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
1993
The Effect of Pre‐Education on Patient Compliance with Full‐Body Examination in a Public Skin Cancer Screening
LEFFELL D, BERWICK M, BOLOGNIA J. The Effect of Pre‐Education on Patient Compliance with Full‐Body Examination in a Public Skin Cancer Screening. Dermatologic Surgery 1993, 19: 660-663. PMID: 8349904, DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1993.tb00407.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull-body skin examinationSkin cancer screeningSkin examinationCancer screeningGenital examSun-exposed areasFull-body examinationPre educationGroup BFormer patientsGroup AGenital examinationPatient compliancePatientsPatient resistanceEarly melanomaComplete examinationExaminationDecreases concernScreeningStandardized proceduresExamSame sexPositive attitudesMelanoma
1992
Reticulated Black Solar Lentigo (`Ink Spot' Lentigo)
Bolognia J. Reticulated Black Solar Lentigo (`Ink Spot' Lentigo). JAMA Dermatology 1992, 128: 934-940. PMID: 1626960, DOI: 10.1001/archderm.1992.01680170066008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolar lentiginesSeries of patientsPrimary care physiciansSun-exposed areasNumber of melanocytesIrregular outlineClinicopathologic studyCare physiciansHistologic evaluationBenign lentiginesBenign lesionsIrregular bordersRete ridgesPatientsClinical diagnosisLesionsPigmented lesionsLentiginesCeltic ancestryBasal layerLentiginous hyperplasiaMinimal increaseHyperplasiaHyperpigmentationMelanoma