36 Abrogating effect of N-linked carbohydrate modifiers on the stem cell factor and endothelin-1-stimulated epidermal pigmentation in human epidermal equivalents. J Dermatol Sci 2012 0.76
37 Arenarol isolated from a marine sponge abrogates endothelin-1-stimulated melanogenesis by interrupting MEK phosphorylation in normal human melanocytes. 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. Cytotechnology 2014 0.75
39 Paracrine cytokine mechanisms underlying the hyperpigmentation of seborrheic keratosis in covered skin areas. J Dermatol 2013 0.75
40 Withaferin A abolishes the stem cell factor-stimulated pigmentation of human epidermal equivalents by interrupting the auto-phosphorylation of c-KIT in human melanocytes. 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. Cytokine 2012 0.75
42 Characterization of hair lipid images by argon sputter etching-scanning electron microscopy. Lipids 2006 0.75
43 Down-regulated PAR-2 is associated in part with interrupted melanosome transfer in pigmented basal cell epithelioma. Pigment Cell Res 2004 0.75
44 A novel method for visualizing hair lipids at the cell membrane complex: argon sputter etching/scanning electron microscopy. J Cosmet Sci 2005 0.75