G Imokawa

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1 Tyrosinase related protein 1 (TRP1) functions as a DHICA oxidase in melanin biosynthesis. EMBO J 1994 1.71
2 The paracrine role of stem cell factor/c-kit signaling in the activation of human melanocytes in ultraviolet-B-induced pigmentation. J Invest Dermatol 2001 1.67
3 The Pmel 17/silver locus protein. Characterization and investigation of its melanogenic function. J Biol Chem 1994 1.65
4 Modulation of melanogenic protein expression during the switch from eu- to pheomelanogenesis. J Cell Sci 1995 1.45
5 Effects of endothelins on signal transduction and proliferation in human melanocytes. J Biol Chem 1991 1.30
6 Tyrosinase stabilization by Tyrp1 (the brown locus protein). J Biol Chem 1998 1.24
7 Selective recovery of deranged water-holding properties by stratum corneum lipids. J Invest Dermatol 1986 1.16
8 Percutaneous sensitization with allergens through barrier-disrupted skin elicits a Th2-dominant cytokine response. Eur J Immunol 1998 1.13
9 High-expression of sphingomyelin deacylase is an important determinant of ceramide deficiency leading to barrier disruption in atopic dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol 2000 1.09
10 A possible function of structural lipids in the water-holding properties of the stratum corneum. J Invest Dermatol 1985 1.07
11 Loss of melanogenic properties in tyrosinases induced by glucosylation inhibitors within malignant melanoma cells. Cancer Res 1982 1.05
12 The role of the epidermal endothelin cascade in the hyperpigmentation mechanism of lentigo senilis. J Invest Dermatol 2001 1.05
13 Analysis of beta-glucocerebrosidase and ceramidase activities in atopic and aged dry skin. Acta Derm Venereol 1994 1.04
14 The role of elastases secreted by fibroblasts in wrinkle formation: implication through selective inhibition of elastase activity. Photochem Photobiol 2001 1.04
15 Abnormal expression of sphingomyelin acylase in atopic dermatitis: an etiologic factor for ceramide deficiency? J Invest Dermatol 1996 1.03
16 beta-Glucocerebrosidase activity in murine epidermis: characterization and localization in relation to differentiation. J Lipid Res 1992 0.98
17 Beta-glucocerebrosidase activity in mammalian stratum corneum. J Lipid Res 1999 0.98
18 Altered permeability and disordered cutaneous immunoregulatory function in mice with acute barrier disruption. J Invest Dermatol 1997 0.97
19 Modulation of murine melanocyte function in vitro by agouti signal protein. EMBO J 1997 0.96
20 Selective aberration and pigment loss in melanosomes of malignant melanoma cells in vitro by glycosylation inhibitors: premelanosomes as glycoprotein. J Invest Dermatol 1983 0.95
21 Purification, cDNA cloning, and expression of UDP-Gal: glucosylceramide beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase from rat brain. J Biol Chem 1998 0.95
22 Dermal fluid translocation is an important determinant of the diurnal variation in human skin thickness. Br J Dermatol 2001 0.93
23 The mechanism of hyperpigmentation in seborrhoeic keratosis involves the high expression of endothelin-converting enzyme-1alpha and TNF-alpha, which stimulate secretion of endothelin 1. Br J Dermatol 2001 0.91
24 Selective inhibition of skin fibroblast elastase elicits a concentration-dependent prevention of ultraviolet B-induced wrinkle formation. J Invest Dermatol 2001 0.91
25 Age-related changes in the elastic properties and thickness of human facial skin. Br J Dermatol 1994 0.89
26 Ovariectomy is sufficient to accelerate spontaneous skin ageing and to stimulate ultraviolet irradiation-induced photoageing of murine skin. Br J Dermatol 2004 0.88
27 DHICA oxidase activity of TRP1 and interactions with other melanogenic enzymes. Pigment Cell Res 1994 0.88
28 Comparison of skin barrier function and sensory nerve electric current perception threshold between IgE-high extrinsic and IgE-normal intrinsic types of atopic dermatitis. Br J Dermatol 2009 0.88
29 Microanalysis of an antimicrobial peptide, beta-defensin-2, in the stratum corneum from patients with atopic dermatitis. Br J Dermatol 2008 0.88
