Wakamatsu, Kazumasa

Aerobic photoreactivity of synthetic eumelanins and pheomelanins: generation of singlet oxygen and superoxide anion

Szewczyk, G., Zadlo, A., Sarna, M., Ito, S., Wakamatsu, K., & Sarna, T. (2016) · Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

melanin and skin pigmentationMicrobial Metabolism and Applications

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Pigment‐independent cAMP‐mediated epidermal thickening protects against cutaneous UV injury by keratinocyte proliferation

Scott, T. L., Christian, P. A., Kesler, M. V., Donohue, K. M., Shelton, B., Wakamatsu, K., Ito, S., & D'Orazio, J. (2012) · Experimental Dermatology

melanin and skin pigmentationSkin Protection and Aging

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The Pro-Oxidant Activity of Pheomelanin Is Significantly Enhanced by UVA Irradiation: Benzothiazole Moieties Are More Reactive than Benzothiazine Moieties

Tanaka, H., Yamashita, Y., Umezawa, K., Hirobe, T., Ito, S., & Wakamatsu, K. (2018) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences

melanin and skin pigmentationSkin Protection and Aging

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Isomeric cysteinyldopas provide a (photo)degradable bulk component and a robust structural element in red human hair pheomelanin

Greco, G., Wakamatsu, K., Panzella, L., Ito, S., Napolitano, A., & D’Ischia, M. (2009) · Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

melanin and skin pigmentationHair Growth and Disorders

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The underwhite (uw) locus acts autonomously and reduces the production of melanin

Lehman, A. L., Silvers, W. K., Puri, N., Wakamatsu, K., Ito, S., & Brilliant, M. H. (2000) · Journal of Investigative Dermatology

melanin and skin pigmentationMelanoma and MAPK Pathways

Cited by 42

Differential Induction of Reactive Oxygen Species and Expression of Antioxidant Enzymes in Human Melanocytes Correlate with Melanin Content: Implications on the Response to Solar UV and Melanoma Susceptibility

Upadhyay, P. R., Starner, R. J., Swope, V. B., Wakamatsu, K., Ito, S., & Abdel-Malek, Z. A. (2022) · Antioxidants

melanin and skin pigmentationSkin Protection and Aging

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Eumelanin and phaeomelanin levels in human epidermis and cultured melanocytes

Hunt, G., Kyne, S., Ito, S., Wakamatsu, K., Todd, C., & Thody, A. J. (1994) · Melanoma Research

melanin and skin pigmentationMelanoma and MAPK Pathways

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