December 11, 2015
HYPERPIGMENTATION IN HUMAN SOLAR LENTIGO IS PROMOTED BY HEPARANASE-INDUCED LOSS OF HEPARAN SULFATE CHAINS AT THE DERMAL–EPIDERMAL JUNCTION.
Background: Skin pigmentation induced by ultraviolet B radiation is caused in part by inflammation mediated by cytokines secreted from keratinocytes and fibroblasts in the irradiated area. Heparanase is also activated in the irradiated skin, and this leads to loss of... Read More