Dopa oxidase activity in the hair, skin and ocular melanocytes is increased in the presence of stressed fibroblasts.

Balafa, Chariklia; Smith-Thomas, Linda; Phillips, Jennifer; Moustafa, Manar; George, Elizabeth; Blount, Margaret; Nicol, Scott; Westgate, Gillian; MacNeil, Sheila

Balafa, Chariklia; Smith-Thomas, Linda; Phillips, Jennifer; Moustafa, Manar; George, Elizabeth; Blount, Margaret; Nicol, Scott; Westgate, Gillian; MacNeil, Sheila.

Affiliation

Balafa C; Division of Clinical Sciences (North), Skin Research Unit, University of Sheffield, Clinical Sciences Centre, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK.

Exp Dermatol ; 14(5): 363-72, 2005 May.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15854130

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Fibroblasts/cytology; Melanocytes/cytology; Melanocytes/enzymology; Monophenol Monooxygenase/metabolism; 3T3 Cells/cytology; Animals; Antibodies/pharmacology; Cell Communication/physiology; Cells, Cultured; Coculture Techniques; Cold Temperature; Culture Media, Conditioned/pharmacology; Dermis/cytology; Dermis/enzymology; Enzyme Activation/drug effects; Enzyme Activation/radiation effects; Fibroblast Growth Factor 2/immunology; Fibroblast Growth Factor 2/pharmacology; Fibroblasts/radiation effects; Hair Follicle/cytology; Hair Follicle/enzymology; Hepatocyte Growth Factor/immunology; Humans; Melanocytes/drug effects; Mice; Scalp/cytology; Uvea/cytology

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