简介：AbstractVitiligo, a common skin depigmentation disorder, is the result of complex interactions of genetic, immunological, environmental, and biochemical events. Treatments for vitiligo include drugs, phototherapy, surgical transplantation, and so on. Among them, the efficacy of narrow band-ultraviolet B has been confirmed. By inducing keratinocyte-derived factors and signalings, narrow band-ultraviolet B can trigger and/or promote the mobilization of melanocytes which migrate to lesional epidermis ultimately, leads to the repigmentation of white patches. The mobilization of melanocytes includes stages of activation, migration, proliferation, and differentiation. Elucidating processes that enable the specific mobilization of melanocytes and the signaling pathways and factors involved, will help the development of new drugs and methods for the treatment of vitiligo.

简介：AbstractObjective:This study was performed to investigate the relationship between the human melanogenesis and antioxidant systems and to further confirm the synergistic effect of oxyresveratrol (OXYR) and resveratrol (RES) in human epidermal melanocyte cell line.Methods:The human epidermal melanocyte line PIG1 cells were divided into the UV groups and control group, treated with different doses of UVB and without UVB, respectively. MTT assay and flow cytometry were used to detect cell viability and apoptosis. The expression of Nrf2/HO-1 and melanogenesis-associated proteins/genes was measured by Western blotting and real-time qPCR (RT-qPCR). pCMV6-XL5-Nrf2 was used to upregulate the expression of Nrf2. Subsequently, the proteins/genes levels of Nrf2/HO-1 and tyrosinase (TYR), melanin/eumelanin content, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) were analyzed. Isobologram analysis and cell experiment were used to analyze whether OXYR and RES inhibit TYR synergistically. Western blotting, RT-qPCR, and NaOH splitting method were used to determine the Nrf2/HO-1 and melanogenesis-associated proteins/genes expression and melanin content to evaluate the efficacy of OXYR and RES.Results:The activated Nrf2 and HO-1 eliminated ROS produced by UVB irradiation. The melanogenesis-associated proteins/genes of melanocyte-inducing transcription factor (MITF, P < 0.01 on protein expression), TYR (both P < 0.01), TYR-related protein (TRP)-1 (both P < 0.05), and TRP2 (P < 0.05 on mRNA expression) were activated in PIG1 cells by UVB irradiation. Simultaneously, the upregulation of Nrf2 significantly reduced melanogenesis formation (P < 0.001) and TYR level (P < 0.01 on protein expression). Moreover, OXYR and RES synergistically inhibited TYR activity (P < 0.001) and reduced melanin content (P < 0.001).Conclusions:A microbalance exists between Nrf2/HO-1 signaling and melanogenesis production in the UVB-induced responses of melanocytes. Simultaneously, OXYR enhances the ability of RES to inhibit melanin production.

简介：【摘要】目的：对比在白癜风疾病治疗中使用308nm准分子激光(MEL)与311nm窄谱中波紫外线(NB-UVB)治疗方法所取得的应用效果。方法：选取于2019年1月份至2021年1月份在医院中接受治疗的96例白癜风患者，随机分组法，每组48例。对照组行311nm窄谱中波紫外线(NB-UVB)治疗法，观察组行308nm准分子激光(MEL)治疗法。结果：治疗前，两组皮损评分对比无差异（P＞0.05）；治疗后，观察组皮损评分低于对照组，临床治疗有效率高于对照组（P＜0.05）。结论：在白癜风疾病治疗中308nm准分子激光(MEL)治疗方法所取得的临床治疗效果优于311nm窄谱中波紫外线（NB-UVB）治疗方法，有助于改善患儿皮损症状，疾病临床治疗效果显著。