30 Analysis of tyrosinases as asparagin-linked oligosaccharides by concanavalin A lectin chromatography: appearance of new segment of tyrosinases in melanoma cells following interrupted melanogenesis induced by glycosylation inhibitors. J Invest Dermatol 1985 0.88
31 Differential analysis of experimental hypermelanosis induced by UVB, PUVA, and allergic contact dermatitis using a brownish guinea pig model. Arch Dermatol Res 1986 0.87
32 Molecular analysis of elastic properties of the stratum corneum by solid-state 13C-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. J Invest Dermatol 1995 0.87
33 Ultraviolet-B irradiation deforms the configuration of elastic fibers during the induction of actinic elastosis in rats. J Dermatol Sci 1994 0.86
34 New inhibitors of melanogenesis, OH-3984 K1 and K2. I. Taxonomy, fermentation, isolation and biological characteristics. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1993 0.86
35 Study on skin roughness caused by surfactants: II. Correlation between protein denaturation and skin roughness. J Am Oil Chem Soc 1975 0.86
36 The effects of UVA and UVB irradiation on the viscoelastic properties of hairless mouse skin in vivo. Dermatology 1998 0.85
37 The mechanism of epidermal hyperpigmentation in café-au-lait macules of neurofibromatosis type 1 (von Recklinghausen's disease) may be associated with dermal fibroblast-derived stem cell factor and hepatocyte growth factor. Br J Dermatol 2003 0.83
38 Age-related changes in skin wrinkles assessed by a novel three-dimensional morphometric analysis. Br J Dermatol 2002 0.83
39 Functional analysis of tyrosinase isozymes of cultured malignant melanoma cells during the recovery period following interrupted melanogenesis induced by glycosylation inhibitors. J Invest Dermatol 1984 0.82
40 The skin of atopic dermatitis patients contains a novel enzyme, glucosylceramide sphingomyelin deacylase, which cleaves the N-acyl linkage of sphingomyelin and glucosylceramide. Biochem J 2000 0.82
41 Quantitative analysis of stratum corneum lipids in xerosis and asteatotic eczema. J Dermatol 1993 0.82
42 Importance of glycoproteins in the initiation of melanogenesis: an electron microscopic study of B-16 melanoma cells after release from inhibition of glycosylation. J Invest Dermatol 1986 0.82
43 Purification and biochemical characterization of membrane-bound epidermal ceramidases from guinea pig skin. J Biol Chem 1995 0.82
44 Triangulation method for determining capillary blood flow and physical characteristics of the skin. Appl Opt 1999 0.82
45 Unusual wrinkle formation after temporary skin fixation followed by UVB irradiation in hairless mouse skin. Exp Dermatol 1996 0.81
46 Mechanical methods for evaluating skin surface architecture in relation to wrinkling. J Dermatol Sci 2001 0.80
47 Age-related alterations of echogenicity in Japanese skin. Dermatology 2000 0.80
48 Control of melanogenesis and melanoma oncogenesis. Prog Clin Biol Res 1988 0.80
49 Acrolein vapor fixation in electron microscopy of the horny layer. Curr Probl Dermatol 1983 0.80
50 Study on skin roughness caused by surfactants: I. A new method in vivo for evaluation of skin roughness. J Am Oil Chem Soc 1975 0.79
51 A rapid and simple assay method for UDP-glucose:ceramide glucosyltransferase. Biochim Biophys Acta 1992 0.79
52 Photohapten TCSA painting plus UVA irradiation of murine skin augments the expression of MHC class II molecules and CD86 on Langerhans cells. J Dermatol Sci 1999 0.79
53 The mechanism of epidermal hyperpigmentation in dermatofibroma is associated with stem cell factor and hepatocyte growth factor expression. J Invest Dermatol 2001 0.79
54 Role of endothelin-1 in hyperpigmentation in seborrhoeic keratosis. Br J Dermatol 1996 0.79
55 All-trans retinoic acid promotes the repair of tortuosity of elastic fibres in rat skin. Br J Dermatol 1999 0.79
56 [The role of intercellular lipids in the water-holding properties of the stratum corneum--recovery effect on experimentally-induced dry skin]. Nihon Hifuka Gakkai Zasshi 1988 0.79
57 Surface activity and cutaneous effects of monoalkyl phosphate surfactants. J Am Oil Chem Soc 1978 0.78
58 Diurnal variation affects age-related profile in skin thickness. J Cosmet Sci 2002 0.78
