UVB Stimulates the Expression of Endothelin B Receptor in Human Melanocytes via a Sequential Activation of the p38/MSK1/CREB/MITF Pathway Which Can Be Interrupted by a French Maritime Pine Bark Extract through a Direct Inactivation of MSK1

Direct conversion of mouse and human fibroblasts to functional melanocytes by defined factors

(2014) Ruifeng Yang et al.   Nature Communications

UVB-Stimulated TNFα Release from Human Melanocyte and Melanoma Cells Is Mediated by p38 MAPK

(2013) Visalini Muthusamy et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Endothelin-1 is a transcriptional target of p53 in epidermal keratinocytes and regulates ultraviolet-induced melanocyte homeostasis

(2013) Stephen Hyter et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Astaxanthin attenuates the UVB-induced secretion of prostaglandin E2 and interleukin-8 in human keratinocytes by interrupting MSK1 phosphorylation in a ROS depletion-independent manner

(2012) Shuko Terazawa et al.   EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY

Oral administration of French maritime pine bark extract (Flavangenol®) improves clinical symptoms in photoaged facial skin

(2012) Minao Furumura et al.   Clinical Interventions in Aging

Flavangenol (pine bark extract) and its major component procyanidin B1 enhance fatty acid oxidation in fat-loaded models

(2011) Tsutomu Shimada et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Direct assessment by electron spin resonance spectroscopy of the antioxidant effects of French maritime pine bark extract in the maxillofacial region of hairless mice

(2011) Ayaka Yoshida et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND NUTRITION

Quercetin inhibits UV irradiation-induced inflammatory cytokine production in primary human keratinocytes by suppressing NF-κB pathway

(2011) Fabiana T.M.C. Vicentini et al.   JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Pharmacology in Health Foods: Improvement of Vascular Endothelial Function by French Maritime Pine Bark Extract (Flavangenol)

(2011) Mamoru Ohkita et al.   JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Regulation of melanocyte pivotal transcription factor MITF by some other transcription factors

(2011) Ping Wan et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY

“Transcription physiology” of pigment formation in melanocytes: central role of MITF

(2010) Jiri Vachtenheim et al.   EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY

Homoisoflavanone inhibits UVB-induced skin inflammation through reduced cyclooxygenase-2 expression and NF-κB nuclear localization

(2010) Seulgi Hur et al.   JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGICAL SCIENCE

A review on biological, nutraceutical and clinical aspects of French maritime pine bark extract

(2010) Alya Maimoona et al.   JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY

Regulation of Human Skin Pigmentation in situ by Repetitive UV Exposure: Molecular Characterization of Responses to UVA and/or UVB

(2010) Wonseon Choi et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

Stepping up melanocytes to the challenge of UV exposure

(2010) Zalfa A. Abdel-Malek et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

A single UVB exposure increases the expression of functional KIT in human melanocytes by up-regulating MITF expression through the phosphorylation of p38/CREB

(2009) Yuki Mizutani et al.   ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH

The Hunt for Natural Skin Whitening Agents

(2009) Nico Smit et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Mitf dosage as a primary determinant of melanocyte survival after ultraviolet irradiation

(2009) Thomas J. Hornyak et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Redox control of cell fate by MAP kinase: physiological roles of ASK1-MAP kinase pathway in stress signaling

(2008) Atsushi Matsuzawa et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS

The anti-melanogenic effect of pycnogenol by its anti-oxidative actions

(2008) You Jung Kim et al.   FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY

Long-Lasting Molecular Changes in Human Skin after Repetitive In Situ UV Irradiation

(2008) Michaela Brenner et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

The Use of Botanical Extracts as Topical Skin-Lightening Agents for the Improvement of Skin Pigmentation Disorders

(2008) Wenyuan Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

Epistatic connections between microphthalmia-associated transcription factor and endothelin signaling in Waardenburg syndrome and other pigmentary disorders

(2007) Kayo Sato-Jin et al.   FASEB JOURNAL