1999
UV Light and MSH Receptors
CHAKRABORTY A, FUNASAKA Y, SLOMINSKI A, BOLOGNIA J, SODI S, ICHIHASHI M, PAWELEK J. UV Light and MSH Receptors. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1999, 885: 100-116. PMID: 10816644, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08668.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMSH receptorsSun-exposed areasAlpha-MSH receptorsSkin of miceMSH receptor activityPOMC-derived peptidesAction of UVBEffects of UVBGuinea pigsReceptor activityUVB irradiationUltraviolet B radiationReceptor productionCellular responsivenessReceptorsUVB damageB radiationSkin pigmentationUVBHuman melanocytesCutaneous melanogenesisMSHMelanin contentResultant increaseSkin
1994
Effects of Ultraviolet Irradiation on the Cell Cycle
BOLOGNIA J, SODI S, CHAKRABORTY A, FARGNOLI M, PAWELEK J. Effects of Ultraviolet Irradiation on the Cell Cycle. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 1994, 7: 320-325. PMID: 7886005, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.1994.tb00634.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMSH receptor activityG2/M phaseReceptor activityMelanoma cellsCloudman melanoma cellsM phaseCell cycleHr post irradiationBreast carcinoma cellsG2/M accumulationReceptor binding activityEffects of UVBAccumulation of cellsGeneralized cellular responseInjury responseUVB irradiationFlow cytometryCloudman cellsCarcinoma cellsG2/MNumber of cellsM accumulationCell linesTreatmentUVB radiation