Experimental Dermatology

Expression of antimicrobial peptide genes oscillates along day/night rhythm protecting mice skin from bacteria.  30:1418-1427. 2021

COVID-19 and Vitamin D: A lesson from the skin.  29:885-890. 2020

On the relationship between VDR, RORα and RORγ receptors expression and HIF1-α levels in human melanomas.  28:1036-1043. 2019

Ultraviolet radiation, both UVA and UVB, influences the composition of the skin microbiome.  28:136-141. 2019

Inhibition of interleukin-12 and/or interleukin-23 for the treatment of psoriasis: What is the evidence for an effect on malignancy?.  27:737-747. 2018

Loss of INK4a/Arf gene enhances ultraviolet radiation-induced cutaneous tumor development.  26:1018-1025. 2017

Does melanin matter in the dark?.  26:595-597. 2017

Melanin pigmentation and melanoma.  26:555-556. 2017

Metabolism of melatonin in the skin: Why is it important?.  26:563-568. 2017

Sun-derived infrared A and ultraviolet B radiation: allies or enemies in melanomagenesis?.  25:760-762. 2016

Naringenin ameliorates skin inflammation and accelerates phenotypic reprogramming from M1 to M2 macrophage polarization in atopic dermatitis NC/Nga mouse model.  25:404-407. 2016

Classical and non-classical metabolic transformation of vitamin D in dermal fibroblasts.  25:231-232. 2016

Ultraviolet B stimulates proopiomelanocortin signalling in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus in mice.  25:120-123. 2016

Sirtuin-6 deficiency exacerbates diabetes-induced impairment of wound healing.  24:773-778. 2015

The role of melanin pigment in melanoma.  24:258-259. 2015

Cutaneous glucocorticosteroidogenesis: Securing local homeostasis and the skin integrity.  23:369-374. 2014

On the role of environmental humidity on cortisol production by epidermal keratinocytes.  23:15-17. 2014

Is mc1r an important regulator of non-pigmentary responses to UV radiation?.  22:790-791. 2013

Commentary on the practical guide for the study of sebaceous glands.  22:629-630. 2013

Fisetin inhibits growth, induces G2/M arrest and apoptosis of human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells: Role of mitochondrial membrane potential disruption and consequent caspases activation.  22:470-475. 2013

Delphinidin, a dietary antioxidant, induces human epidermal keratinocyte differentiation but not apoptosis: Studies in submerged and three-dimensional epidermal equivalent models.  22:342-348. 2013

Targeting ALDH1A1 to treat pigmentary disorders.  22:316-317. 2013

Role of TRPM in melanocytes and melanoma.  21:650-654. 2012

KU812 basophils express urocortin, CRH-R, MC1R and steroidogenic enzymes and secrete progesterone.  21:541-543. 2012

The potential role of vitamin D in the progression of benign and malignant melanocytic neoplasms.  19:860-864. 2010

Proliferative defects in dyskeratosis congenita skin keratinocytes are corrected by expression of the telomerase reverse transcriptase, TERT, or by activation of endogenous telomerase through expression of papillomavirus E6/E7 or the telomerase RNA component, TERC.  19:279-288. 2010

Neuroendocrine activity of the melanocyte.  18:760-763. 2009

What are melanocytes really doing all day long...?.  18:799-819. 2009

Protective effect of pomegranate-derived products on UVB-mediated damage in human reconstituted skin.  18:553-561. 2009

Promotion of incisional wound repair by human mesenchymal stem cell transplantation.  18:362-369. 2009

Melatonin as a major skin protectant: From free radical scavenging to DNA damage repair.  17:713-730. 2008

The skin as a mirror of the soul: Exploring the possible roles of serotonin.  17:301-311. 2008

Viewpoint 4.  17:148-150. 2008

Vitiligo pathogenesis: Autoimmune disease, genetic defect, excessive reactive oxygen species, calcium imbalance, or what else?.  17:139-140. 2008

John Martin Wood (1938-2008)--pioneering biochemist, educator and communicator..  17:579-583. 2008

Viewpoint 4.  16:59-61. 2007

What are subcutaneous adipocytes really good for...?.  16:45-47. 2007

Botanical antioxidants in the prevention of photocarcinogenesis and photoaging.  15:678-684. 2006

Hedgehog signalling in skin development and cancer.  15:667-677. 2006

Resveratrol inhibits proliferation of human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells by modulating MEK1 and AP-1 signalling pathways.  15:538-546. 2006

Transplantable melanomas in gerbils (meriones unguiculatus). II: Melanogenesis.  12:356-364. 2003

Controversies in experimental dermatology. What is the most promising strategy for the treatment of metastasizing melanoma? Commentaries.  9:445-451. 2000

What is the most promising strategy for the treatment of metastasizing melanoma?.  9:439-451. 2000

What's the use of generating melanin?.  8:153-164. 1999

Identification of β-endorphin, α-MSH and ACTH peptides in cultured human melanocytes, melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma cells by RP-HPLC.  7:213-216. 1998

What controls melanogenesis?.  7:143-150. 1998

In situ changes in the relative abundance of human epidermal cytokine messenger RNA levels following exposure to the poison ivy/oak contact allergen urushiol.  5:150-160. 1996

Messenger RNAs for the multifunctional cytokines interleukin‐1α, interleukin‐1β and tumor necrosis factor‐α are present in adnexal tissues and in dermis of normal human skin.  4:335-341. 1995

Murine skin as a target for melatonin bioregulation.  3:45-50. 1994