Treatment of human melanocytes and S91 melanoma cells with the DNA repair enzyme T4 endonuclease V enhances melanogenesis after ultraviolet irradiation

BA Gilchrest, S Zhai, MS Eller, DB Yarosh… - Journal of investigative …, 1993 - Elsevier
Tanning is a protective response of ultraviolet (UV)-irradiated skin that decreases damage
from subsequent sun exposures by increasing the epidermal content of melanin, a brown …

Encapsulation of the UV-DNA repair enzyme T4 endonuclease V in liposomes and delivery to human cells

J Ceccoli, N Rosales, J Tsimis, DB Yarosh - Journal of investigative …, 1989 - Elsevier
T4 endonuclease V, a pyrimidine-dimer-specific DNA repair enzyme, was encapsulated in
liposomes under mild conditions. The encapsulated enzyme was active, and when applied …

DNA photodamage stimulates melanogenesis and other photoprotective responses

BA Gilchrest, MS Eller - Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium …, 1999 - Elsevier
Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation is a major source of environmental damage to skin. Melanin
pigmentation protects against this damage by absorbing UV photons and UV-generated free …

Reduction of ultraviolet‐induced skin cancer in mice by topical application of DNA excision repair enzymes

T Bito, M Ueda, T Nagano, S Fujii… - Photodermatology …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation produces two major photoproducts, cyclobutane pyrimidine
dimers (CPD) and (6–4) photoproducts. T4 endonuclease V (T4N5), which specifically …

[HTML][HTML] Topical treatment with liposomes containing T4 endonuclease V protects human skin in vivo from ultraviolet-induced upregulation of interleukin-10 and tumor …

P Wolf, RR Müllegger, HP Soyer, A Hofer… - Journal of investigative …, 2000 - Elsevier
Exposing human skin to ultraviolet radiation causes DNA damage, sunburn, immune
alterations, and eventually, skin cancer. We wished to determine whether liposomes …

Sunscreens and T4N5 liposomes differ in their ability to protect against ultraviolet-induced sunburn cell formation, alterations of dendritic epidermal cells, and local …

P Wolf, P Cox, DB Yarosh, ML Kripke - Journal of investigative dermatology, 1995 - Elsevier
Exposure of skin to ultraviolet (UV) radiation can lead to diverse biologic effects, including
inflammation, sunburn cell formation, alterations of cutaneous immune cells, and impaired …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of xenogenic repair enzymes on photoimmunology and photocarcinogenesis

H Stege - Journal of photochemistry and photobiology B: biology, 2001 - Elsevier
Exposure to ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation leads to an increased generation of UVB-induced
skin damage in humans. The most important UVB-induced side effects are UVB-induced …

[HTML][HTML] DNA repair and cytokine responses

T Schwarz, A Schwarz - Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium …, 2009 - Elsevier
As sunscreens do not provide complete protection against solar/UV radiation, alternative
protective strategies are necessary to cope with the increasing incidence of skin cancer …

[PDF][PDF] Molecular aspects of tanning

BA Gilchrest - J Invest Dermatol, 2011 - estelab.ru
Tanning is commonly understood as increased melanization of the epidermis observed in
skin following UV exposure. It is further understood to represent a host response that …

Enzyme plus light therapy to repair DNA damage in ultraviolet-B-irradiated human skin

H Stege, L Roza, AA Vink, M Grewe… - Proceedings of the …, 2000 - National Acad Sciences
Ultraviolet-B (UVB)(290–320 nm) radiation-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers within
the DNA of epidermal cells are detrimental to human health by causing mutations and …