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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
The two paracrine melanogenic cytokines, stem cell factor (SCF) and endothelin-1 (ET-1), have been demonstrated to play pivotal roles in skin pigmentation including UVB-induced pigmentation and senile lentigo. However, little is known regarding their interactive effect on skin pigmentation. In order to investigate their roles in vivo, facultative pigmentation of human skin xenografts on severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice was assessed. After 1 week of acclimation in a pathogen-free barrier, dermatomed fresh cadaveric skin was surgically grafted onto the back of the mice and allowed to heal for 5-6 weeks prior to cytokine administration. Intradermal injections of SCF at 0.7 or 2.0 microg significantly increased skin pigmentation when compared to vehicle control. Despite the lack of a dose-dependent pigmentation response following ET-1 administration, the combination of 0.2 microg SCF and 0.1 microg ET-1 demonstrated a statistically significant increase in tyrosinase gene expression substantiated by the enhancement of melanin content and skin pigmentation compared to treatment with SCF alone or ET-1 alone. These findings establish an in vivo interaction between SCF and ET-1 with regard to their capacity to effect an increase in skin pigmentation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0023-6837
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
86
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1115-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Drug Synergism, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Endothelin-1, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Melanins, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Melanocytes, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Melanosomes, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Mice, SCID, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Monophenol Monooxygenase, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Skin, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Skin Pigmentation, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Skin Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Stem Cell Factor, pubmed-meshheading:16940961-Transplantation, Heterologous
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Interaction between stem cell factor and endothelin-1: effects on melanogenesis in human skin xenografts.
pubmed:affiliation
Skin Sciences Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0592, USA, Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article