Imokawa, Genji

Endothelins secreted from human keratinocytes are intrinsic mitogens for human melanocytes

Imokawa, G., Yada, Y., & Miyagishi, M. (1992) · Journal of Biological Chemistry

melanin and skin pigmentationNitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects

Cited by 385

Autocrine and paracrine regulation of melanocytes in human skin and in pigmentary disorders

Imokawa, G. (2004) · Pigment Cell Research

melanin and skin pigmentationMelanoma and MAPK Pathways

Cited by 369

Biological mechanisms underlying the ultraviolet radiation-induced formation of skin wrinkling and sagging I: Reduced skin elasticity, highly associated with enhanced dermal elastase activity, triggers wrinkling and sagging

Imokawa, G., & Ishida, K. (2015) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Skin Protection and AgingProtease and Inhibitor Mechanisms

Cited by 206

Th1 cytokines accentuate but Th2 cytokines attenuate ceramide production in the stratum corneum of human epidermal equivalents: an implication for the disrupted barrier mechanism in atopic dermatitis

Sawada, E., Yoshida, N., Sugiura, A., & Imokawa, G. (2012) · Journal of Dermatological Science

Dermatology and Skin DiseasesContact Dermatitis and Allergies

Cited by 95