Swope, Viki B.

Mitogenic and melanogenic stimulation of normal human melanocytes by melanotropic peptides

Abdel-Malek, Z., Swope, V. B., Suzuki, I., Akcali, C., Harriger, M. D., Boyce, S. T., Urabe, K., & Hearing, V. J. (1995) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Vitamin C regulates keratinocyte viability, epidermal barrier, and basement membrane in vitro, and reduces wound contraction after grafting of cultured skin substitutes

Boyce, S. T., Supp, A. P., Swope, V. B., & Warden, G. D. (2002) · Journal of Investigative Dermatology

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Stepping up melanocytes to the challenge of UV exposure: DNA damage response of human melanocytes to UV exposure

Abdel-Malek, Z. A., Kadekaro, A. L., & Swope, V. B. (2010) · Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

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Melanocortin 1 receptor genotype: an important determinant of the damage response of melanocytes to ultraviolet radiation

Kadekaro, A. L., Leachman, S., Kavanagh, R. J., Swope, V., Cassidy, P., Supp, D., Sartor, M., Schwemberger, S., Babcock, G., Wakamatsu, K., et al. (2010) · The FASEB Journal

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Alpha-Melanocyte–Stimulating Hormone Suppresses Oxidative Stress through a p53-Mediated Signaling Pathway in Human Melanocytes

Kadekaro, A. L., Chen, J., Yang, J., Chen, S., Jameson, J., Swope, V. B., Cheng, T., Kadakia, M., & Abdel-Malek, Z. (2012) · Molecular Cancer Research

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The Melanocortin 1 Receptor and the UV Response of Human Melanocytes—A Shift in Paradigm†

Abdel‐Malek, Z. A., Knittel, J., Kadekaro, A. L., Swope, V. B., & Starner, R. (2008) · Photochemistry and Photobiology

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α‐MSH tripeptide analogs activate the melanocortin 1 receptor and reduce UV‐induced DNA damage in human melanocytes

Abdel‐Malek, Z. A., Ruwe, A., Kavanagh‐Starner, R., Kadekaro, A. L., Swope, V., Haskell‐Luevano, C., Koikov, L., & Knittel, J. J. (2009) · Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

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Significance of the melanocortin 1 receptor in the DNA damage response of human melanocytes to ultraviolet radiation

Swope, V., Alexander, C., Starner, R., Schwemberger, S., Babcock, G., & Abdel‐Malek, Z. A. (2014) · Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

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Contribution of melanogenic proteins to the heterogeneous pigmentation of human melanocytes

Abdel-Malek, Z., Swope, V., Collins, C., Boissy, R., Zhao, H., & Nordlund, J. (1993) · Journal of Cell Science

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Significance of the melanocortin 1 and endothelin B receptors in melanocyte homeostasis and prevention of sun-induced genotoxicity

Swope, V. B., & Abdel-Malek, Z. A. (2016) · Frontiers in Genetics

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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

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Endothelin‐1 and α‐melanocortin have redundant effects on global genome repair in UV‐irradiated human melanocytes despite distinct signaling pathways

Swope, V. B., Starner, R. J., Rauck, C., & Abdel‐Malek, Z. A. (2020) · Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

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