59 [Physiological analysis of the facial skin by corneocyte morphology and stratum corneum turnover]. Nihon Hifuka Gakkai Zasshi 1989 0.78
60 Isolation and biochemical characterization of tyrosinase-rich GERL and coated vesicle in melanin synthesizing cells. Br J Dermatol 1981 0.78
61 Epidermal change can alter mechanical properties of hairless mouse skin topically treated with 1alpha, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3). J Dermatol Sci 2000 0.77
62 Regional analysis of ceramides within the stratum corneum in relation to seasonal changes. Dermatology 1994 0.77
63 Sphingosylphosphorylcholine is an activator of transglutaminase activity in human keratinocytes. J Lipid Res 2001 0.77
64 The inhibitory effect of zinc pyrithione on the epidermal proliferation of animal skins. Acta Derm Venereol 1982 0.77
65 Cumulative effect of surfactants on cutaneous horny layers: adsorption onto human keratin layers in vivo. Contact Dermatitis 1979 0.77
66 Metastatic behavior and tumorigenicity of a human melanoma cell line (MM-RU) after injection into nude mice. J Dermatol 1993 0.76
67 Analytical method to examine the effects of carbon dioxide lasers on skin: a study using wrinkles induced in hairless mice. Lasers Surg Med 2001 0.76
68 Carbon dioxide laser treatment promotes repair of the three-dimensional network of elastic fibres in rat skin. Br J Dermatol 2001 0.76
69 [Plasminogen activator inhibitor activity of cultured normal human fibroblasts]. Nihon Hifuka Gakkai Zasshi 1984 0.75
70 Characterization of melanogenesis in normal human epidermal melanocytes by chemical and ultrastructural analysis. Pigment Cell Res 1996 0.75
71 [Active tyrosinase sites in melanin synthesizing cells; biochemical analysis of coated vesicles (author's transl)]. Nihon Hifuka Gakkai Zasshi 1978 0.75
72 Cumulative effect of surfactants on cutaneous horny layers: lysosome labilizing action. Contact Dermatitis 1979 0.75
73 Determination of age-related changes in the morphological structure (sagging) of the human cheek using a photonumeric scale and three-dimensional surface parameters. Int J Cosmet Sci 2000 0.75
74 Role of asparagine-linked carbohydrates in pulmonary metastasis of B16-F10 murine melanoma cells: implication through glycosylation inhibition by nojirimycin. Melanoma Res 1992 0.75
75 New inhibitors of melanogenesis, OH-3984 K1 and K2. II. Physico-chemical properties and structural elucidation. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1993 0.75
76 Electrophoretic characterization of tyrosinase in the coated vesicles of malignant melanoma. J Dermatol 1979 0.75
77 A new inhibitor of melanogenesis, albocycline K3, produced by Streptomyces sp. OH-3984. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1996 0.75
78 [Behavior of prostaglandin in ultraviolet ray-induced erythema--in vitro analysis using xeroderma pigmentosum cells]. Nihon Hifuka Gakkai Zasshi 1982 0.75
79 [Vasodilating effects of NY-008 in ring preparation of rat aorta]. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 1995 0.75
80 [Plasminogen activator inhibitor activity of cultured cancer bearing and non-bearing xeroderma pigmentosum fibroblasts]. Nihon Hifuka Gakkai Zasshi 1985 0.75
81 Isolation and characterization of tyrosinase inhibitors and their differential action on melanogenic subcellular compartments in amelanotic and melanomas. Br J Dermatol 1980 0.75
82 Possible eye-irritant test using polysaccharide-coated liposomes as a corneal epithelium model. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1987 0.75
83 Study on skin-irritating and biological properties of monoalkyl phosphate anionic surfactants. J Am Oil Chem Soc 1979 0.75
84 [Active tyrosinase site in melanin synthesizing cells; biochemical study of GERL (author's transl)]. Nihon Hifuka Gakkai Zasshi 1978 0.75
85 [The cumulative effect of surface active agents on human cutaneous horny layers]. Nihon Hifuka Gakkai Zasshi 1976 0.75
86 Biochemical characterization of tyrosinase inhibitors using tyrosinase binding affinity chromatography. Br J Dermatol 1981 0.75
87 Cumulative effect of surfactants on cutaneous horny layers: lysosomal activity of human keratin layers in vivo. Contact Dermatitis 1981 0.75