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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 39, 2005 - Issue 4
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Epidermal hyperpigmentation in non-syndromic solitary cafe-au-lait macules may be associated with increased secretion of endothelin-1 by lesional keratinocytes

Mutsumi Okazaki Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kotaro Yoshimura Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Gentaro Uchida Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Yasutoshi Suzuki Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Yukie Kitano Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Kiyonori Harii Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyorin University, Japan
Pages 213-217 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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Mutsumi Okazaki, Yasutoshi Suzuki, Kotaro Yoshimura & Kiyonori Harii. (2005) Construction of pigmented skin equivalent and its application to the study of congenital disorders of pigmentation. Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery 39:6, pages 339-343.
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Yin Zhuang, Minghuan Huang, Jinwen Shen, Lei Wang, Liping Yang, Aifang Jiang, Zhirong Yao & Xia Yu. (2021) Comparison of the efficacy and safety between a low-fluence 1064-nm Q-switched neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet laser and a conventional Q-switched 532-nm laser for the treatment of cafe-au-lait macules in 40 Chinese children: a prospective, randomized, parallel-controlled, evaluator-blinded trial. Lasers in Medical Science 37:1, pages 279-286.
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Hee Young Kang, Jin Wook Lee, Federica Papaccio, Barbara Bellei & Mauro Picardo. (2021) Alterations of the pigmentation system in the aging process. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 34:4, pages 800-813.
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Jun Ki Hong, Hye Sung Han, Sun Hye Shin & Kwang Ho Yoo. (2021) Partial Unilateral Lentiginosis Successfully Treated with a High-fluence 1,064-nm Q-switched Neodymium:Yttrium-aluminum-garnet Laser. Medical Lasers 10:2, pages 120-122.
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En Hyung Kim. (2017) A Case of Facial Partial Unilateral Lentiginosis Treated with Low-Fluence 1,064 nm Q-Switched Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser. Case Reports in Dermatology 9:2, pages 30-34.
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Hyeong-Rae Kim, Jeong-Min Ha, Min-Soo Park, Young Lee, Young-Joon Seo, Chang-Deok Kim, Jeung-Hoon Lee & Myung Im. (2015) A low-fluence 1064-nm Q-switched neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet laser for the treatment of café-au-lait macules. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 73:3, pages 477-483.
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Masakazu Kurita, Mutsumi Okazaki, Takashi Fujino, Akihiko Takushima & Kiyonori Harii. (2011) Cyclic stretch induces upregulation of endothelin-1 with keratinocytes in vitro: Possible role in mechanical stress-induced hyperpigmentation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 409:1, pages 103-107.
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Amy Saldana-Caboverde & Lidia Kos. (2010) Roles of endothelin signaling in melanocyte development and melanoma. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 23:2, pages 160-170.
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