Fibroblasts play a stimulatory role in keratinocyte proliferation but an inhibitory role in melanocyte growth and pigmentation in a skin equivalent system from skin type IV.
Lee
Dong-Youn
DY
Department of Dermatology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Lee
Joo-Heung
JH
Lee
Eil-Soo
ES
Cho
Kwang-Hyun
KH
Yang
Jun-Mo
JM
D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D012880:Skin Pigmentation / Q000502:physiology*; D017768:Skin, Artificial